Russell Thirgood currently holds the following appointments:
Chartered Arbitrator and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Fellow of the Australian Institute of International Commercial Arbitration and of Resolution Institute
Member, Arbitra International (Chambers in London, Washington DC, Abu Dhabi and Brisbane)
Member, Panel of Editorial Consultants, Australasian Dispute Resolution Journal since 2019
Member, Queensland Law Society since 1998
Member, International Bar Association (International Construction Projects Committee) since 2016
Member, Society of Construction Law
Member, London Court of International Arbitration
Member, Dispute Resolution Board Foundation
Masterclass Trainer - Grade 1 and Grade 2 Arbitrators
Russell Thirgood has previously held the following appointments:
Chair of The Resolution Institute (Australia and New Zealand) (2019-2023)
Director, Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (2014-2023)
General Editor, The Arbitrator and Mediator (Resolution Institute) (2002-2023)
Partner and Head of Arbitration at a national Australian law firm (McCullough Robertson Lawyers) 2006-2020
Partner in Charge, McCullough Robertson Lawyers Sydney Office 2011-2012
Lawyer, McCullough Robertson Lawyers (1998-2020)
Member of Nominations Committee for ICC (International Chamber of Commerce) Australia 2018-2020
Company Secretary, Resolution Institute
National Councillor, Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators Australia
Chair of Arbitration Committee, Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators Australia
Co-Chair of Arbitration Rules Committee, Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators Australia
Board of Management, Adelaide University Arbitration Course
Chair, Regional Arbitration Institute Forum
Chair, International Law Section of Queensland Law Society
Chair, Amnesty International Australia
Member, International Trust of Amnesty International (UK)
Adjunct Lecturer, University of Queensland (Alternative Dispute Resolution and Arbitration)
Adjunct Lecturer, University of Melbourne (Advanced Construction Law and Arbitration)