Practising International Arbitration: Inter-State, Investment, and Commercial Disputes

This seminar examines the three main forms of international arbitration from the practical perspective of one of the most prominent junior barristers active across inter-State, investment, and commercial disputes, as well as arbitration-related and immunities litigation in the English courts. The seminar is primarily targeted to LLM students enrolled in LL4C6 Advanced Issues in International Arbitration, but all LSE students are welcome to attend.

Speaker: Catherine Drummond is a barrister at Three Verulam Buildings with a diverse legal practice spanning public international law, international arbitration, commercial law, and public law. She is regularly instructed in proceedings before the International Court of Justice, the European Court of Human Rights, various UN bodies, and the English courts on complex issues of public international law. Her arbitration work includes both investor-State and commercial disputes, with experience under ICSID, ICC, UNCITRAL, and LCIA rules. She has also appeared before the High Court, Court of Appeal, and Supreme Court in matters related to arbitration, including the enforcement of ICSID and New York Convention awards. Last year, Catherine was counsel for the UK in its first inter-State arbitration with the EU, commenced under the post-Brexit Trade and Cooperation Agreement.

Chair: Oliver Hailes

This seminar is for LSE Students only.