London Summer Arbitration School 2025
Es handelt sich um den für Workspace der London Summer Arbitration School, die zugleich auch eine Master-Lehrveranstaltung ist (No 70485-01), aber auch externe Teilnehmende (Fortbildung) hat.
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London Summer Arbitration School
16-20 June 2025
Programme
Please find the programme of the London Summer Arbitration School (as of 16 June 2025) here.
Zoom Login for Online Participants
Zoom | We will be using Zoom for the online format of the school.
- We kindly ask you to switch on your camera during the classes.
- Please make sure that you are in a place where you can speak in order to actively participate in the discussions.
- Please indicate your real first and last name when joining.
- We will open the Zoom room 10 minutes before the start of the opening lecture, classes and keynote lecture respectively.
Zoom login for all classes
- Zoom login: https://unibas.zoom.us/j/64496798192
- Meeting-ID: 644 9679 8192
Zoom login for the Opening Keynote
- Please use the following link to register in advance for the opening keynote on Monday, 16 June 2025.
- The lecture will start at 17:45 BST, you can only log in if you have registered in advance.
Zoom login for Arbitration in Practice Lecture & Presentation of “The Volterra Fietta global internship programme”
- Please use the following link to register in advance for the opening keynote on Monday, 16 June 2025.
- The lecture will start at 18:00 BST, you can only log in if you have registered in advance.
Zoom login for the Closing Keynote
- Please use the following link to register in advance for the closing keynote on Friday, 20 June 2025.
- The lecture will start at 17:30 BST, you can only log in if you have registered in advance.
Photo Competition
Photo competition "The Spirt of the LSAS"
- Participants - individually or in groups - can submit up to three pictures that capture "The Spirit of the LSAS" for our photo competition.
- Online participants are particularly encouraged to submit images that give us their perspective on the LSAS 2025.
- Please upload your photos here (link will follow).
- Please caption your picture(s) with your surname(s).
- The deadline for submission is Thursday, 19 June 2025, 12h00 BST.
- The winner will be announced at the end of the LSAS.
Practical Information
Letter to the Participants
Letter to the participants dated 23 May 2025 here.
Arbitration LAB School Regulations
You find the Arbitration LAB School Regulations (as of 10 March 2025) here.
Internet Access
At the Centre for Transnational Legal Studies, where the classes take place, you have free internet access:
- WiFi: CTLSGuest
- Password: transnationallegalstudies
Places Where the School Is Hosted
- Classes (Monday, 16 June 2025 to Friday, 20 June 2025): Centre for Transnational Legal Studies, 4th Floor, North West Wing, Bush House, Aldwych, London WC2B 4PJ
- Opening keynote and reception (Monday, 16 June 2025, 17:45-19:00 BST): Peters & Peters, 15 Fetter Ln, London EC4A 1BW
- Arbitration in Practice Lecture & Presentation of “The Volterra Fietta global internship programme” (Wednesday, 18 June 2025, 18:00-19:00 BST): Volterra Fietta, 8 Mortimer Street, Fitzroy Place, London W1T 3JJ
- Closing keynote and reception (Friday, 20 June 2025, 17:30-18:30 BST lecture, reception from 18h30 BST): Osborne Clarke, One London Wall, London EC2Y 5EB
Lunch Options and Other Information
Lunch options: Quick lunch options near the Centre for Transnational Legal Studies: Map.
Public transport: For up-to-date information on public transport download the Citymapper App.
List of Participants
You find the list of participants here.
Teaching Materials & Preparations
Information and teaching materials
- Below you find information and teaching materials for all classes of the London Summer Arbitration School as well as information regarding the opening lecture and keynote lecture.
- The teaching materials can be accessed in the following way:
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Preparations and mandatory readings
- Readings
- For each class, we indicate the readings that you should have completed before the class; they are flagged as "mandatory readings".
- Please note that the speakers assume that you have read the materials flagged as "mandatory readings".
- In addition, you may also read the materials flagged as "optional readings". While this is not mandatory, it may greatly enhance your understanding of the respective topic.
- Rules
- As a general rule, there is no need to read the rules before the class. Rather, the documents comprising rules are a working tool for the students.
- Exceptionally and only where explicitly required to do so, you need to read specific legal bases.
Opening Keynote: Arbitration and Environmental Disputes
Speaker's Bio
Professor Tomoko Ishikawa, LL.M (Cambridge)
Tomoko Ishikawa is Professor at Nagoya University in Japan. She has served as an ICSID Conciliator, appointed by the Chairman of the Administrative Council (2017–2023), a member of the Legal Advisory Committee of the Energy Charter Treaty, an arbitrator at Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration, and a mediator at the Kyoto International Mediation Centre. Her professional experiences include serving as an Associate Judge at Tokyo District Court and holding the position of Deputy Director at the International Legal Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, where she worked on bilateral/trilateral investment treaties, Free Trade Agreements, and WTO dispute settlement. Currently, she is leading a multidisciplinary research programme funded by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science entitled ‘Building Climate Change Governance through Multistakeholder Cooperation: The Case of Low-Carbon Hydrogen Projects’ (July 2023-March 2029). Her recent publication includes Tomoko Ishikawa, Corporate Environmental Responsibility in Investor-State Dispute Settlement: The Unexhausted Potential of Current Mechanisms (Cambridge University Press, 2022) and Tomoko Ishikawa and Yarik Kryvoi (eds.), Public and Private Governance of Cybersecurity: Challenges and Potential (Cambridge University Press, 2023).
Tomoko Ishikawa is Professor at Nagoya University in Japan. She has served as an ICSID Conciliator, appointed by the Chairman of the Administrative Council (2017–2023), a member of the Legal Advisory Committee of the Energy Charter Treaty, an arbitrator at Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration, and a mediator at the Kyoto International Mediation Centre. Her professional experiences include serving as an Associate Judge at Tokyo District Court and holding the position of Deputy Director at the International Legal Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, where she worked on bilateral/trilateral investment treaties, Free Trade Agreements, and WTO dispute settlement. Currently, she is leading a multidisciplinary research programme funded by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science entitled ‘Building Climate Change Governance through Multistakeholder Cooperation: The Case of Low-Carbon Hydrogen Projects’ (July 2023-March 2029). Her recent publication includes Tomoko Ishikawa, Corporate Environmental Responsibility in Investor-State Dispute Settlement: The Unexhausted Potential of Current Mechanisms (Cambridge University Press, 2022) and Tomoko Ishikawa and Yarik Kryvoi (eds.), Public and Private Governance of Cybersecurity: Challenges and Potential (Cambridge University Press, 2023).
Topic of the Opening Lecture
With growing concerns over the impact of investment arbitration on climate policies—leading to a wave of withdrawals from the Energy Charter Treaty—the debate surrounding the foreign investment-environment conflict has gained renewed attention. While many arbitral tribunals have sought to strike a balance between investment protection and environmental concerns, criticism persists that investment arbitration undermines a host state’s authority to regulate business activities for environmental protection. This perception continues to fuel the backlash against the investment treaty regime.
In response, investment treaties have increasingly recognised host states’ regulatory rights. Notably, most recent agreements explicitly refer to climate change. However, the extent to which and how these environment- and climate-friendly provisions may influence the interpretation and application of investment protection obligations remains uncertain.
Against this backdrop, this lecture examines the key legal and policy challenges at the intersection of investment arbitration and environmental protection. It explores the concept of ‘regulatory chill’, a phenomenon that states may refrain from enacting new environmental regulations due to concerns over potential investment disputes, and assesses whether this risk is exacerbated in the context of climate action. Furthermore, it analyses investment arbitration case law to evaluate how tribunals have balanced investment protection with environmental objectives and whether international environmental law has played a substantive role in shaping arbitral decisions. Finally, the lecture considers the potential implications of recent domestic and EU legal developments on corporate environmental and climate-related responsibilities for the future of investment arbitration.
