Hogan Lovells Publications
Disputes against governments under investment treaties: a growing trend in the mining industry in 2020
January 2021
Scott Macpherson
AssociateLondon
Email scott.macpherson@hoganlovells.com
Phone +44 20 7296 5829
Fax +44 20 7296 2001
LanguagesEnglish
Practice groupLitigation, Arbitration, and Employment
Scott is an Associate in the Hogan Lovells International Arbitration team focusing on public international law and, in particular, dispute settlement under investment treaties.
Scott acts for States, international organisations and businesses in international disputes, primarily international arbitrations under the ICSID, SCC, UNCITRAL, LCIA and ICC rules in addition to ad-hoc arbitrations and arbitration-related litigation before the English courts. He has experience of dispute settlement in the oil and gas, media, telecommunications, mining and life sciences sectors.
Scott also has experience of conducting advocacy in a number of investment arbitration hearings and he regularly delivers training and lectures on international investment law and dispute settlement.
Education and admissions
Education
LPC, BPP University Law School, 2014
GDL, BPP University Law School, 2013
LL.B., University of Glasgow, 2010
Bar admissions and qualifications
Solicitor, England and Wales
Court admissions
Senior Courts of England and Wales
Representative experience
Acting for a Belgian investor in an ICSID arbitration against the Republic of Turkey under a Bilateral Investment Treaty
Acting for a Dutch investor in an ICSID arbitration against North Macedonia under a Bilateral Investment Treaty
Acting for an investor in an UNCITRAL arbitration against the Kyrgyz Republic under the Kyrgyz Foreign Investment Law
Advising Ukraine in connection with an SCC arbitration under the Energy Charter Treaty
Acting for Victor Pinchuk in relation to an arbitration between him and Ukrainian business interests
Advising an international investor in relation to its investments in Africa
Acting for a Russian investment company in relation to an LCIA arbitration about a US$500m real estate development in Russia
Acting for a Fortune 200 global power company in an arbitration under to the ICC Rules
Advising oil and gas supermajors on cross-border/maritime boundary risks
Advising clients on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, including the rights and jurisdiction of coastal States and the freedoms of other States in an exclusive economic zone
Advising clients on the sanctions available under the UNCLOS related to maritime scientific research projects
Advising clients on the consequences of judgments of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in relation to the delimitation of maritime boundaries
Latest thinking and events
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Publications
Seminar round-up: Cybersecurity and the internet in International Investment Arbitration
18 April 2019
Seminar on cybersecurity and the internet in international investment arbitration
11 April 2019
International Investment Arbitration: Hogan Lovells hosts launch of two new books
16 October 2018; 6:00pm - 8:00pm
