ARBITRATION

INFRINGEMENT OF A MASTER FRANCHISEE’S RIGHTS: In the context of a dispute between a European franchise network of a company operating in France and Italy and their U.S. franchiser, placing at risk several tens of millions of euros and potentially impacting 21,000 jobs or franchisees in Europe and Africa, we…

OIC TREATY ARBITRATION FOR EXPOPRIATION OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECT BY LIBYAN STATE LLB represented the UAE subsidiary of a large Indian conglomerate in its claims against the Libyan State for the expropriation of public housing developments in violation of the OIC Treaty for claimed damages of USD$1.2 billion. The arbitration was…

INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION OF A MINING EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT LICENSE Despite the existence of an arbitration clause, the Malian partner of Canadian and Australian companies initiated numerous procedures to frustrate and terminate further development of one of the largest African gold mining projects (with investments exceeding USD 320 million USD). Together…

ICC CONSENT AWARD between GUERNSEY, MALTESE and ISLE OF MAN ENTITIES LLB took over as counsel an ICC procedure initiated in 2015 by representing a Guernsey entity owned by a UK national. In those proceedings, the Guernsey company claimed that an Isle of Man and Maltese entity had been used…

ICC AWARD IN SENEGAL FOR ENERGY DISPUTE LLB represented the national Senegalese electricity company (SENELEC) in ICC arbitration proceedings arising out of an alleged breach of an alleged Power Purchase Agreement (claimed damages – USD$300 million). The Tribunal rejected all claims of Claimant, a Cayman Island SPV, and determined that…

PARALLEL PROCEEDINGS AND UNCITRAL ARBITRATION MATTER: Michael McNutt acted as lead personal counsel to Sergei Pugachev for relevant proceedings before the English Courts. In addition, LLB acting together with local counsel, defended Mr. Pugachev and legal entities associated with Mr. Pugachev in court proceedings initiated in London, Cayman Islands, New…