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Track record
Advising a Middle Eastern State on public international law issues
We advised a Government in the Middle East on public international law issues regarding accession to a multilateral treaty and international organisation.
UK-based services company
We advised a UK-based services company on sanctions at the UK, EU and US levels.
A Mainland Chinese industrial conglomerate in a claim against the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Successfully acted for a PRC industrial conglomerate in a billion-dollar treaty claim against the Federal Republic of Nigeria under the China-Nigeria bilateral investment treaty. The claim was for expropriation and breaches of fair and equitable treatment and other standards regarding an investment in a 10,000-hectare free trade zone and joint venture agreement with Ogun State in Nigeria.
ICSID arbitration
Scholz GmbH v Kingdom of Morocco Counsel of the Claimant in an ICSID arbitration related to a metals recycling business.
UNCITRAL arbitration
Asian investor v Sub-Saharan African State Counsel of the Claimant in an UNCITRAL arbitration related to a free trade zone.
International Court of Justice
Advising a State on proceedings before the International Court of Justice concerning a human rights treaty.
Government legal challenge
Advising a Government on a legal challenge to measures of another Government concerning human rights and constitutional issues.
Italian energy company
Representing an Italian energy company on a successful ad hoc arbitration concerning the construction of a hospital in Libya.
Talks
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'Renewing the Relationship between Treaty and Custom in International Investment Law', BIICL Investment Treaty Forum (ITF) Conference - March 2019
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'Investment Arbitration: Five Controversies', SOAS, University of London - October 2017
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'Investment Arbitration in Ukraine and the CIS', Law Society of England and Wales - March 2017
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'W(h)ither ICSID jurisdiction?', Quadrant Chambers Conference, London - April 2016
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'ASEAN and Investment Treaty Arbitration', KLRCA / RAIF Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - May 2015
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'The BVI and Bilateral Investment Treaties', Business BVI International Arbitration Conference, British Virgin Islands - May 2015
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'Costs in Investment Treaty Arbitration', Investment Treaty Forum Conference of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law, London - October 2013
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State-State Disputes in International Environmental Law', New York City Bar Conference on Developments in International Environmental Compliance and Enforcement - April 2013
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'Arbitral Agreements and Awards as Investments in Investment Treaty Arbitration', Investment Treaty Forum Seminar of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Paris - February 2013
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'The Future of the UN: Four Predictions', The International Conference on Cultural Diplomacy and the UN, UN Headquarters, New York - February 2012
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BIICL Investment Treaty Forum Conference, "Renewing the Relationship between Treaty and Custom in International Investment Law" - 2019.
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SOAS, University of London, "Investment Arbitration: Five Controversies" - 2017
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Law Society of England and Wales, "Investment Arbitration in Ukraine and the CIS" - 2017