In response, investment treaties have increasingly recognised host states’ regulatory rights. Notably, most recent agreements explicitly refer to climate change. However, the extent to which and how these environment- and climate-friendly provisions may influence the interpretation and application of investment protection obligations remains uncertain.
Against this backdrop, this lecture examines the key legal and policy challenges at the intersection of investment arbitration and environmental protection. It explores the concept of ‘regulatory chill’, a phenomenon that states may refrain from enacting new environmental regulations due to concerns over potential investment disputes, and assesses whether this risk is exacerbated in the context of climate action. Furthermore, it analyses investment arbitration case law to evaluate how tribunals have balanced investment protection with environmental objectives and whether international environmental law has played a substantive role in shaping arbitral decisions. Finally, the lecture considers the potential implications of recent domestic and EU legal developments on corporate environmental and climate-related responsibilities for the future of investment arbitration.
Registration for Online Attendance
All online participants are requested to register in advance for the opening lecture under the following link.
Slides
You find the slides of the Opening Keynote here.
Classes
Introductory Reading
Please read before the start of the LSAS 2025 the following text:
Charles H Brower II, 'Arbitration' in Anne Peters (ed), Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law (Oxford University Press 2007); mandatory reading before the class.
Class 1: Conceptual Foundations of Arbitration
Speaker's Bio
Prof. Dr. Yarik Kryvoi, LL.M. (Harvard)
Professor Yarik Kryvoi is the Senior Fellow in International Economic Law and Director of the Investment Treaty Forum at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law in London. He is also a member of the New York State Bar (USA). Before moving to academia, he practiced law with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in London, Morgan Lewis & Bockius in Washington, DC and Baker & McKenzie in Saint Petersburg. He is currently engaged in a number of law reform and capacity building projects for the United Nations, governmental agencies and academic institutions. He is listed as an arbitrator by several institutions, including Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, Asian International Arbitration Centre and Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration. He is also the founder of the CIS Arbitration Forum. Professor Kryvoi has authored a number of articles and monographs, primarily in the area of international dispute resolution and has also conducted several empirical studies in partnership with leading law firms. His recently published works include Private or Public Adjudication? Procedure, Substance and Legitimacy (Leiden Journal of International Law, 2021), International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (Kluwer Law International, 2020). He is also creator and director of the online course International Investment Law and Dispute Resolution.
Professor Yarik Kryvoi is the Senior Fellow in International Economic Law and Director of the Investment Treaty Forum at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law in London. He is also a member of the New York State Bar (USA). Before moving to academia, he practiced law with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in London, Morgan Lewis & Bockius in Washington, DC and Baker & McKenzie in Saint Petersburg. He is currently engaged in a number of law reform and capacity building projects for the United Nations, governmental agencies and academic institutions. He is listed as an arbitrator by several institutions, including Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, Asian International Arbitration Centre and Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration. He is also the founder of the CIS Arbitration Forum. Professor Kryvoi has authored a number of articles and monographs, primarily in the area of international dispute resolution and has also conducted several empirical studies in partnership with leading law firms. His recently published works include Private or Public Adjudication? Procedure, Substance and Legitimacy (Leiden Journal of International Law, 2021), International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (Kluwer Law International, 2020). He is also creator and director of the online course International Investment Law and Dispute Resolution.
Materials
Guiding Questions
- What are the three most significant new insights you have gained about arbitration during this class?
- Based on the assigned reading by Prof. Kryvoi, how do partial and total challenges to the jurisdiction of arbitration tribunals differ?
- Referring to the assigned reading and the lecture, what are the main challenges to the effectiveness of arbitration as a dispute resolution mechanism? Are there any other challenges you can identify?
Class 2: Arbitration from Institutional Perspective
Speaker's Bio
Dr. Yang Zhao (Cantab)
Yang is a Senior Counsel at the LCIA Secretariat. He is a solicitor dual-qualified in England & Wales and China. Before joining the LCIA in 2015, he practiced with a few international law firms in London for several years specialising in international arbitration. Before moving to the UK, he also practised international trade and shipping litigation in China. He holds a PhD in commercial law from Cambridge University.
Yang is a Senior Counsel at the LCIA Secretariat. He is a solicitor dual-qualified in England & Wales and China. Before joining the LCIA in 2015, he practiced with a few international law firms in London for several years specialising in international arbitration. Before moving to the UK, he also practised international trade and shipping litigation in China. He holds a PhD in commercial law from Cambridge University.
Materials
Guiding Questions
- What available procedures in the LCIA Rules 2020, in your opinion, greatly contribute to procedural efficiency?
- Under the LCIA Rules 2020, in what circumstances the LCIA Court may order consolidation of multiple arbitrations?
- Why LCIA arbitration may be considered more costs effective, as revealed in its Costs and Duration Analysis, in arbitrations involving relatively large amount in dispute?
Class 3: Arbitration Clauses Drafting Workshop
Speaker's Bio
Prof. Arif Hyder Ali
Prof. Arif Hyder Ali is the founder of AHALI, a boutique dispute resolution-focused law firm based in Washington, D.C. and London. For over three decades, Mr. Ali has served as an arbitrator and represented parties in disputes in investor-state, commercial, and construction arbitrations under all the major arbitral regimes and the laws of over 50 civil and common law jurisdictions, as well as Islamic law and public international law. Prior to establishing AHALI, Mr. Ali headed the international arbitration practices at three Am Law 100 firms, most recently serving as the global co-chair of Dechert LLP’s International Arbitration Practice Group. In addition to publishing multiple books as lead author and more than 50 articles, Mr. Ali has held positions at leading academic institutions (Georgetown University Law Center, University of Dundee’s Centre for Energy, Mineral Law, and Policy) as an adjunct law professor, honorary lecturer and global faculty member.
Prof. Arif Hyder Ali is the founder of AHALI, a boutique dispute resolution-focused law firm based in Washington, D.C. and London. For over three decades, Mr. Ali has served as an arbitrator and represented parties in disputes in investor-state, commercial, and construction arbitrations under all the major arbitral regimes and the laws of over 50 civil and common law jurisdictions, as well as Islamic law and public international law. Prior to establishing AHALI, Mr. Ali headed the international arbitration practices at three Am Law 100 firms, most recently serving as the global co-chair of Dechert LLP’s International Arbitration Practice Group. In addition to publishing multiple books as lead author and more than 50 articles, Mr. Ali has held positions at leading academic institutions (Georgetown University Law Center, University of Dundee’s Centre for Energy, Mineral Law, and Policy) as an adjunct law professor, honorary lecturer and global faculty member.
Materials
Readings
Arif H. Ali, 'Chapter 2: Agreements to Arbitrate' in Arif Hyder Ali and others (eds), The International ArbitrationRulebook: A Guide to Arbitral Regimes (Kluwer Law International 2019) 121-198); mandatory reading before the class.
Arif H. Ali, 'Chapter 2: Agreements to Arbitrate' in Arif Hyder Ali and others (eds), The International ArbitrationRulebook: A Guide to Arbitral Regimes (Kluwer Law International 2019) 121-198); mandatory reading before the class.
Slides: You find the slides of Class 3 here (will be uploaded after the lecture).
Guiding Questions
- What are the mandatory elements of an enforceable arbitration clause and what elements are good practice?
- What law governs the arbitration agreement?
- In a clause negotiation scenario, would you recommend compromising on the governing law of an agreement or the seat of arbitration?
Class 4: Evidence in International Arbitration
Speaker's Bio
Prof. Arif Hyder Ali
Prof. Arif Hyder Ali is the founder of AHALI, a boutique dispute resolution-focused law firm based in Washington, D.C. and London. For over three decades, Mr. Ali has served as an arbitrator and represented parties in disputes in investor-state, commercial, and construction arbitrations under all the major arbitral regimes and the laws of over 50 civil and common law jurisdictions, as well as Islamic law and public international law. Prior to establishing AHALI, Mr. Ali headed the international arbitration practices at three Am Law 100 firms, most recently serving as the global co-chair of Dechert LLP’s International Arbitration Practice Group. In addition to publishing multiple books as lead author and more than 50 articles, Mr. Ali has held positions at leading academic institutions (Georgetown University Law Center, University of Dundee’s Centre for Energy, Mineral Law, and Policy) as an adjunct law professor, honorary lecturer and global faculty member.
