Sevim Celebi is a third-year PhD candidate in Law at the Dickson Poon School of Law, with a research focus on dispute resolution mechanisms in the extractive industries sectors. Her doctoral work explores the current and potential use of Expert Determination (ED) and Dispute Boards (DBs) in both avoiding and resolving differences/disputes, particularly in the oil and gas industry. She holds an LLM in International Trade and Commercial Law from Durham University and an LLB from the University of Reading.

PhD Thesis

The use and evaluation of Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods (Expert Determination and Dispute Boards) in the Extractive Industries Sectors, with a Focus on the Oil and Gas Industry

Supervisory Team

Professor Djakhongir Saidov

Dr Manuel Penades Fons

Research Interests

• Dispute Resolution
• Expert Determination
• Dispute Boards
• Contract Law