Paula is the Co-Head of the Global Arbitration Practice and has extensive experience of advising on international disputes, particularly in the energy and technology sectors, and specialises in international arbitration. She has represented clients in many jurisdictions (including London, Paris, Geneva, Zurich, the US, Dubai, Africa, Russia and the CIS), as counsel and advocate, and has conducted proceedings under the auspices of most of the major arbitral institutions.
She has also been closely involved in several high profile cases before the High Court in London, and has also appeared before the Court of Appeal and House of Lords.
Credentials
- US energy corporation in LCIA arbitration regarding the application of pre-emption rights to a wind farm project in Europe
- an energy major on disputes concerning LNG project in Iran
- multinational consortium in various disputes regarding pipeline project in the Caspian
- UK independent regarding exploration activities in the Yemen and Mauritania
- host state on potential claim under the Energy Charter Treaty
- various energy companies on variety of disputes relating to their Caspian interests
- drilling contractor regarding potential ICC arbitration with energy company in relation to a project in Chad
- an energy major in an ICC arbitration relating to a petrochemicals licence agreement
- multinational defence company in ICC arbitration regarding a licence granted by an Italian company to manufacture naval weapons
- Telecom Malaysia in expropriation claim against the Government of Ghana under bilateral investment treaty
- as Counsel in an ICC arbitration relating to management of the World Trade Centre in Dubai
- UK telecoms company on potential LCIA arbitration against equipment supplier
- Asian network provider in various disputes subject to arbitration
- energy trading arm of investment bank in expert determination regarding electricity trading dispute
- BP Amoco and others in a dispute with Enron regarding the CATS gas pipeline in the Central North Sea resulting in a damages award from the House of Lords of approximately £100 million against Enron and the award of an anti-suit injunction to halt parallel proceedings in Harris County, Texas
- Amerada Hess in the Commercial Court and Court of Appeal in a dispute with the Bluewater Group
- Premier Oil in a Commercial Court action brought by Bow Valley regarding joint venture in Iran
- a number of energy companies following the collapse of Enron
- TXU Europe Energy Trading following its entry into administration
- IBM United Kingdom Limited in a highly publicised, multi-million pound dispute regarding the provision of an Automatic Fingerprint Recognition System to a network of 37 UK police forces resulting in a highly satisfactory settlement after 20 days in trial in the Technology and Construction Court in 1998
- MMK (UK) Limited in a complex telecommunications dispute with BT regarding provision of network services for an on-line lottery system
- APR Limited before the Commercial Court in defending an expert determination clause in a joint venture agreement with Inmarsat Ventures Plc