Public International Law: The English Bar
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11KBW has an impressive bench of practitioners able to offer a wide range of expertise in public international law. The team has considerable experience acting in front of numerous courts including the ICJ and International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, as well as domestic courts. Members have acted in BIT matters, investment treaty arbitrations and state-to-state claims, along with judicial reviews. The set boasts a long list of notable clients from governments and state entities to corporations and individuals. Recent work highlights include Equatorial Guinea v Gabon, a dispute over land and maritime boundaries.
Lucy Barbet and Mark Dann are senior clerks.
Notable Practitioners
Peers see Philippe Sands KC as a leading light in the area of PIL and note that he is highly respected by the ICJ and a host of other international tribunals. He has deep expertise in maritime delimitation, international environmental law and investment treaty cases, and also increasingly acts as an arbitrator. He has appeared before many international forums including the ICJ, WTO settlement organs and the ICC.
"Philippe Sands knows how to come in and provide prestige and gravitas. He is an original thinker, an imaginative scholar and advocate."
"He is a strategic thinker, able to grasp issues quickly and explain things clearly. Sands provides a good overview of the approach the team ought to take."
"He is such stellar counsel and such a frighteningly intelligent guy."
Remi Reichhold is a public international law specialist barrister who has appeared before international courts and tribunals on behalf of an impressive array of national governments, including those of Mauritius and Switzerland. He has strong expertise in state-versus-state disputes concerning territorial boundaries, the Law of the Sea and other traditional PIL matters.
"He is fantastic. Remi combines being incredibly clever with being incredibly practical and reliable."
"He has a good feel for submissions that will be effective, and his drafting is excellent."
"He is very sensible and helpful."