Colin Ong is managing partner of the banking and commercial law firm of Dr Colin Ong Legal Services, Brunei. Colin is a Chartered Arbitrator and a practicing barrister in England since 1991 and is a member at the two leading barristers chambers of Essex Court Chambers and 3 Verulam Buildings in London. He is also often engaged as neutral national presiding arbitrator in some of the largest commercial disputes in Asia and Europe.

Colin is the President of the Arbitration Association Brunei Darussalam; Vice President of the London Court of International Arbitration (Asia-Pacific Users' Committee); Vice Chair, Arbitration Committee of the IBA and a Vice President of APRAG. Colin has acted as lead counsel in many large court cases and arbitrations or has sat as arbitrator in many cases involving banking & investment disputes; building cases, commercial disputes; joint venture disputes; oil and gas projects; IT projects and general contractual disputes.

Colin’s qualifications includes LL.B(Sheffield); LL.M; Ph.D in Law(London); FAMINZ(Arb);  SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1FCIArb;  FMIArb;  FSIArb and  SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1DiplCArb. He has maintained his academic interests and has been or is a visiting professor of law at various universities including Kings College(London); National University of Singapore; University of Malaya; National University of Malaysia and Queen Mary College(London).

Colin has been serving as Secretary for BBBF for several different terms since 2003.

Colin’s interests include travelling to new destinations; reading and fine dining. Colin is the current Brunei deputy head of the Chaine des Rotisseurs, an international gastronomic society headquartered in Paris. He is also the senior member of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple in Brunei Darussalam.