Linklaters LLP is consistently mandated by states and investors to act in public international law disputes. The practice further advises corporations and governments on bilateral and multilateral trade agreements, WTO policy, trade disputes, and market access and regulatory barriers. Other key areas are sanctions, international human rights law, and state sovereignty and immunity issues. Matthew Weiniger KC is global international arbitration chair; Charlotte Morgan co-leads the firm’s trade law practice; and Rachel Barrett co-heads the business and human rights group. The practice also comprises energy disputes leader Ben Carroll; international arbitration specialist Teresa Laboucarié-Polak; and government-related disputes expert Alex Fawke.
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Key clients
- HSBC
- Enagas Internacional
- Legal Response Initiative
Work highlights
- Representing HSBC in respect of an investment treaty claim against the Republic of El Salvador under the UK-El Salvador bilateral investment treaty.
- Representing Enagas in a $400m ICSID arbitration against Peru, which concerns certain measures adopted by Peru that limit Enagas’ right to transfer dividends abroad.
- Working on a pro bono basis with the LRI to provide written responses to queries on international environmental and climate change law from parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, as well as civil society observer organisations.
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The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Matthew Weiniger KC, Charlotte Morgan