With dispute specialists located in three international arbitration centres, extensive knowledge of all the major international and institutional arbitration rules and lawyers experienced in conducting arbitrations in the United States, London, Paris, Moscow, Budapest, Singapore, Hong Kong, Beijing, Jakarta, and Stockholm, the group is an obvious choice for parties involved in cross-border contract disputes.

We also have particular experience acting for government entities in investment treaty arbitrations, and have advised on issues arising under the Energy Charter.

We seek to differentiate our services by providing an imaginative and pragmatic approach that places our client's commercial objectives at the heart of our solution strategies and exploits the inherent flexibility of the arbitral process, to our client's maximum advantage in every case.

Peter Flint, head of international arbitration, represented the government of India in defending investment treaty claims brought by GE and Bechtel in relation to the Dabhol power project in Maharashtra, while members of the group have been advising:

• a European bank on disputes arising out of the sale of a banking subsidiary;
• the government of the Ukraine in relation to disputes concerning a hydrocarbon sharing agreement;
• a pharmaceuticals company in relation to product and distribution disputes;
• an Australian listed mining company concerning termination of mining licences in Gambia; and
• on issues arising out of industrial catastrophes in the South African mining and power generation sectors.

Other recent international arbitration cases include:

• an LCIA arbitration in London involving a Polish telecoms joint venture (rated by American Lawyer as the tenth largest in the world) and a related ICC arbitration in Geneva;
• a CIETAC arbitration in Beijing about the alleged misuse of confidential information between a Swiss pharmaceuticals company and its supplier in Mainland China;
• an arbitration in Osaka under the Japanese Arbitration Association rules concerning the supply of telecommunications equipment;
• an arbitration in the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre under the UNCITRAL rules concerning the development and production of a prototype engine;
• an LCIA arbitration in London relating to the expropriation of interests in the state aluminium producer in Tajikistan;
• an ICC arbitration in Geneva under English law involving the development and delivery of machinery;
• a reinsurance arbitration in Singapore pursuant to the SIAC rules;
• an ad hoc arbitration in London for Italian vehicle manufacturers arising out of the termination of a Kuwait distribution agreement;
• an ICC arbitration in London involving wrongful termination of a distribution agreement governing the sale of products into South America; and 
• an ad hoc Hong Kong arbitration under the UNCITRAL rules arising out of the termination of sponsorship arrangements.