Specialist disputes firm Seladore Legal is experienced in handling significant arbitrations, particularly LCIA cases. The group also has notable expertise in arbitral challenges before the English courts. Senior partner Simon Bushell has longstanding experience in Russia and CIS-related disputes, while Kevin Kilgour's broad commercial disputes practice encompasses arbitration work.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

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  • ‘They have assembled a formidable line-up of star partners from City firms who are now able to drive home their talent in this more niche firm, which is defter and quicker than many others.’

  • ‘Seladore is a boutique practice specialising in commercial and fraud litigation, particularly in the international arbitration space.'

  • 'Enormous skill and experience, particularly at partner level.’

  • ‘Simon Bushell brings a career's experience; and Gary Milner-Moore, Gareth Keillor and Kevin Kilgour are immensely hardworking, able, insightful litigators.’

Work highlights

  • Represented the defendant in YDU v SAB, successfully resisting a s.68 challenge to an arbitral award.
  • Representing the claimant in an LCIA arbitration, relating to the breach of a share purchase agreement for a company operating in the petrochemicals sector.
  • Acting for the claimant in an LCIA arbitration, in relation to control of a joint venture company that owns a significant stake in a major Russian ports/infrastructure company.

Lawyers

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Simon Bushell

Other key lawyers

Gary Milner-Moore, Kevin Kilgour, Gareth Keillor, Afzalah Sarwar, Owen Hammond, Richard Ellison