Arushie is an associate specialising in investment treaty arbitration, international commercial arbitrations, as well as issues of public international law.
Arushie specialises in dispute resolution, with a focus on investment treaty arbitration, international commercial arbitration and public international law, and is based in London.
She has experience handling both investment treaty arbitration proceedings and international commercial arbitrations involving an array of complex procedural, jurisdictional and substantive issues. She has worked on arbitrations across various industry sectors such as renewables, oil and gas, telecommunications, healthcare, mining, and construction sector in arbitrations under the LCIA, SIAC, SCC, ICC and ICSID Rules, as well as in arbitration-related proceedings before the English High Court.
Arushie is qualified to practice law in India and regularly advises a wide variety of Indian clients, in addition to supporting clients more generally on issues of public international law, including the application of treaties and conventions and business and human rights issues.
She is also a key member of the firm's pro bono practice and was most recently nominated for the Law Society of England’s LawWorks Pro Bono Awards in the category of “Best Contribution by a Junior Lawyer”.
Background
Arushie holds a dual degree in law and business administration from the National Law University, Jodhpur in India, where she graduated with several gold medals, including the All-Round Best Student in her year. She is also qualified to practice law in India.
Arushie is fluent in English, Hindi and Punjabi.
Experience & expertise
Selected matters
- global energy majors in relation to a unitisation of participating interests in an oil field in West Africa involving a SCC commercial arbitration and investment treaty arbitration claims and parallel litigation before local courts
- successfully advising and acting for a leading aircraft leasing company on BIT claims against a State for claims relating to the recovery of aircraft detained by the State, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine
- a South Asian power company in LCIA arbitration proceedings in London against a South Asian State in relation to claims arising under a power purchase agreement
- a Chinese state-owned oil and gas company and its UK subsidiary in a SIAC arbitration, valued in excess of USD 5.5 billion in relation to a joint investment in offshore oil and gas assets
- an oil major in a SIAC price review arbitration
- a leading European energy-trading company in a London-seated LCIA arbitration against an Asian supplier of biofuel wood pellets for claims arising out of a long-term supply agreement
- a Russian mining company in a London-seated LCIA arbitration against an African state-owned mining company for claims arising in relation to a share purchase agreement for a nickel mine
- Axiata Investments (UK) Limited and Ncell Private Limited in ICSID proceedings brought against the Democratic Republic of Nepal relating to the imposition of capital gains tax for a corporate acquisition by Axiata and Ncell in the telecommunication sector
- a pharmaceutical company in connection with the termination of a distribution agreement
- a US healthcare company in a London-seated ad-hoc arbitration in relation to claims arising under a directors' and officers' liability insurance policy
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