International Arbitration
A world class arbitration practice advising clients on commercial and investment arbitration all around the world
Our specialised arbitration counsel have considerable experience of representing a wide range of clients across a variety of sectors (including energy, mining, construction, technology, telecommunications, financial services, pharmaceuticals and many more) in complex, high value arbitrations.
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We regularly represent both investors and states in significant arbitrations under bilateral and multilateral investment treaties. We also help our investor clients navigate complex legal, cultural and political landscapes to secure the best ongoing protection for their foreign investments, often providing risk mitigation advice before and during the life cycle of critical investments.
Recent experience includes representing:
Our arbitration team regularly represents individuals, corporations, state and sovereign entities in local court proceedings all over the world before, during and after arbitrations. This includes helping clients obtaining court orders in support of arbitration, recognition, enforcement, and setting aside proceedings for both commercial and investment treaty awards, and tracing and seising assets to enforce against. This work often requires seamless co-ordination across multiple jurisdictions in parallel.
Recent experience includes representing:
15 May 2024 //
Following a public consultation, the HKIAC has recently unveiled its updated 2024 Administered Arbitration Rules. In this briefing we take a quick look at the changes introduced by the updated rules.
3 May 2024 //
The CJEU has further expanded its body of case law on intra-EU investment treaty arbitration with its judgment in Commission v United Kingdom (Case No. C-516/22), in which it found that the UK infringed EU law by the UKSC’s authorisation of the enforcement of an ICSID arbitral award in the Micula v Romania proceedings.
10 April 2024 //
Shortly before Easter, the new Arbitration Bill took the next step along its legislative journey with the completion of a review by a UK House of Lords Special Public Bill Committee (a process that our international arbitration group at Linklaters provided oral evidence to). We take a short look at the amendments resulting from that review.
25 March 2024 //
Following extensive negotiations that started in 2017, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law has released its Code of Conduct for Arbitrators in International Investment Dispute Resolution. In this post, we examine its key provisions.
22 March 2024 //
India recently inked a landmark trade agreement (the Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA)) with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) comprising Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland. We take a short look at this development, including how TEPA deals with investor protection and dispute resolution.
26 February 2024 //
As previously reported in ArbitrationLinks, the legislation designed to bring about certain changes to the Arbitration Act 1996 is currently progressing through the UK parliament. In February, Matthew Weiniger KC, our Global Chair of International Arbitration, had the honour of attending the House of Lords to participate in the hearings on its drafting.
23 February 2024 //
MP Graham Stuart (Minister of State for Energy Security and Net Zero) announced on 22 February 2024 that the United Kingdom will leave the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) to support the government’s plans for a transition to net-zero. The UK’s withdrawal will take effect one year after the ECT Depository is notified.
9 February 2024 //
In 'UniCredit Bank GmbH v Ruschemalliance' [2024] EWCA Civ 64, the Court of Appeal has overturned the High Court’s earlier decision in GvR meaning that another anti-suit injunction has been granted by the English courts in support of a foreign seated arbitration in the context of Russia-related disputes. The case is the first, fully authoritative, appellate court judgment on the point.
8 February 2024 //
German arbitration law was last overhauled substantially more than 25 years ago. Efforts to modernise the law and to reinforce Germany’s popularity as a seat of arbitration are now underway. The German Federal Ministry of Justice published a key issues paper in April of last year. The Ministry has now followed up with a draft ministerial bill. We take a look at its contents.