Christopher Campbell-Holt OBE is a lawyer with more than 20 years’ experience working at international law firms and government bodies in the UK, US, Middle East and Central Asia. He managed the establishment of the AIFC Court and IAC from initial concept to recognised stand-alone premier international dispute resolution institutions in Eurasia. He has advised many Governments and organisations on common law and dispute resolution institutions development including in the Middle East, Central Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe and South America. He was the Registrar of an international financial centre commercial court and alternative dispute resolution centre in Qatar. He is a member of numerous advisory Boards in the law and education sectors, including the AIFC Legal Advisory Council, which reviews and approves AIFC law modelled on the common law and international best practice.