Sub-Saharan Africa

Advising leading payments company, SaltPay on their global expansion across Europe and Africa.

Advising leading payments company, SaltPay on their global expansion across Europe and Africa.

against a group of companies in Singapore and South Africa in respect of claims for breach of contract, misrepresentation and conspiracy.

Advising a former Compliance Director in relation to a National Crime Agency investigation regarding the Libya Investment Authority. We managed to ensure that our client was treated as no more than a witness to this NCA investigation, with the focus directed at the more senior executives involved.

Advising the operator of Bridge Alliance, the leading mobile alliance serving consumers and enterprises in the Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa.

Acting for an Asian company in an ad hoc investment treaty arbitration under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules against an African State regarding the alleged expropriation of its investment.

We represented an Italian company in a successful ad hoc commercial arbitration seated in Libya regarding the construction of a hospital.

We represent an Asian investor in an UNCITRAL investment treaty arbitration against a State in Sub-Saharan Africa concerning a free trade zone.

Acted for Banyan Tree Holdings on the sale of its entire asset portfolio in the Seychelles, including a sale and manage-back deal on the luxury Banyan Tree Resort Seychelles

Acting for a Russian individual to enforce a Russian judgment in the BVI over shares in a company beneficially owned by a Russian judgment debtor. Also involved proceedings in the Seychelles, a Freezing Order and the appointment of a Receiver in the BVI who subsequently took control of Russian companies which owned substantial assets in Russia against which our client could enforce.

Acting for a major Chinese conglomerate in an investment treaty arbitration claim against an African State relating to the development of a special economic zone.

Acting for an Italian waste management company in an ICSID claim against an African State relating to the expropriation of the company's investment.

Representing a German recycling company in its claim against an African State relating to expropriation and discrimination.

We acted for the wife in OS v DS. Her husband had failed to make proper disclosure of his financial resources. We assisted in establishing an innovative court procedure so that the judge could carry out a 'preliminary/oral discovery' hearing. We were then able to settle the case resulting in a positive outcome for our client. This procedure has since been used in many other cases and is now known as an 'OS v DS hearing'.

Our US team represented an investment fund and its principals in a multi-national dispute concerning investments in Ethiopia, we successfully dismissed all of the claims against our clients.

We acted for the management of a US$50 million freeze-pack plant for fresh vegetables in Zimbabwe.

We advised AES Corporation, Aquila and El Paso on various power projects, including project company acquisitions and disposals in the UK, eastern Europe and Africa on the following projects: Aquila in connection with its $2.1 billion acquisition of Midland Electricity plc; and El Paso on the disposal of its minority interest in the Kladno power project in the Czech Republic and its exit from a power project in Fife, Scotland.

We advised Citibank International Plc, an affiliate of Citibank N.A., on its adherence to OPIC Framework Guarantee Facility Agreement (Global Housing II Program) between Citibank N.A., as facility agent, and Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), an agency of the United States of America. This was to enhance and expand their lending services to clients located in the OPIC priority countries including Vietnam, Bangladesh, Kenya, Tanzania, Algeria, Philippines, Armenia, Botswana, Ghana, and others.

We acted for a major Indian bank in financing a steel galvanising plant in Nigeria.

A major construction project in Libya has resulted in an ad hoc commercial arbitration for our client, an Italian company.

Represented a Mauritian energy company as counsel and advocates in an investment treaty arbitration against Pakistan under the UNCITRAL arbitration rules.