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THE REPUBLIC OF CHILE

Representing The Republic of Chile in the landmark case on the law of sovereign immunity before the UK House of Lords in Ex Parte Pinochet (No. 3) [1999] 2 WLR 827

THE JAPANESE MINISTRY OF ECONOMY, TRADE AND INDUSTRY

Advising the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry on the proposed emissions trading regime for Japan including advice on the public international law aspects of emissions trading schemes globally 

VITOL SA

Advising Vitol SA on the arbitration, immunity and other dispute resolution aspects of its US$7 billion oil and gas project in Ghana, reportedly the largest single project foreign direct investment inflow to Ghana since Independence

A consortium of international oil companies

Advising on their rights under public international law, national and international investment law in respect of contracts granted by the Republic of the Sudan over oil and gas reserves located wholly or partially within South Sudan

Government of Malaysia

Representing in a successful US$1.2 billion arbitration against the Republic of Singapore concerning the interpretation of a bilateral treaty, conducted under the Permanent Court of Arbitration Optional Rules for Arbitrating Disputes Between Two States 

an Asian offshore contractor

Advising in a dispute arising out of US, UN and EU sanctions and the terms upon which it can withdraw from Iran

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