Sir William (Bill) Blair is a former Judge having served as a High Court Judge in England and Wales for nearly ten years, including as Judge in Charge of the Commercial Court. He is a leading expert in commercial law, banking and finance law, and dispute resolution.

In 2022, the European Commission included him in the list of arbitrators suitable for appointment as Chairperson in arbitrations under trade agreements to which the EU is a party. He also sits as an arbitrator and has had LCIA, HKIAC, ICC and ICSID appointments as Chair, sole arbitrator and party-appointed arbitrator. He is a member of the LCIA and is listed on the Panel of Arbitrators of the Beijing Arbitration Commission (BAC), the Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (SCIA), the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) and HKIAC’s Panel of Arbitrators and Panel of Arbitrators for Financial Services Disputes. His is a CEDR qualified mediator and also Professor of Financial Law and Ethics at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London.

In 2018, he was appointed Chair of the Bank of England’s Enforcement Decision Making Committee (EDMC). He was the first President of the Board of Appeal of the European Supervisory Authorities until 2019.