Commercial Arbitration

International Arbitration — Our Services

We are experienced handling multi-jurisdictional cases that involve acting for clients in large-scale arbitrations, governed under various arbitration rules and ad hoc commercial arbitrations.

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 Swiss Chambers’ Arbitration Association, the London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA), the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC).

We also advise on the drafting of arbitration clauses where expert arbitration advice is sought, and on designing case strategy involving parallel proceedings.

Our notable experience

LCIA arbitrations concerning:
• 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 claims by seven claimants consolidated into one arbitration proceedings 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.
• Alleged misrepresentation and breach of an English law governed agreement in relation to the sale of companies in the forestry sector in Russia which resulted in a successful outcome for the Respondent client, including obtaining substantial award of security for costs and all adverse legal costs.
• The management control of energy companies worth US$1 billion.
• The broadcasting of an international television channel in Asia.
• Joint venture/shareholder disputes relating to property developments.
ICC arbitrations concerning:
• A multi-million-dollar breach of contract relating to an African mine.
• The oil industry and related injunctive proceedings to the value of US$50 million.
• A joint venture dispute in the construction industry to the value of $10 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.
Ad hoc arbitrations concerning:
• A multi-million-dollar construction dispute involving allegations of breach of fiduciary duty.
• Acting for a state-owned shipping company in a multi-million-dollar dispute over the purchase of a vessel alleged to involve the making of corrupt payments.
• The ownership of land to be developed for the purposes of Heathrow Terminal 5.
• The betting industry including the obtaining of freezing orders in support.

Our specialists

Uliana Cooke

Partner

ucooke@pcb-byrne.com

0207 842 1676

07415 888731

Languages:

Russian, English

Elizabeth Seborg

Partner

eseborg@pcb-byrne.com

0207 842 1653

07717 341390

Languages:

English

Trevor Mascarenhas

Partner

tmascarenhas@pcb-byrne.com

0207 842 1656

07775 910586

Languages:

English

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