Our arbitration practice is complemented by our litigation capabilities, including obtaining interim relief from courts in support of arbitrations, enforcement of arbitral awards and asset recovery.
We act as counsel in domestic and international commercial arbitrations, both ad hoc arbitrations and arbitrations under various institutional rules such as those of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC), the London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA), the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC).
Notable Experience
- An LCIA arbitration involving a US$2 billion mining industry claim which involved allegations of breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and conspiracy, with related injunctive proceedings in Cyprus.
- Multi-million dollar claims by seven claimants consolidated into one LCIA arbitration seated in London, involving allegations of contractual breaches, fraudulent misrepresentation, unjust enrichment, tort of conversion and unlawful means conspiracy arising out of the break-up of the relationship between two prominent businessmen.
- An LCIA arbitration about management control of energy companies worth US$1 billion.
- An LCIA arbitration about broadcasting of an international television channel in Asia.
- LCIA arbitrations in respect of joint venture/shareholder disputes relating to property developments.
- A multi-million-dollar ICC arbitration in respect of breach of contract relating to an African mine.
- An ICC arbitration involving the oil industry and related injunctive proceedings to the value of US$50 million.
- An SCC arbitration worth US$450 million involving the oil and gas sector with related proceedings in numerous other jurisdictions.
- A US$1 billion mining industry Zurich arbitration.
- A UNCITRAL arbitration in connection with a US$15 million dispute with regard to the tender for the supply of oil production equipment in Kazakhstan.
- An AAA arbitration in respect of the scope of environmental pollution liability.
- An LMAA arbitration in respect of a hire charge dispute and arrest of a vessel in Italy.
- A multi-million-dollar construction ad hoc arbitration involving allegations of breach of fiduciary duty.
- An ad hoc arbitration about the ownership of land to be developed for the purposes of Heathrow Terminal 5.
- A betting industry arbitration including the obtaining of freezing orders in support.