Prof. Arif Hyder Ali is the founder of AHALI, a boutique dispute resolution-focused law firm based in Washington, D.C. and London. For over three decades, Mr. Ali has served as an arbitrator and represented parties in disputes in investor-state, commercial, and construction arbitrations under all the major arbitral regimes and the laws of over 50 civil and common law jurisdictions, as well as Islamic law and public international law. Prior to establishing AHALI, Mr. Ali headed the international arbitration practices at three Am Law 100 firms, most recently serving as the global co-chair of Dechert LLP’s International Arbitration Practice Group. In addition to publishing multiple books as lead author and more than 50 articles, Mr. Ali has held positions at leading academic institutions (Georgetown University Law Center, University of Dundee’s Centre for Energy, Mineral Law, and Policy) as an adjunct law professor, honorary lecturer and global faculty member.
Materials
Readings
Arif H. Ali, 'Chapter 6: Evidentiary Procedure' in Arif Hyder Ali and others (eds), The International ArbitrationRulebook: A Guide to Arbitral Regimes (Kluwer Law International 2019) 369-414; mandatory reading before the class.
Arif H. Ali, 'Chapter 6: Evidentiary Procedure' in Arif Hyder Ali and others (eds), The International ArbitrationRulebook: A Guide to Arbitral Regimes (Kluwer Law International 2019) 369-414; mandatory reading before the class.
Slides: You find the slides of Class 4 here (will be uploaded after the lecture).
Guiding Questions
- What are the differences in evidentiary procedure in court in your home jurisdiction and in international arbitration?
- What is the difference between the burden and standard of proof?
- What law applies to evidence and evidentiary procedure in international arbitration?
Class 5: Commodities Arbitration
Speaker's Bio
Jonathan Waters, LL.M. (Leicester)
Jonathan Waters is General Counsel of the Grain and Feed Trade Association (GAFTA). He is a barrister, arbitrator and Civil Mediation Council Registered Mediator and has held a number of senior in-house positions in a variety of business sectors, including retail and leisure, healthcare and insurance. Jonathan has over 30 years PQE, having advised clients, ranging from those listed on the London Stock Exchange to small-medium enterprises, and specialises in international arbitration, dispute resolution and commercial contracts. He has been involved in a number of key reported legal cases involving company law and directors duties. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has a Masters Degree in Economic Relations and Employment Law. He presents at international conferences and spent twelve years as a part-time law lecturer. Jonathan is the 2020 winner of International Arbitration Advisory Expert of the Year in the UK (Global Advisory Experts) and the Alternative Dispute Resolution UK award (Finance Monthly M&A Awards). He has also been included in Lawyer Magazine's "Hot 100" lawyers.
Jonathan Waters is General Counsel of the Grain and Feed Trade Association (GAFTA). He is a barrister, arbitrator and Civil Mediation Council Registered Mediator and has held a number of senior in-house positions in a variety of business sectors, including retail and leisure, healthcare and insurance. Jonathan has over 30 years PQE, having advised clients, ranging from those listed on the London Stock Exchange to small-medium enterprises, and specialises in international arbitration, dispute resolution and commercial contracts. He has been involved in a number of key reported legal cases involving company law and directors duties. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has a Masters Degree in Economic Relations and Employment Law. He presents at international conferences and spent twelve years as a part-time law lecturer. Jonathan is the 2020 winner of International Arbitration Advisory Expert of the Year in the UK (Global Advisory Experts) and the Alternative Dispute Resolution UK award (Finance Monthly M&A Awards). He has also been included in Lawyer Magazine's "Hot 100" lawyers.
Materials
Readings
There are no readings for this class.
There are no readings for this class.
Rules
- The Grain and Feed Trade Association: Gafta Arbitration Rules 125
- The Grain and Feed Trade Association: Gafta Contract 49
Slides: You find the slides of Class 5 here (will be uploaded after the lecture).
Guiding Questions
- In your opinion, why is GAFTA arbitration more advantageous than going to court?
- Does a party have to be a GAFTA member to arbitrate before GAFTA?
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of trade arbitration?
Class 6: Inter-State Arbitration
Speaker's Bio
Prof. Dr. iur. Anna Petrig, LL.M. (Harvard)
Anna Petrig holds the Chair of International Law and Public Law at the University of Basel in Switzerland. She has a PhD in the field of the law of the sea and human rights law and an LL.M. from Harvard Law School where she studied as a Fulbright scholar. Anna is a member of the Bar of the Canton of Berne (Switzerland) and the New York State Bar (USA). Her broad legal experience includes work in private practice, the courts, and the Legal Division of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Anna has provided expert advice and legal counsel on maritime-related matters to the Swiss Government, NGOs, international organizations and other international fora. She has been a member of the Swiss Delegation and the Delegation of the Comité Maritime International (CMI) to the International Maritime Organization. Since 2019, Anna is sitting as Judge ad hoc for Switzerland on the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) in cases 27 and 29 (The M/T "San Padre Pio" Case, Switzerland v. Nigeria). Since 2024, she has been one of the Swiss members of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague. Anna is the author of various monographs, notably pertaining to the law of the sea as well as international human rights law, general public international law and criminal law.
Anna Petrig holds the Chair of International Law and Public Law at the University of Basel in Switzerland. She has a PhD in the field of the law of the sea and human rights law and an LL.M. from Harvard Law School where she studied as a Fulbright scholar. Anna is a member of the Bar of the Canton of Berne (Switzerland) and the New York State Bar (USA). Her broad legal experience includes work in private practice, the courts, and the Legal Division of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Anna has provided expert advice and legal counsel on maritime-related matters to the Swiss Government, NGOs, international organizations and other international fora. She has been a member of the Swiss Delegation and the Delegation of the Comité Maritime International (CMI) to the International Maritime Organization. Since 2019, Anna is sitting as Judge ad hoc for Switzerland on the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) in cases 27 and 29 (The M/T "San Padre Pio" Case, Switzerland v. Nigeria). Since 2024, she has been one of the Swiss members of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague. Anna is the author of various monographs, notably pertaining to the law of the sea as well as international human rights law, general public international law and criminal law.
Materials
Readings
- This is the same reading as the introductory reading: Charles H Brower II, 'Arbitration' in Anne Peters (ed), Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law (Oxford University Press 2007)
- V.V. Veeder, 'Inter-State Arbitration' in Thomas Schultz and Federico Ortino (eds), The Oxford Handbook of International Arbitration (Oxford University Press 2014); mandatory reading before the class.
Slides: You find the slides of Class 6 here (will be uploaded after the lecture).
Guiding Questions
- Has there always been an obligation to settle interstate disputes peacefully, for example through arbitration? What contributions did the 1899/1907 Hague Conventions on the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes make to arbitration as a dispute settlement means?
- What are the main differences between the diplomatic-political and judicial-legal means of settling interstate disputes? And, with regard to the judicial-legal means, what are the differences between arbitration and international courts/tribunals?
- Discuss the following statement, using a real-life example: “The various means of peaceful settlement of disputes mentioned in Article 33 UN Charter are not mutually exclusive. Rather, states may rely on more than one method consecutively or in parallel in a given dispute, and there may be factual or legal linkages between these various means of dispute settlement.”
