Why Instruct 4-5 Gray's Inn Square Chambers?
4-5 Members act in commercial arbitrations under the rules of every major arbitral institution, as well as in ad hoc (non-institutional) and investment treaty claims.
Areas covered: financial services, oil and gas, shipping, construction disputes, non-petroleum extractive industries, renewables, agriculture, intellectual property, insurance and reinsurance, corporate transactions and e-commerce.
On the commercial side, 4-5 Counsel act for claimants and respondents. Members have significant experience of advising clients at an early stage in a dispute, drafting arbitration clauses, advising as to interim measures/relief applications, bringing or defending challenges or enforcement proceedings in connection with arbitral awards.
Our investment treaty arbitration experience is similarly extensive; members act for both investors and host states. Arbitration members with experience as neutrals likewise have been appointed, and served as Chair, in virtually every variety of international dispute.
4-5 Counsel often act on behalf of substantial international corporates and business in a variety of areas, and in multi jurisdictions. These cases include complex issues of state Immunity, enforcement, rights and obligations under a sale and purchase agreement, termination of contracts, jurisdiction, and calculation of expectation loss.
The team has multi-lingual barristers trained under many different common law and civil law systems.
We regularly work with international clients in the UK and throughout Europe, Middle East, Asia-Pacific, US, Latin America and Caribbean, under ICSID, PCA, LCIA, ICC, HKIAC, SIAC, DIAC, ADCCAC, LMAA, UNCITRAL, AAA-ICDR, CAS and ad hoc rules.
For all enquiries please contact Emily Martin [email protected] and Stephen Somerville [email protected] on 0207 404 5252.
Arbitrator Appointments
As Arbitrators, the group has arbitrated commercial matters under the rules of every major arbitral institution, as well as in non-institutional and investment treaty claims, as well as before the Court of Arbitration for Sport. We continue to act for claimants and respondents at every stage of their disputes, from advice drafting arbitration clauses to bringing or defending challenges of enforcement proceedings in connection with arbitral awards. Our investment treaty arbitration experience is similarly extensive, and we continue to act for both investors and host states. The group has experience as neutrals and have also been appointed, and serve as Chair, in virtually every variety of commercial dispute.
Arbitration Counsel
Our members frequently appear as Counsel or expert witnesses in arbitrations in London and overseas. Our collection experience covers the following sectors: oil and gas, non-petroleum extractive industries, renewables, agriculture, intellectual property, financial services, insurance and reinsurance, shipping, corporate transactions, construction disputes, and e-commerce.
Our depth of expertise combined with our flexible and attractive fee structure enables us to supply our clients’ legal needs effectively, efficiently, and affordably. 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square also offers a fixed price service tailored to disputes requiring a quick resolution.
Fixed-Fee Domestic Arbitration Scheme
Members of 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square provide arbitration services under a fixed-fee scheme for domestic disputes. Our arbitrators may be appointed by the mutual agreement of the parties involved.
Areas of Expertise
Our Members accept appointments across a range of commercial and civil disciplines, including:
Commercial and property contracts. Construction, energy and infrastructure. Financial services. Personal injury and clinical negligence. Family trusts.
Dispute Resolution via Arbitration. Arbitration provides a private and confidential mechanism for resolving disputes outside the public court system.
Disputes are determined by an independent third party whose binding decision carries the same authority as a court judgment.While many UK commercial and property contracts contain a pre-existing arbitration clause, parties may also agree to submit an existing dispute to arbitration where no such prior contractual provision exists.
All domestic proceedings under this scheme are governed by the Arbitration Act 1996.
Scheme Documentation
The standard documentation required to instruct an arbitrator under this scheme is available upon request. External instructing parties should complete and return them to the clerks to initiate the appointment process
To discuss the availability of Members, specific arbitrator options, or fixed-fee structures on a case-by-case basis, please contact Stephen Somerville.
Stephen Somerville Email: [email protected] Telephone: +44 (0)20 7404 5252
