International Investment Arbitration
In the last few years, as a consequence of the growth in international investment, and the concerns, particularly in the current financial climate, that companies have to protect their foreign investments, there has been an exponential growth in Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) between foreign states, together with multilateral treaties and other forms of agreements, such as concession agreements.
We have experience of dealing with transactional work and disputes in the oil & gas, renewables, energy, water and property sectors, together with major construction and engineering projects; and with other transnational trade generally, including corporate and commercial disputes. Disputes in these sectors are almost always resolved by International Commercial Arbitration or, in the case of disputes with host states, International Investment Arbitration e.g. those conducted under the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) Convention, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Arbitration Rules, or other rules of the various International Arbitration institutes.