Class 7: Institutional and Ad Hoc Commercial Arbitration
Speaker's Bio
Greg Fullelove, LL.M. (Leiden)
Greg Fullelove is a Partner and Head of the International Arbitration Group at Osborne Clarke LLP. He has been counsel and advocate in numerous international commercial arbitrations both in ad hoc proceedings and institutional arbitrations, for example under the LCIA, ICC, SCC, DIS, and UNCITRAL rules. He also acts in investment treaty arbitrations, including under the ICSID rules. Greg has significant expertise of arbitration in the life sciences, energy and natural resources, digital business and financial services sectors. Greg has also been appointed as an arbitrator in LCIA, ICC and UNCITRAL proceedings and has acted as an expert witness on English arbitration law and practice in the US courts (following appointment by an energy major). He is frequently asked to speak on international arbitration at conferences and universities in the UK and abroad (including at the universities of Leiden, Oxford and Reading). Greg has been recognised as a "Global Leader" in International Arbitration by Who’s Who Legal. Legal 500 lists him as a leading practitioner in the field, and he is also recognised by Chambers and Partners. He is an editor of the Wolters Kluwer practitioner texts Arbitration in England (2013) and the forthcoming International Arbitration in England: Perspectives in Times of Change (2022).
Greg Fullelove is a Partner and Head of the International Arbitration Group at Osborne Clarke LLP. He has been counsel and advocate in numerous international commercial arbitrations both in ad hoc proceedings and institutional arbitrations, for example under the LCIA, ICC, SCC, DIS, and UNCITRAL rules. He also acts in investment treaty arbitrations, including under the ICSID rules. Greg has significant expertise of arbitration in the life sciences, energy and natural resources, digital business and financial services sectors. Greg has also been appointed as an arbitrator in LCIA, ICC and UNCITRAL proceedings and has acted as an expert witness on English arbitration law and practice in the US courts (following appointment by an energy major). He is frequently asked to speak on international arbitration at conferences and universities in the UK and abroad (including at the universities of Leiden, Oxford and Reading). Greg has been recognised as a "Global Leader" in International Arbitration by Who’s Who Legal. Legal 500 lists him as a leading practitioner in the field, and he is also recognised by Chambers and Partners. He is an editor of the Wolters Kluwer practitioner texts Arbitration in England (2013) and the forthcoming International Arbitration in England: Perspectives in Times of Change (2022).
Materials
Readings
Bilateral Agreement for the Promotion and Protection of Investments between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Republic of Colombia (17 March 2010); mandatory reading before the class; pay particular attention to Articles I(4), XIII(1), XIV and XV(1).
Bilateral Agreement for the Promotion and Protection of Investments between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Republic of Colombia (17 March 2010); mandatory reading before the class; pay particular attention to Articles I(4), XIII(1), XIV and XV(1).
Rules
- Statute of the International Court of Justice: Art 38(1)
- Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties: Arts 1(a), 1(b), 1(f), 1(g), 24, 27-32, 59, 70 and 80
- Articles on Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts: Arts 1-5, 7, 12-15, 23, 25, 28-32, 35-36 and 38
- ICSID Convention: Arts 25 and 42
- United Nations Charter: Art 2(4)
Decisions
Ideally, you familiarize yourself with the facts of the cases below and, in addition, read the indicated pages/paragraphs.
Ideally, you familiarize yourself with the facts of the cases below and, in addition, read the indicated pages/paragraphs.
- European American Investment Bank v. Slovakia, PCA Case No. 2010-17 (Award on Jurisdiction) (22 October 2012), paras. 69-81, 155-238, 246-280
- Anglia Auto Accessories Limited v. Czech Republic, SCC Arbitration Case V 2014/181 (Award) (10 March 2017), paras. 98-128
- LG&E Energy Corp., LG&E Capital Corp., and LG&E International, Inc. v. Argentine Republic, ICSID Case No. ARB/02/1 (Decision on Liability) (3 October 2006), paras. 226-266
- Total S.A. v. Argentine Republic, ICSID Case No. ARB/04/01 (Decision on Liability) (27 December 2010), paras. 345-346, 482-484
- Hulley Enterprises Limited v. Russian Federation, PCA Case No. 2005-03/AA226 (Final Award) (18 July 2014), paras. 1357-1364
- El Paso Energy International Company v. Argentine Republic, ICSID Case No. ARB/03/15 (Award) (31 October 2011), paras. 613-626
- Stabil LLC and Others v. Russian Federation, PCA Case no. 2015-35 (Award on Jurisdiction) (26 June 2017), paras. 127-176; and Judgment 4A_398/2017 of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (16 October 2018), Section 4.3 (unofficial English translation)
- Oschadbank v. Russian Federation, PCA Case No. 2016-14 (Award) (26 November 2018), paras. 196-219
- Champion Trading Company, Ameritrade International, Inc., James T. Wahba, John B. Wahba, Timothy T. Wahba v. Arab Republic of Egypt, ICSID Case No. ARB/02/9 (Decision on Jurisdiction) (21 October 2003), Sections 3.4.1 and 3.4.2
Slides: You find the slides of Class 7 here (will be uploaded after the lecture).
Guiding Questions
- In your opinion is either mode of arbitration – institutional or ad hoc – preferable and why?
- Do you agree that arbitrations under the UNCITRAL Rules are truly ad hoc? What if they are administered by the Permanent Court of Arbitration?
- Do you believe that there should be any practical significance to the distinction between ad hoc and institutional arbitration, such as improved enforceability of awards from reputable institutions?
Class 8: Construction Arbitration
Speaker's Bio
Prof. Renato Nazzini KC (Hon)
Renato is a partner at LMS Legal LLP, London and Professor of Law at King’s College London, where he is also the Director of the Centre of Construction Law and Dispute Resolution. An experienced arbitrator and counsel in international arbitration, he has a wide industry knowledge, from construction, oil and gas and infrastructure to IT and digital, from pharmaceuticals to consumer goods. A dually qualified English Solicitor and Italian Advocate, he understands and navigates the different approaches across common law and civil law jurisdictions and is able to resolve effectively and pragmatically complex substantive and procedural problems. Aware of the multi-cultural dimension of many international disputes, he has worked across Europe, Africa, Asia and America as counsel, arbitrator (both as president of the tribunal and co-arbitrator) and expert witness. He is a member of the ICC Arbitration and ADR Commission, Italy, a member of the ICC Task Force on Dealing with Corruption Issues in International Arbitration and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Renato has also substantial experience in EU law, regulation and competition law, having served for seven years as a lawyer and then Deputy Director of the Legal and Policy Department at the UK competition authority and as a member of the ICC Task Force on Arbitrating Competition Law Issues. In his academic capacity, Renato published six books and more than eighty articles and book chapters on international arbitration or competition law and is General Co-editor or member of the editorial board of four leading international journals. He has been Visiting Professor at the University of Turin, the University of Zurich, and FGV of San Paulo, Brazil. He holds two PhDs, one from the University of London and another from the University of Milan.
Renato is a partner at LMS Legal LLP, London and Professor of Law at King’s College London, where he is also the Director of the Centre of Construction Law and Dispute Resolution. An experienced arbitrator and counsel in international arbitration, he has a wide industry knowledge, from construction, oil and gas and infrastructure to IT and digital, from pharmaceuticals to consumer goods. A dually qualified English Solicitor and Italian Advocate, he understands and navigates the different approaches across common law and civil law jurisdictions and is able to resolve effectively and pragmatically complex substantive and procedural problems. Aware of the multi-cultural dimension of many international disputes, he has worked across Europe, Africa, Asia and America as counsel, arbitrator (both as president of the tribunal and co-arbitrator) and expert witness. He is a member of the ICC Arbitration and ADR Commission, Italy, a member of the ICC Task Force on Dealing with Corruption Issues in International Arbitration and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Renato has also substantial experience in EU law, regulation and competition law, having served for seven years as a lawyer and then Deputy Director of the Legal and Policy Department at the UK competition authority and as a member of the ICC Task Force on Arbitrating Competition Law Issues. In his academic capacity, Renato published six books and more than eighty articles and book chapters on international arbitration or competition law and is General Co-editor or member of the editorial board of four leading international journals. He has been Visiting Professor at the University of Turin, the University of Zurich, and FGV of San Paulo, Brazil. He holds two PhDs, one from the University of London and another from the University of Milan.
