Events - 23 Oct 2024
3 Hare Court at the 24th Commonwealth Law Conference 2025
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International arbitration has long been a core strength of many members of 3 Hare Court, both as counsel and as arbitrators. Members are routinely instructed under all the major arbitral regimes, including the UNCITRAL Rules, ICC, LCIA, LMAA, HKIAC and ad hoc arbitrations. Chambers also has substantial experience in treaty-based investor-State and public international law arbitration, drawing on academic expertise within Chambers to advise on and act in complex jurisdictional and treaty-interpretation issues.
Our members operate in all capacities: as arbitral counsel for claimants, respondents and intervenors; as arbitrators (sole, co- or presiding) on both commercial and treaty panels; and as co-counsel alongside leading law firms, in-house teams, governments and public bodies across the globe.
We bring deep sectoral knowledge to arbitration work, including energy, infrastructure, financial services, insurance, commercial, construction, shipping, commodities, telecommunications, technology and natural resources. Where disputes cross over into regulatory, public law or investment treaty dimensions, we are particularly well placed to handle the overlap at the highest level.
Much of our arbitration work is international in character. Members have acted in proceedings seated in numerous jurisdictions, with parties based across Europe, the Americas, Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Our experience extends to multilingual cases and arbitrations involving foreign law, conflict of laws and enforcement issues, including advising on enforcement of awards under the New York Convention and related treaty frameworks.
Members of Chambers are known for combining rigour and creativity in advocacy. Our work spans the full arbitration lifecycle: jurisdictional challenges, preliminary relief, procedural strategy, enforcement, annulment and post-award remedies. The academic background of several members also supports thought leadership and cutting-edge expertise in treaty interpretation.
US$500m+ LCIA arbitrations relating to a Siberian copper mine raising issues of supervening illegality and temporary frustration.
LCIA arbitration relating to deadlock between a Singaporean company and a Vietnamese company arising out of the provision of corporate services.
LCIA arbitration concerning the alleged breach of an international distribution agreement and allegations of bad faith, frustration and breach of the duty of good faith.
US$200m ICC commercial arbitration between South American state-owned oil company and a joint-venturer state concerning the cancellation of shares.
Defending a State in Geneva-seated investor-State arbitration under UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, brought by petroleum conglomerate complaining of regulatory changes.
Libyan Investment Authority v. Kingdom of Belgium: Acting for the claimant in this ICSID claim alleging breaches of treaty obligations in relation to treatment of assets frozen under UN sanctions, and the bringing of criminal proceedings.
US$400m ICSID arbitration concerning a metals smelting project in the Caribbean.
LMAA Terms commercial arbitration arising from commodity trading contracts between Cypriot and Swiss companies and involving allegations as to the impact of US and EU sanctions.
Multi-million € LCIA arbitration concerning breach of an international distribution agreement between UK and Italian companies involving issues of frustration, repudiatory breach and the calculation of loss of a chance damages.
ICC arbitration in London arising from coal-trading contracts in the CIS.
Commercial arbitration concerning multi-million £ losses in connection with state-wide renewables and recycling facilities in the Caribbean.
Philippine Dispute Resolution Centre arbitration between Trinidad and Tobago company and Philippines company for breach of a contract to supply pre-fabricated housing units.
National Gas Company v Super Industrial Services: litigation in the High Court and Court of Appeal of Trinidad and Tobago to set aside an arbitrator’s interim award in an arbitration under UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules concerning construction of a water recycling plant.
Advising a State on €150m arbitral claim against defence contractor for alleged secret commissions.
Defending a State against LCIA arbitral claim arising from alleged breaches of duty to contractors under citizenship-by-investment scheme.
Maharaj v Petroleum Company of Trinidad and Tobago (Privy Council), litigation about the impact of freedom of information legislation on arbitral confidentiality.
Advising as to US $2bn LCIA arbitral claim arising from sale of assets in the Russian energy sector.
UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules arbitration in Port of Spain, Trinidad concerning termination of drilling company’s licence and ejection from oil field on suspicion of overstating production.
Acting in two parallel LCIA arbitrations in excess of US$500m arising from Share Purchase Agreements in connection with a large oil concession in Africa.
Betamax Ltd v State Trading Corporation [2022] 1 All E.R. (Comm) 1 (Privy Council appeal from Mauritius), concerning the court’s power to set aside an award under article 34 of the UNCITRAL Model Arbitration Law. Link to judgment.
*(Non-Barrister)
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