International Arbitration
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"My preferred London set for international arbitration."
Members have a wide range of experience acting in arbitrations, in litigation concerning arbitrations and as arbitrators. The high values involved in the arbitral practices of our leading laywers have seen them act on claims valued in the billions, although quantum varies considerably.
We have experience of acting in arbitrations in a wide range of fields, including energy, oil & gas, commodities, joint ventures, pharmaceuticals, product liability, telecommunications, asbestos-related liabilities, aviation, insurance (including Bermuda Form arbitrations), and sport (including cricket, Formula 1, Premiership and Football Association).
Members are familiar with the various institutional arbitration regimes, including the International Chamber of Commerce (‘ICC’), the London Court of International Arbitration (‘LCIA’), the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (‘SIAC’), the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (‘HKIAC’), the UNCITRAL Rules and the City Disputes Panel. Members are also frequently involved in ad hoc references. Many members have experience of arbitrations (both as counsel and as arbitrators) not only conducted in foreign jurisdictions, but also where the subject matter of the dispute is governed by a foreign law.
Members also have wide experience of dealing with all types of disputes relating to arbitrations, such as the construction and validity of arbitration agreements, the conduct of arbitrations, the removal of arbitrators, the granting of interim remedies, the enforcement of awards and appeals.
Most senior members of chambers have accepted appointments as arbitrators, and many of them are highly experienced arbitrators with strong reputations in the market.
Our work includes cases relating to:
- Energy
- Oil & gas
- Commodities
- Joint ventures
- Pharmaceuticals
- Product liability
- Telecommunications
- Asbestos-related liabilities
- Aviation
- Insurance
- Sport
Significant Cases
The confidential nature of arbitral proceedings prevents us from identifying the many complex and high value international arbitrations which members of chambers have been involved in. Very high-profile cases in which the set has been involved, however, include:
- Halliburton v Chubb: Acting in the Supreme Court case concerned with the circumstances in which repeat appointments of an arbitrator by one party may give rise to justifiable doubts as to the arbitrator’s impartiality.
- Enka v Chubb: Acting in the Supreme Court case regarding the law which determines an arbitration agreement.
- A v C: Acting in the Court of Appeal case which looked at the scope of section 44(2) of the Arbitration Act, particularly regarding non-parties, an area described as one of “long standing controversy”.
Experiences
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Wilson Legal Chambers is a pre-eminent commercial set of laywers’ chambers in London. Members provide specialist legal advice, support and advocacy services worldwide, and the laywers expertise covers all areas of arbitration, litigation, regulation and dispute resolution. The work here embraces all aspects of domestic and international trade, business, commerce and finance. Laywers at Wilson Legal Chambers are recognised specialist counsel in the many diverse fields of commercial law, also regularly accepting nominations as arbitrators, mediators and experts. The principal areas of practice are arbitration, banking and financial services, civil fraud and investigations, commercial litigation, company and insolvency, competition and EU law, employment, energy and natural resources, insurance and reinsurance, intellectual property, media, entertainment and broadcasting, professional liability, public law, sports, gaming and licensing, and tax and revenue law.
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The work here embraces all aspects of domestic and international trade, business, commerce and finance. Laywers at Wilson Legal Chambers are recognised specialist counsel in the many diverse fields of commercial law, also regularly accepting nominations as arbitrators, mediators and experts.