Materials
Readings
Sir Vivian Ramsey, 'Multi-Tier Dispute Resolution Clauses in Construction Contracts' in Renato Nazzini (ed.), Transnational Construction Arbitration: Key Themes in the Resolution of Construction Disputes (Informa Law from Routledge 2018); mandatory reading before the class.
Sir Vivian Ramsey, 'Multi-Tier Dispute Resolution Clauses in Construction Contracts' in Renato Nazzini (ed.), Transnational Construction Arbitration: Key Themes in the Resolution of Construction Disputes (Informa Law from Routledge 2018); mandatory reading before the class.
Slides: You find the slides of Class 8 here (will be uploaded after the lecture).
Guiding Questions
- What are the specific features of construction disputes that call for specific solutions?
- What are the various methods of dispute resolution in construction and how do they relate to arbitration?
- Arbitration is an expensive, inefficient and opaque dispute resolution method for construction disputes. Specialist construction courts would be a much better forum for the resolution of such disputes. Comment!
Class 9: Arbitration in the Digital Economy
Speaker's Bio
Dr. Gérardine Goh Escolar, LL.M. (UCL)
Gérardine Goh Escolar is Deputy Secretary General of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH). Concurrently, she heads the International Commercial, Digital and Financial Law (CODIFI) Division, the work of which includes the Experts’ Group on Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), the Digital Tokens Project, the Digital Economy Project (digital platforms, artificial intelligence and automated contracting, and immersive technologies), the Voluntary Carbon Markets Project, restructuring and insolvency, and intellectual property, as well as the 1985 Trusts and 2006 Securities Conventions, and the 2015 Principles on the Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts. She is also Full Professor (Adj.) at the Faculty of Law, and Academic Fellow at the Centre for Technology, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence & the Law (TRAIL), both at the National University of Singapore.
Gérardine Goh Escolar is Deputy Secretary General of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH). Concurrently, she heads the International Commercial, Digital and Financial Law (CODIFI) Division, the work of which includes the Experts’ Group on Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), the Digital Tokens Project, the Digital Economy Project (digital platforms, artificial intelligence and automated contracting, and immersive technologies), the Voluntary Carbon Markets Project, restructuring and insolvency, and intellectual property, as well as the 1985 Trusts and 2006 Securities Conventions, and the 2015 Principles on the Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts. She is also Full Professor (Adj.) at the Faculty of Law, and Academic Fellow at the Centre for Technology, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence & the Law (TRAIL), both at the National University of Singapore.
Materials
Readings
G. Blanke, 'Arbitrating in a Modern World: Challenges and Opportunities' (2023) 89(3) Arbitration: The International Journal of Arbitration, Mediation and Dispute Management, 238-265; mandatory reading before the class.
G. Blanke, 'Arbitrating in a Modern World: Challenges and Opportunities' (2023) 89(3) Arbitration: The International Journal of Arbitration, Mediation and Dispute Management, 238-265; mandatory reading before the class.
Slides: You find the slides of Class 9 here (will be uploaded after the lecture).
Guiding Questions
- What specific features of the digital transformation of mature industries, and the digitalisation of the economy (including the digitisation of activities and the increasing use of online and networked services), will raise specific and novel issues relating to arbitration?
- What fields of arbitration and dispute settlement are already impacted by the use of digital technologies, including web3 and artificial intelligence?
- What is the impact, on arbitration as a field and on arbitration proceedings specifically, of further developments in the digital economy (including web3, tokenisation, distributed storage mechanisms, and artificial intelligence)?
Class 10: Outer Space Arbitration
Speaker's Bio
Dr. Gérardine Goh Escolar, LL.M. (UCL)
Gérardine Goh Escolar is Deputy Secretary General of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH). Concurrently, she heads the International Commercial, Digital and Financial Law (CODIFI) Division, the work of which includes the Experts’ Group on Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), the Digital Tokens Project, the Digital Economy Project (digital platforms, artificial intelligence and automated contracting, and immersive technologies), the Voluntary Carbon Markets Project, restructuring and insolvency, and intellectual property, as well as the 1985 Trusts and 2006 Securities Conventions, and the 2015 Principles on the Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts. She is also Full Professor (Adj.) at the Faculty of Law, and Academic Fellow at the Centre for Technology, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence & the Law (TRAIL), both at the National University of Singapore.
Gérardine Goh Escolar is Deputy Secretary General of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH). Concurrently, she heads the International Commercial, Digital and Financial Law (CODIFI) Division, the work of which includes the Experts’ Group on Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), the Digital Tokens Project, the Digital Economy Project (digital platforms, artificial intelligence and automated contracting, and immersive technologies), the Voluntary Carbon Markets Project, restructuring and insolvency, and intellectual property, as well as the 1985 Trusts and 2006 Securities Conventions, and the 2015 Principles on the Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts. She is also Full Professor (Adj.) at the Faculty of Law, and Academic Fellow at the Centre for Technology, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence & the Law (TRAIL), both at the National University of Singapore.
Materials
Readings
Peter Malanczuk, 'Investment Protection of Commercial Activities in Space: Treaties, Contracts, Licenses, Insurances, Arbitration' (2018) 19 Journal of World Investment & Trade, 952-973 and 991-998; mandatory reading before the class.
Peter Malanczuk, 'Investment Protection of Commercial Activities in Space: Treaties, Contracts, Licenses, Insurances, Arbitration' (2018) 19 Journal of World Investment & Trade, 952-973 and 991-998; mandatory reading before the class.
Slides: You find the slides of Class 10 here (will be uploaded after the lecture).
Guiding Questions
- What specific issues and considerations should arbitrators and parties take into account when instituting arbitral proceedings in relation to a dispute arising from activities in outer space?
- What arbitration procedures and frameworks are available to parties in relation to a dispute arising from activities in outer space?
- In your opinion, is arbitration the mechanism most suited to the settlement of disputes arising from activities in outer space? Why or why not?
Class 11: Maritime Arbitration
Speaker's Bio
James Clanchy, FCIArb
James Clanchy, FCIArb, is a full-time arbitrator in independent practice and a former Honorary Secretary of the London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA). He is an associate member of Six Pump Court chambers in London. As an arbitrator, he has taken appointments in ad hoc and institutional arbitrations, seated in London, Dubai, Singapore and Copenhagen, as a sole arbitrator and as a member of two and three member tribunals. His cases largely concern charterparties, ship sale and purchase, container leases, and commodities trading. He has written more than 40 awards. He is a solicitor in England & Wales (admitted 1990, non-practising since 2019) and was an avocat at the Paris bar from 1994 to 2008. He spent 20 years as a commercial disputes lawyer In London and Paris, with Withers, Holman Fenwick Willan, and Stephenson Harwood, specialising in shipping, oil and gas, and international trade. He was Registrar and Deputy Director General of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) for four years (2008 to 2012). He spent two years as a case assessor for third-party funders and After The Event (ATE) insurers. He is a co-author of A Commentary on the LCIA Arbitration Rules 2014 (Sweet & Maxwell, 2015). He has given lectures and spoken at conferences about the LCIA, the LMAA, third-party funding, and professional ethics. He has been a contributor to Lexis PSL Arbitration and New Law Journal. His International Congress of Maritime Arbitrators 2020 paper, "Ad hoc arbitration and its enemies", was published in Arbitration 86, no 4 (2020). Since July 2022 he has been co-editor (arbitration) of Lloyd’s Maritime Law Newsletter.
