Regarded as ‘a fantastic set for arbitration practitioners as a whole’, 3 Verulam Buildings contains specialists across a broad swathe of arbitrations. Zachary Douglas KC is highly skilled in commercial and public international law arbitrations, with a high level of experience in investor-state arbitrations. Christopher Symons KC specialises in insurance and reinsurance disputes, sitting under the ICC, LCIA, AAA and UNCITRAL rules. Sophie Nappert is seen as ’well-balanced’ and as having ‘superb legal analysis’. Cross-qualified as a chartered accountant, Jane Davies Evans KC sits as arbitrator in cases raising complex issues of quantum. Other notable tenants include Ali Malek KC .
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Position
Barrister specialising in public international law, conflict of laws and arbitration. Counsel in cases before the International Court of Justice, European Court of Human Rights and other international courts and tribunals, and in investment treaty arbitrations and commercial arbitrations under the ICC, LCIA, SCC, UNCITRAL and ICSID arbitration rules. Arbitrator in more than 40 investment treaties and commercial arbitrations. Counsel in cases before the English courts on questions of international law. Formerly counsel to the IOC on all arbitrations arising from the Olympics. Professor of international law at the Graduate Institute in Geneva. Formerly lecturer in public international law at Cambridge University and Fellow of Jesus College.
Career
Practised for several years in international arbitration and public international law at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in Paris. Author of ‘International Law of Investment Claims’ (CUP 2009) and numerous chapters and articles on topics of international law.
Languages
Russian, French.
Education
University of Melbourne (BA; LLB Hon); Oxford University (BCL; Proxime Accessit Vinerian Scholar); Cambridge University (MA; PhD).
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- 'The leading chambers for international arbitration.'
- 'Because of the unique cross cultural experiences and diversity of their tenants, they have an unparalleled horizon which easily traverses complex disputes across common law and civil law worlds.'
- 'A fantastic set for arbitration practitioners as a whole.'
- 'A good set of commercial chambers.'