International Arbitration — Our Services
Investment Arbitration
We are regularly instructed by both investors and sovereign states to act as counsel in international investment arbitrations arising out of bilateral and multilateral investment treaties.

The team acts at every stage of the investment arbitration process, from amicable settlement negotiations to enforcement and asset recovery under both ICSID and non-ICSID arbitral awards. We are experienced acting as counsel in investment treaty arbitrations proceedings under all the major arbitration rules – including ICSID and UNCITRAL Rules – as well as in arbitrations administered by the Permanent Court of Arbitration.

Our advisory expertise spans from advising governments on investment treaty and legislative drafting to advising clients on protections afforded by international investment treaties as part of their corporate structuring and planning.

Investment arbitrations may involve serious allegations of corruption and bribery. Backed up by our expertise in business crime, we are well placed to handle the most complex of cases.

Our notable experience
  • Representing a Russian investor in a prospective multi-million investment arbitration against a Central Asian State under the Eurasian Investment Agreement in the meat retail sector.
  • Acting for a Dutch investor, the Respondent in the ICSID annulment proceedings, in relation to the resistance of the annulment application of the ICSID award in the renewable energy sector initiated by a European State.
  • Representing a CIS state in an investment treaty arbitration in the gambling sector.
  • Representing an Asian investor in an UNCITRAL arbitration against an African state related to a free trade zone.
  • Representing a German investor in an ICSID investment treaty arbitration claim in relation to discrimination measures taken by an African state.
  • Acting for the Claimant under the UK-Czech bilateral investment treaty related to assistive technology solutions for blind and visually impaired individuals (A11Y LTD. v Czech Republic, ICSID Case No. UNCT/15/1).
  • Drafting a new generation model bilateral investment treaty for a government and negotiating a bilateral investment treaty on the basis of it with another government.
  • Advising an investor on a prospective multi-billion-dollar investment arbitration against a Central Asian state in the oil and gas sector.
  • Advising a state on various public international law issues including under international aviation conventions.
  • Representing a private equity firm in enforcing a €130 million+ arbitral award against a European state, including as to whether the CJEU’s decision in Achmea offers a defence (PL Holdings v Poland).
  • Enforcing a substantial ICSID award against a European state.
Our specialists
Uliana Cooke
Partner
0207 842 1676
07415 888731
Languages:
Russian, English
Trevor Mascarenhas
Partner
0207 842 1656
07775 910586
Languages:
English
Charlotte Bhania
Partner
0207 842 1657
07711 404938
Languages:
English
Civil Fraud and Commercial Dispute Services
Asset Recovery and Enforcement
We have decades of expertise working across complex international fraud and asset recovery cases – delivering creative solutions, at pace.
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Civil Fraud
Regarded as a leader in the civil fraud space, our team is experienced representing both claimants and defendants in all areas of fraud litigation.
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Commercial Litigation
We have a wealth of experience in dealing with high-value, complex and heavily contested commercial litigation cases – often against large City and international firms.
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Insolvency and Restructuring
With wide-ranging experience acting for corporations and individuals alike, members of the PCB Byrne team have dealt with some of the largest insolvency cases to reach the English Courts.
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International Arbitration
We have worked with clients from around the world, who seek us out for our outcome-driven approach and pragmatic advice. We ensure every case is tailored to meet the needs of each client – often leaning on our litigation colleagues to support arbitration proceedings, for example in the case of interim relief applications.
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Business Crime and Regulatory Services
Asset Seizure and Forfeiture
With one of the most experienced teams in the country, we routinely tackle asset seizure and forfeiture investigations for a wide range of clients. We have established a number of legal precedents in this space, and have become the go-to firm for proactive, expert advice.
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Corporate and Financial Crime
Working across jurisdictions on all areas of corporate and financial crime, we regularly advise on issues such as fraud, bribery and corruption, economic sanctions and money laundering.
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Crypto Currency and Cyber Crime
We have built a reputation for our tenacity in building cases and in tracing, freezing and recovering assets. We work at the cutting edge of the law on interim relief, using the full armoury of the law in order to obtain results for our clients.
Regulatory and Disciplinary
Whether clients are facing investigations by the Financial Conduct Authority or the Dental Practice Board, we bring a wealth of international experience across regulatory and compliance enquiries.
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Serious and General Crime
We bring our criminal defence expertise to bear across a range of general crime issues, from theft and fraud to sexual and violent offences.
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