James Clanchy, FCIArb, is a full-time arbitrator in independent practice and a former Honorary Secretary of the London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA). He is an associate member of Six Pump Court chambers in London. As an arbitrator, he has taken appointments in ad hoc and institutional arbitrations, seated in London, Dubai, Singapore and Copenhagen, as a sole arbitrator and as a member of two and three member tribunals. His cases largely concern charterparties, ship sale and purchase, container leases, and commodities trading. He has written more than 40 awards. He is a solicitor in England & Wales (admitted 1990, non-practising since 2019) and was an avocat at the Paris bar from 1994 to 2008. He spent 20 years as a commercial disputes lawyer In London and Paris, with Withers, Holman Fenwick Willan, and Stephenson Harwood, specialising in shipping, oil and gas, and international trade. He was Registrar and Deputy Director General of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) for four years (2008 to 2012). He spent two years as a case assessor for third-party funders and After The Event (ATE) insurers. He is a co-author of A Commentary on the LCIA Arbitration Rules 2014 (Sweet & Maxwell, 2015). He has given lectures and spoken at conferences about the LCIA, the LMAA, third-party funding, and professional ethics. He has been a contributor to Lexis PSL Arbitration and New Law Journal. His International Congress of Maritime Arbitrators 2020 paper, "Ad hoc arbitration and its enemies", was published in Arbitration 86, no 4 (2020). Since July 2022 he has been co-editor (arbitration) of Lloyd’s Maritime Law Newsletter.
Materials
Readings
Eva Litina, Theory, Law and Practice of Maritime Arbitration (Kluwer Law International 2020) 24-53 (excerpt of 'Chapter 1: Theoretical Background'); mandatory reading before the class.
Eva Litina, Theory, Law and Practice of Maritime Arbitration (Kluwer Law International 2020) 24-53 (excerpt of 'Chapter 1: Theoretical Background'); mandatory reading before the class.
Rules
The London Maritime Arbitrators Association: The LMAA Terms 2021
The London Maritime Arbitrators Association: The LMAA Terms 2021
Slides: You find the slides of Class 11 here (will be uploaded after the lecture).
Guiding Questions
- What factors make maritime arbitration distinctive?
- How is an ad hoc London maritime arbitration commenced and how might the LMAA (London Maritime Arbitrators Association) Terms be introduced to govern the procedure?
- Does maritime arbitration have an image problem?
Class 12: Oral Advocacy Skills
Speaker's Bio
Dr. Vlad Meerovich, MSc (LSE)
Vlad is a partner at Peters & Peters in London. A specialist in multi-jurisdictional commercial litigation and international arbitration, Vlad also has experience of acting in cases involving parallel criminal proceedings and investigations by the Serious Fraud Office. He holds a PhD in law and economics from the London School of Economics. Vlad is a commercial litigator specialising in the field of complex corporate and financial fraud. He acts in the High Court and arbitral proceedings that also tend to engage criminal process and involve emergency without notice applications to seize property and assets. Vlad’s experience covers both obtaining and challenging freezing injunctions. Since joining Peters & Peters in 2009, Vlad has represented clients in a range of high-profile, high-value civil and criminal cases. He has worked on matters involving allegations of breach of fiduciary duty, corruption, dishonesty, fraudulent misrepresentation, misappropriation, money laundering, price fixing and unlawful financial assistance. Vlad has particular experience of acting in cases arising out of business acquisitions (acting for and against former management); failed investments that have been misappropriated and/or mismanaged; trusts; and HM Revenue & Customs enquiries. Much of Vlad’s work is international. In addition to UK and European clients, he has acted for individuals and entities from India, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Russia, Ukraine and the United States.
Emma Ruane
In November 2021, Emma was appointed partner at Peters & Peters, marking a significant milestone in a career spanning over a decade in civil and commercial litigation. Throughout her tenure at Peters & Peters, Emma has garnered significant expertise in navigating complex legal matters, often with an international dimension. A standout achievement in Emma's career so far is her role in representing the Republic of Mozambique in the widely recognised “tuna bonds litigation”, a piece of litigation which the Lawyer magazine described as having “one of the weightiest line-ups” in 2023’s top 20 cases of the year, with around 30 parties and no fewer than 14 KCs. Emma has a proven track record in securing interim relief, including freezing orders, anti-suit injunctions, and disclosure orders, as well as challenging the same. Her experience extends to representing both claimants and defendants through to the conclusion of trial and beyond. Emma is recognised as ‘Up and Coming’ in Chambers 2025 (Fraud: Civil). Clients have described Emma as 'an excellent litigator' and 'a notably strong solicitor. Emma defended the CEO of what was one of Nigeria’s top three banks against charges of share manipulation and misappropriation in a trial, two weeks of which took place in Lagos, Nigeria. She was also a key part of the team which helped the National Health Service to prevail against allegations it failed to mitigate its losses in a multi-million pound, long-running competition claim. Other leading and recent experiences include Emma’s co-ordination of a team for the purpose of pursuing a group claim alleging misrepresentation in tax-efficient investments, her advisory role on jurisdictional issues stemming from the sale of Indian money transfer businesses and the management of multi-party litigation relating to the sale of Formula One in 2005.
Vlad is a partner at Peters & Peters in London. A specialist in multi-jurisdictional commercial litigation and international arbitration, Vlad also has experience of acting in cases involving parallel criminal proceedings and investigations by the Serious Fraud Office. He holds a PhD in law and economics from the London School of Economics. Vlad is a commercial litigator specialising in the field of complex corporate and financial fraud. He acts in the High Court and arbitral proceedings that also tend to engage criminal process and involve emergency without notice applications to seize property and assets. Vlad’s experience covers both obtaining and challenging freezing injunctions. Since joining Peters & Peters in 2009, Vlad has represented clients in a range of high-profile, high-value civil and criminal cases. He has worked on matters involving allegations of breach of fiduciary duty, corruption, dishonesty, fraudulent misrepresentation, misappropriation, money laundering, price fixing and unlawful financial assistance. Vlad has particular experience of acting in cases arising out of business acquisitions (acting for and against former management); failed investments that have been misappropriated and/or mismanaged; trusts; and HM Revenue & Customs enquiries. Much of Vlad’s work is international. In addition to UK and European clients, he has acted for individuals and entities from India, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Russia, Ukraine and the United States.
Emma Ruane
In November 2021, Emma was appointed partner at Peters & Peters, marking a significant milestone in a career spanning over a decade in civil and commercial litigation. Throughout her tenure at Peters & Peters, Emma has garnered significant expertise in navigating complex legal matters, often with an international dimension. A standout achievement in Emma's career so far is her role in representing the Republic of Mozambique in the widely recognised “tuna bonds litigation”, a piece of litigation which the Lawyer magazine described as having “one of the weightiest line-ups” in 2023’s top 20 cases of the year, with around 30 parties and no fewer than 14 KCs. Emma has a proven track record in securing interim relief, including freezing orders, anti-suit injunctions, and disclosure orders, as well as challenging the same. Her experience extends to representing both claimants and defendants through to the conclusion of trial and beyond. Emma is recognised as ‘Up and Coming’ in Chambers 2025 (Fraud: Civil). Clients have described Emma as 'an excellent litigator' and 'a notably strong solicitor. Emma defended the CEO of what was one of Nigeria’s top three banks against charges of share manipulation and misappropriation in a trial, two weeks of which took place in Lagos, Nigeria. She was also a key part of the team which helped the National Health Service to prevail against allegations it failed to mitigate its losses in a multi-million pound, long-running competition claim. Other leading and recent experiences include Emma’s co-ordination of a team for the purpose of pursuing a group claim alleging misrepresentation in tax-efficient investments, her advisory role on jurisdictional issues stemming from the sale of Indian money transfer businesses and the management of multi-party litigation relating to the sale of Formula One in 2005.
Materials
Readings
- Mark C. Baker, 'Advocacy in International Arbitration' in Lawrence W. Newman and Richard D. Hill (eds), The Leading Arbitrators' Guide to International Arbitration (Juris Publishing 2008) 381-401; mandatory reading before the class.
- Colin Y. C. Ong, 'The Art of Advocacy in International Arbitration', IBA Annual Conference 2007, paper abstract, 1-5; mandatory reading before the class.
