Dr. Anna Kirk is a barrister and arbitrator at Bankside Chambers (Auckland and Singapore). She is New Zealand’s Member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration, Vice-President of the Arbitrators’ and Mediators’ Institute of New Zealand, and a Fellow of CIArb and ACICA. Anna acts as counsel in commercial and investment treaty arbitrations under a variety of institutional rules. She also sits as arbitrator in domestic and international cases. Anna is a co-author of New Zealand’s leading arbitration text, Williams & Kawharu on Arbitration, co-lectures international arbitration at the University of Auckland, and holds a PhD in international law from the University of Cambridge.

Dr. Anna Kirk is a barrister and arbitrator at Bankside Chambers (Auckland and Singapore). She is New Zealand’s Member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration, Vice-President of the Arbitrators’ and Mediators’ Institute of New Zealand, and a Fellow of CIArb and ACICA. Anna acts as counsel in commercial and investment treaty arbitrations under a variety of institutional rules. She also sits as arbitrator in domestic and international cases. Anna is a co-author of New Zealand’s leading arbitration text, Williams & Kawharu on Arbitration, co-lectures international arbitration at the Univers...

Publications

Arbitration Law Guide

Author of the New Zealand chapter in the Arbitration Law Guide , published 3 June 2025 .