Case Studies

Acting for an Azerbaijan-based drilling services company as both claimant and defendant in ongoing multiple arbitrations.

Successfully representing an international drilling services company in a LCIA arbitration commenced in Dubai in a dispute.

Preparing and registering separate Lasting Powers of Attorney for business, appointing client’s brothers who are involved with the business, rather than his daughters who he has appointed in relation to personal affairs.

Assisted the global counsel team in the enforcement claim against the Republic of Kazakhstan, arising from an Investor-State arbitral award in the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce under the Energy Charter Treaty.

Succeeded in striking out a claim for damages against Defendants accused of involvement in a ‘hostile takeover’ of a global online gambling operator.

Provided advice on consular and diplomatic immunity under international and UK law with respect to enforcement of an international debt judgment against a South-East Asian nation.

Provided advice on cultural heritage rights for an Eastern European State in an inter-State dispute heard in the Amsterdam Court of Appeal.

Assisted a long-established West End gallery with obtaining a world-wide freezing order against a suspected forger of works.

Representing a Cypriot-domiciled company in a complex investor-state arbitration against the Republic of Moldova under the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) Rules.

We advised that, in fact, the property was a “house”.