- A Practical Guide to Advocacy, Case Study 1 - Robert Cavendish & Co Limited v Downham Callery Limited. Our speaker will rely on this case study to illustrate oral advocacy issues; optional reading.
- Barton Legum, 'The Ten Commandments of Written Advocacy in International Arbitration' (2013) 29(1) Arbitration International, 1-6; optional reading.
- 'Irving Younger's 10 Commandments of Cross Examination'; summary of The Art of Cross-Examination by Irvin Younger, The Section of Litigation Monograph Series, No. 1, published by the American Bar Association Section on Litigation, from a speech given by Irving Younger at the ABA Annual Meeting in Montreal Canada in August of 1975; optional reading.
- Farrah Champagne, 'Five Tips for Engaging Opening Statements' (30 October 2015) <www.americanbar.org/groups/litigation/committees/trial-practice/practice/2015/5-tips-for-engaging-opening-statements/>; optional reading.
- Peter Lyons, Advocacy: A Practical Guide (Wildy, Simmonds & Hill Publishing 2019); optional reading.
- Stephen Jagusch KC, Philippe Pinsolle and Alexander G Leventhal (eds), The Guide to Advocacy (6th edn, Law Business Research Ltd 2023); optional reading, can be downloaded for free here.
Slides: You find the slides of Class 12 here (will be uploaded after the lecture).
Panel: Careers in International Arbitration
Speaker's Bio
Dr. Vlad Meerovich, MSc (LSE)
Vlad is a partner at Peters & Peters in London. A specialist in multi-jurisdictional commercial litigation and international arbitration, Vlad also has experience of acting in cases involving parallel criminal proceedings and investigations by the Serious Fraud Office. He holds a PhD in law and economics from the London School of Economics. Vlad is a commercial litigator specialising in the field of complex corporate and financial fraud. He acts in the High Court and arbitral proceedings that also tend to engage criminal process and involve emergency without notice applications to seize property and assets. Vlad’s experience covers both obtaining and challenging freezing injunctions. Since joining Peters & Peters in 2009, Vlad has represented clients in a range of high-profile, high-value civil and criminal cases. He has worked on matters involving allegations of breach of fiduciary duty, corruption, dishonesty, fraudulent misrepresentation, misappropriation, money laundering, price fixing and unlawful financial assistance. Vlad has particular experience of acting in cases arising out of business acquisitions (acting for and against former management); failed investments that have been misappropriated and/or mismanaged; trusts; and HM Revenue & Customs enquiries. Much of Vlad’s work is international. In addition to UK and European clients, he has acted for individuals and entities from India, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Russia, Ukraine and the United States.
Vlad is a partner at Peters & Peters in London. A specialist in multi-jurisdictional commercial litigation and international arbitration, Vlad also has experience of acting in cases involving parallel criminal proceedings and investigations by the Serious Fraud Office. He holds a PhD in law and economics from the London School of Economics. Vlad is a commercial litigator specialising in the field of complex corporate and financial fraud. He acts in the High Court and arbitral proceedings that also tend to engage criminal process and involve emergency without notice applications to seize property and assets. Vlad’s experience covers both obtaining and challenging freezing injunctions. Since joining Peters & Peters in 2009, Vlad has represented clients in a range of high-profile, high-value civil and criminal cases. He has worked on matters involving allegations of breach of fiduciary duty, corruption, dishonesty, fraudulent misrepresentation, misappropriation, money laundering, price fixing and unlawful financial assistance. Vlad has particular experience of acting in cases arising out of business acquisitions (acting for and against former management); failed investments that have been misappropriated and/or mismanaged; trusts; and HM Revenue & Customs enquiries. Much of Vlad’s work is international. In addition to UK and European clients, he has acted for individuals and entities from India, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Russia, Ukraine and the United States.
Galina Borshevskaya
Galina is a Senior Associate in Osborne Clarke's Commercial Disputes Team. Galina's diverse practice covers both commercial and investment arbitration as well as litigation in English courts. Galina has represented clients in complex commercial, contractual and corporate disputes in energy, infrastructure, transportation and retail sectors in arbitrations under the rules of all major institutions, including ICSID, LCIA, ICC and SCC and in ad hoc proceedings under the UNCITRAL Rules. Galina currently acts as a tribunal secretary in an LCIA arbitration. Galina is actively involved in pro bono, where she uses her legal skills and knowledge to help children with special educational needs and their parents secure places in schools that meet their needs.
Galina is a Senior Associate in Osborne Clarke's Commercial Disputes Team. Galina's diverse practice covers both commercial and investment arbitration as well as litigation in English courts. Galina has represented clients in complex commercial, contractual and corporate disputes in energy, infrastructure, transportation and retail sectors in arbitrations under the rules of all major institutions, including ICSID, LCIA, ICC and SCC and in ad hoc proceedings under the UNCITRAL Rules. Galina currently acts as a tribunal secretary in an LCIA arbitration. Galina is actively involved in pro bono, where she uses her legal skills and knowledge to help children with special educational needs and their parents secure places in schools that meet their needs.
Prof. Dr. Yarik Kryvoi, LL.M. (Harvard)
Professor Yarik Kryvoi is the Senior Fellow in International Economic Law and Director of the Investment Treaty Forum at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law in London. He is also a member of the New York State Bar (USA). Before moving to academia, he practiced law with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in London, Morgan Lewis & Bockius in Washington, DC and Baker & McKenzie in Saint Petersburg. He is currently engaged in a number of law reform and capacity building projects for the United Nations, governmental agencies and academic institutions. He is listed as an arbitrator by several institutions, including Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, Asian International Arbitration Centre and Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration. He is also the founder of the CIS Arbitration Forum. Professor Kryvoi has authored a number of articles and monographs, primarily in the area of international dispute resolution and has also conducted several empirical studies in partnership with leading law firms. His recently published works include Private or Public Adjudication? Procedure, Substance and Legitimacy (Leiden Journal of International Law, 2021), International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (Kluwer Law International, 2020). He is also creator and director of the online course International Investment Law and Dispute Resolution.
Professor Yarik Kryvoi is the Senior Fellow in International Economic Law and Director of the Investment Treaty Forum at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law in London. He is also a member of the New York State Bar (USA). Before moving to academia, he practiced law with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in London, Morgan Lewis & Bockius in Washington, DC and Baker & McKenzie in Saint Petersburg. He is currently engaged in a number of law reform and capacity building projects for the United Nations, governmental agencies and academic institutions. He is listed as an arbitrator by several institutions, including Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, Asian International Arbitration Centre and Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration. He is also the founder of the CIS Arbitration Forum. Professor Kryvoi has authored a number of articles and monographs, primarily in the area of international dispute resolution and has also conducted several empirical studies in partnership with leading law firms. His recently published works include Private or Public Adjudication? Procedure, Substance and Legitimacy (Leiden Journal of International Law, 2021), International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (Kluwer Law International, 2020). He is also creator and director of the online course International Investment Law and Dispute Resolution.
Evening event hosted by Volterra Fietta: lecture, intership programme, reception & networking
On Wednesday, 18 June 2025, 18:00 BTS an evening event hosted by Volterra Fietta takes place for both online and in-person participants.
- in-person participants: please be at the entrance desk of Volterra Fietta, 8 Mortimer Street, Fitzroy Place, London W1T 3JJ at 17:45 BST.
- all online participants are requested to register in advance for the lecture and internship program presenetation under the following link.
