International Arbitration

Clients and work in this area include:

• Representing the majority shareholders (and the Company) in LCIA arbitration proceedings commenced by a minority shareholder. The issues raised include issues of access to information and Indian and Mauritius laws on oppression of minorities.
  
• ICC arbitration with the seat in Stockholm, where we are acting for Lithuanian clients who are respondents to a claim by an Indian bauxite supplier, Ashapura Minechem Ltd. The dispute arises out of the "avoidance" of the contract by our clients for fundamental breach in that the goods delivered did not comply with the contractual specification.
  
• Recently finalised a Request for Arbitration under LCIA Rules on behalf of a BVI Seller of a commodity against the Romanian buyer (who repudiated the contract of purchase).
  
• Concluded by settlement an LCIA arbitration for a corporate vehicle through which an investment consortium purchased a major UK utility bringing breach of warranty claims against the previous owner of the utility. The claims were in excess of £150m.
  
• Our Reinsurance group had a major success on an English fraud arbitration, the culmination of many years work. Three English QC arbitrators decided that a US based insured had colluded with others in obtaining insurance/reinsurance from our clients.
  
• An LCIA arbitration (London seat) concerning a dispute between a Cypriot company and a BVI company on a share purchase agreement relating to a real estate joint venture development in Russia. We are acting for the BVI who were introduced through our clients who have investments in the BVI company.
  
• Acting for an Israeli software supplier in relation to a dispute with a Hong Kong company arising out of the supply of computer software and concerning claims in relation to non-compliant delivery. The proceedings are before with the LCIA (London seat).
  
• Acting for the respondent in an ad hoc arbitration (Singapore seat) concerning a dispute under a Maritime Sales and Logistics agreement.
  
• Instructed to investigate the causes of corrosion to parts of a new build luxury yacht, which are likely to lead to ad hoc arbitration proceedings in London to be brought pursuant to the arbitration agreement contained in the Agreement for the Construction and Sale of the yacht.
  
• Acting for a joint venture resident in the Netherlands who are the operators of a West End hotel. There is an arbitration pending with the landlord who is a private investor of (or formerly of) significant net worth.