Charity R.
Kirby

Acting for a sovereign-wealth fund in a $500 million fraud proceeding before the High Court and the Court of Appeal.

Acting in an ad-hoc arbitration, seated in London, focusing on illegality and piercing the corporate veil in a case related to the shipping industry.

Representing an international oil and gas company in proceedings up to and including trial in the London Commercial Court regarding claims connected to a production sharing contract in Iraq.

Advising on the implications of the Special Chamber of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea’s orders in the border dispute between Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana.

Acting for a Portuguese construction and property company in a High Court claim against a major UK bank for the mis-selling of derivative products.

Representing an Islamic bank in a £80m fraud claim against a US investor arising out of a UK building project in the London Commercial Court and in the US courts.

Acting for the investor in the enforcement of a $1.2 billion award rendered pursuant to a bilateral investment treaty.