Lecture by Angela Ha
Angela Ha is an Australian-qualified lawyer and counsel at Volterra Fietta, specialising in public international law and international dispute settlement. She advises and represents government and commercial clients across the full range of public international law issues. She routinely acts for both claimant investors and respondent States in high-stakes, high-profile investment treaty arbitrations. She has represented clients in multiple State-to-State disputes, including cases before the International Court of Justice. Angela regularly speaks and lectures on public international law, including at University College London and SOAS University of London. She has been invited to speak on issues of international law and dispute settlement at the United Nations Headquarters in New York and by the American Society for International Law, the British Institute of International and Comparative Law, and the Netherlands Institute for the Law of the Sea. Angela has been recognised by Legal 500 as a “Rising Star” in public international law and by Best Lawyers in its 2025 rankings of “Best Public International Lawyers” in the United Kingdom. Clients and peers have praised her as “thorough and savvy”, “a formidable advocate and cross-examiner” and “one of the up-and-coming stars in this field”.
Presentation of "The Fietta Volterra global internship programme"
Volterra Fietta started its global internship programme in March of 2011. Since then, the firm has trained more than 200 lawyers from around the world in the practical realities of advising and representing governments, international organisations and private clients in the field of public international law.
Reception & networking
Angela Ha is an Australian-qualified lawyer and counsel at Volterra Fietta, specialising in public international law and international dispute settlement. She advises and represents government and commercial clients across the full range of public international law issues. She routinely acts for both claimant investors and respondent States in high-stakes, high-profile investment treaty arbitrations. She has represented clients in multiple State-to-State disputes, including cases before the International Court of Justice. Angela regularly speaks and lectures on public international law, including at University College London and SOAS University of London. She has been invited to speak on issues of international law and dispute settlement at the United Nations Headquarters in New York and by the American Society for International Law, the British Institute of International and Comparative Law, and the Netherlands Institute for the Law of the Sea. Angela has been recognised by Legal 500 as a “Rising Star” in public international law and by Best Lawyers in its 2025 rankings of “Best Public International Lawyers” in the United Kingdom. Clients and peers have praised her as “thorough and savvy”, “a formidable advocate and cross-examiner” and “one of the up-and-coming stars in this field”.
Presentation of "The Fietta Volterra global internship programme"
Volterra Fietta started its global internship programme in March of 2011. Since then, the firm has trained more than 200 lawyers from around the world in the practical realities of advising and representing governments, international organisations and private clients in the field of public international law.
Reception & networking
Closing Keynote: Arbitration and Armed Conflict
Speaker's Bio
Suzanne Spears
In 2022, Suzanne Spears founded Paxus LLP, a boutique law firm based in London specialising in public international law, international arbitration, and business and human rights. Suzanne has practiced in these areas for more than two decades in London and New York, including as a partner in the International Arbitration group at Allen & Overy (now A&O Shearman), where she also led the Business and Human Rights practice.
Suzanne’s prior professional experience includes serving with international affairs organisations, such as the Office in Colombia of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Inter-American Institute of Human Rights, and the Council on Foreign Relations, where much of her work focused on the role of multinational corporations in armed conflict and peace processes. Suzanne now acts as counsel, arbitrator, and CEDR-accredited mediator in international disputes. She is currently advising investors whose businesses have been disrupted due to armed conflict, military coups or occupations, and a State that is dealing with threats by illegal armed groups to strategic assets owned by foreign investors. As adjunct Associate Professor of Law at the University of Notre Dame Law School, Suzanne also teaches International Arbitration on the US university’s London campus. Her recent publications include Financing a Just Transition Based on Respect for Human Rights (Paxus LLP, 2025) and ‘Reconciling Human Rights and Investor Rights: The Case of Climate Change’ in Investment Arbitration and Climate Change (Kluwer, A. Magnusson & A. Ipp eds 2024).
In 2022, Suzanne Spears founded Paxus LLP, a boutique law firm based in London specialising in public international law, international arbitration, and business and human rights. Suzanne has practiced in these areas for more than two decades in London and New York, including as a partner in the International Arbitration group at Allen & Overy (now A&O Shearman), where she also led the Business and Human Rights practice.
Suzanne’s prior professional experience includes serving with international affairs organisations, such as the Office in Colombia of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Inter-American Institute of Human Rights, and the Council on Foreign Relations, where much of her work focused on the role of multinational corporations in armed conflict and peace processes. Suzanne now acts as counsel, arbitrator, and CEDR-accredited mediator in international disputes. She is currently advising investors whose businesses have been disrupted due to armed conflict, military coups or occupations, and a State that is dealing with threats by illegal armed groups to strategic assets owned by foreign investors. As adjunct Associate Professor of Law at the University of Notre Dame Law School, Suzanne also teaches International Arbitration on the US university’s London campus. Her recent publications include Financing a Just Transition Based on Respect for Human Rights (Paxus LLP, 2025) and ‘Reconciling Human Rights and Investor Rights: The Case of Climate Change’ in Investment Arbitration and Climate Change (Kluwer, A. Magnusson & A. Ipp eds 2024).
Topic
We live in an era in which the number of armed conflicts globally has reached the highest level since World War II, disrupting international trade, investment, and commerce, and leading to disputes subject to international arbitration. Investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS) increasingly involves wartime expropriation, asset destruction, state contract breaches, and emergency measures, raising issues related to protection and security standards, war clauses, national security, and the doctrine of necessity. This also raises questions about whether arbitral tribunals can consider the laws of war in ISDS cases.
Armed conflict also affects international commercial arbitration, with concepts like force majeure, frustration, and coercion increasingly tested in cases involving business disruptions. Arbitrators also may be asked to address issues under the laws of war in commercial arbitrations.
This keynote address will examine the broader implications of armed conflict for ISDS and international commercial arbitration, including whether the threat of arbitration influences the likelihood of conflict or behaviour during conflict, and how tribunals balance investment protection and contract performance with the demands of war. Finally, it will consider the impact of armed conflict on the validity and enforceability of agreements and arbitral awards.
This keynote address will examine the broader implications of armed conflict for ISDS and international commercial arbitration, including whether the threat of arbitration influences the likelihood of conflict or behaviour during conflict, and how tribunals balance investment protection and contract performance with the demands of war. Finally, it will consider the impact of armed conflict on the validity and enforceability of agreements and arbitral awards.
Registration for Online Attendance
All online participants are requested to register in advance for the keynote lecture under the following link.
Reflective Journal
Aims of the Reflective Journal
- The Reflective Journal helps you understand and remember key issues and provides you the chance to record your developing understanding and ideas about the various topic dealt with during the London Summer Arbitration School.
- The journal will be assessed to make sure it demonstrates substantive reflective comments on the topics covered, with an analysis and evaluation of the respective concepts.
- There will be no grade for the journal, just pass or fail.
Requirement for being awarded the Certificate of Completion:
- Timely submission of a reflective journal that respects the instructions listed in the template for the Reflective Journal (see below) is a prerequisite for being awarded the Certificate of Completion of the London Summer Arbitration School on Friday, 20 June 2025.
- Late submissions cannot be taken into account.
Template and Instructions:
- Please use this template for your Reflective Journal.
- On the first page of the template, you find all the instructions concerning the Reflective Journal.
Upload
- Deadline: You must upload your Reflective Journal no later than Thursday, 19 June 2025, 17:30 BST.
- Upload link: Please click here to start the process. Please note that before being able to upload your journal, you need to complete the feedback form. After completion of the feedback form, the link to upload the journal will appear.
- Labeling and format: Please name your file "Last name_Reflective Journal LSAS 2025" (example: "Petrig_Reflective Journal LSAS 2025") and upload it in Word format.
- Access to the journal: Please note that only the organizers (but not the other participants) can see your Reflective Journal.
Certificates of Completion and Diploma
- Certificates of Completion: You can download your Certificate of Completion here (will be available after the school).
- Diploma in International Arbitration: Participants who have successfully completed the Basel Winter Arbitration School (BWAS) and the London Summer Arbitration School (LSAS) can download their Diploma in International Arbitration here (will be available after the school).
Please note that we are only handing out paper certificates/diplomas to those attending the Closing Ceremony; we will not send any certificates/diplomas by post.
Pictures
You find pictures of the LSAS 2025 here (will be uploaded after the school).
