Cross-border disputes are increasingly common, involving different cultures, legal systems and business concepts. They are often complex, time consuming and costly.
International arbitration procedures have been designed to overcome these difficulties. Many businesses adopt arbitration provisions in their commercial agreements so that any disputes may be resolved efficiently.
Our international arbitration practice has handled complex cross-border disputes in jurisdictions internationally under a wide range of arbitral bodies. We have helped clients worldwide reap the benefits of international arbitration procedures, including:
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Flexibility in procedures and rules of evidence
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Flexibility as to who will determine the dispute
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Greater ease of enforcement worldwide under international conventions
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Greater levels of confidentiality
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Greater neutrality
We represent parties in international arbitrations arising in a broad range of industry sectors, including banking, construction, energy, insurance, international finance, international trade and investments, intellectual property, and telecommunications. Our lawyers have experience with complex, international disputes under all of the principal international arbitral rules, including: The American Arbitration Association/International Centre for Dispute Resolution (AAA/ICDR);The International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID); The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC); The London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA); the International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution ( CPR) and Chartered Institute of Arbitrators ( CIArb). In addition, we have experience with ad hoc proceedings and arbitrations under the UNCITRAL Rules, in numerous seats, under a wide variety of governing laws.
With law firm affiliations around the globe and teams well established in local markets, we provide detailed knowledge of arbitration institutions, regulations and practices; an understanding of local requirements, as well as linguistic and cultural variations and a perspective that spans borders. We commonly deploy teams on a cross-office and multi-jurisdictional basis. The teams have on-the-ground experience of not just international arbitration laws and procedures but, crucially, how these are interpreted and addressed locally.
With law firm affiliations around the globe and teams well established in local markets, we provide detailed knowledge of arbitration institutions, regulations and practices; an understanding of local requirements, as well as linguistic and cultural variations and a perspective that spans borders. We commonly deploy teams on a cross-office and multi-jurisdictional basis. The teams have on-the-ground experience of not just international arbitration laws and procedures but, crucially, how these are interpreted and addressed locally.
