Toby Landau KC

Toby Landau KC is a barrister, advocate and arbitrator, and a member of the Bars of England & Wales, Singapore, New York, the BVI and Northern Ireland, and is registered in the DIFC. He practises in London from Duxton Hill Chambers London and in Singapore from Duxton Hill Chambers (Singapore Group Practice).

As Counsel, he has had a broad commercial and international practice in London since 1994 and in Singapore since 2017. He has argued hundreds of major international commercial, investor-State and inter-state arbitrations, as well as ground-breaking cases in the highest courts of England, Singapore, Hong Kong, Pakistan and the Caribbean including, by way of example, Dallah v Pakistan; Jivraj v Hashwani; Ust-Kamenogorsk v AES; IPCO v NNPC; Enka v Chubb and Halliburton v Chubb before the UK Supreme Court; Minister of Finance / 1MDB v IPIC and Janah v Benkharbouche before the English Court of Appeal; First Media v Astro in the Courts of Singapore and Hong Kong; and Hubco v Wapda in the Pakistan Supreme Court.

He is the first QC/KC to have been permanently called to the Singapore Bar and since April 2012 he has been a member of the Panel of Advisors to the Attorney-General of Singapore.

As Arbitrator, he has extensive experience as Chairman, Co-Arbitrator and Sole Arbitrator in commercial and investor-State disputes under most of the world’s leading ad hoc and institutional rules.  He is a member of various panels, including ICSID.

In 2020 he was appointed as one of 25 persons to serve on the Arbitration Panel under the Agreement on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community.

He is Visiting Professor at Kings College London; a Vice President of the SIAC Court of Arbitration; Member of the Governing Board of ICCA; Fellow of the CIArb and Chartered Arbitrator; UK delegate to the UNCITRAL Working Group on Arbitration (1994-2013); a draftsman of the English Arbitration Act 1996; the Pakistan Arbitration (International Investment Disputes) Ordinance, 2006; the Mauritius International Arbitration Act 2008, as well as many institutional rules.

He holds a first-class law degree and a first class BCL from Oxford University (Eldon Scholar), and an LL.M. from Harvard Law School (Kennedy Scholar).

• Barrister, Advocate and Arbitrator in independent practice at Duxton Hill Chambers (Singapore Group Practice) in Singapore, and at Duxton Hill Chambers London
• Bencher, The Hon. Society of the Middle Temple, London
• Member of the ICCA Governing Board
• Member of Panel of Advisors to the Attorney-General of Singapore since April 2012
• Vice-President of the Court of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)
• Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb) and Chartered Arbitrator (CArb) (by special election)
• Member of the Board of Directors of the Singapore International Mediation Centre (SIMC) and member of its Panel of Specialist Mediators
• Vice-Chairman of the Board of the Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA)
• Member of the ICSID Panels of Arbitrators and Conciliators (designated by Sri Lanka 2023-2029). Previously designated by Albania (2017-2023)
• Advisor to the Board of the BVI Arbitration Centre
• Member of the Advisory Board of the Mauritius International Arbitration Centre
• Member of Board of Advisors of Delos Dispute Resolution
• Member, HKIAC Nominations Committee

• Called to the Bar of England & Wales: 1993.    Appointed Queen’s Counsel: 2008
• Called to the Bar of Singapore: 2017 (the first QC to be permanently called)
• Admitted as an Attorney and Counsellor-at-Law by the State of New York: 1994
• Called to the Bar of the British Virgin Islands: 2011
• Called to the Bar of Northern Ireland: 2000
• Admitted to practise in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC)

• Regularly advise and appear as Counsel before the English and Singapore Courts and international arbitrations worldwide.
• Substantial experience in: Foreign Investment; International Trade; Joint Ventures; Power and other largescale infrastructure projects; Oil & Gas; Telecommunications; Shipping; Agency and distribution (including commercial agency); Conflict of Laws; Company law; Public International Law.
• “Star Individual” ranking in international arbitration (a category above Band 1) by Chambers & Partners.
• Chambers International Arbitration Silk of the Year 2023

Regularly advise on and argue inter-state / public international law disputes.

Representative matters include:

• The Railway Land Arbitration (Malaysia/Singapore) 2014 (PCA)
• Case B1: Iran v USA (largest inter-state case before the Iran-US Claims Tribunal)

Lead Counsel in over 400 international arbitrations in numerous countries worldwide, across a broad range of subject matter.

Lead Counsel in a large number of BIT / investor-State arbitrations, of which a few are in the public domain, including: 

• AI Jazeera Media Network v. Arab Republic of Egypt (lCSID Case No. ARB/16/1)
• Fouad Alghanim v Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (ICSID Case No. ARB/13/38 – annulment proceedings)
• KLS Energy Lanka v Sri Lanka (ICSID Case No ARB / 18 / 39)
• Vodafone v India (UNCITRAL Proceedings)
• Deutsche Bank AG v. Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (ICSID Case No. ARB/09/2 – annulment proceedings)
• White Industries v India (UNCITRAL Proceedings)
• Chevron Block Twelve and Chevron Blocks Thirteen and Fourteen v. People's Republic of Bangladesh (ICSID Case No. ARB/06/10)
• Foresti v South Africa (ICSID Case ARB(AF)/07/1)
• Fondel v Azerbaijan (ICSID Case ARB/07/1)
• Turkcell v Iran (UNCITRAL Arbitration)
• Türkiye Petrolleri Anonim Ortaklığı v. Republic of Kazakhstan (ICSID Case No. ARB/11/02)
• KT Asia v Republic of Kazakhstan (ICSID Case No. ARB/09/8) (co-counsel)
• MNSS B.V. and Recupero Credito Acciaio N.V. v. Montenegro (ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)/12/8)
• Global Telecom Holding S.A.E (Formerly Orascom Telecom Holding S.A.E) v. Algeria (UNCITRAL Proceedings)
• Hydro S.r.l & ors v The Republic of Albania (ICSID Case No. ARB/15/28)
• Raymond Charles Eyre & Montrose v Sri Lanka (ICSID Case No. ARB/16/25)
• Maxis Communications Berhad, Global Communication Services Holdings Limited v India (UNCITRAL Arbitration)
• Powerchina Huadong Engineering, China Railway 18th Bureau v Vietnam (ICSID Additional Facility)
• Adria v Croatia Adria Group B.V. and Adria Group Holding B.V. v. Republic of Croatia (ICSID Case No. ARB/20/6)

Supreme Court:

• Star Hydro Power Ltd v NTDCL (pending)
  
• Enka Insaat Ve Sanayi v Chubb [2020] UKSC 38
• Halliburton v Chubb Bermuda [2020] UKSC 48
• IPCO v Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation [2017] UKSC 16  
• Ust-Kamenogorsk v AES Ust-Kamenogorsk [2013] 1 WLR 1889
• Jivraj v Hashwani [2011] 1 WLR 1872
• Dallah Real Estate and Tourism Holding Co v The Ministry of Religious Affairs, Government of Pakistan [2010] 3 WLR 1472; [2011] 1 All ER 485; [2010] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 691.

Court of Appeal:

• Minister of Finance & 1MDB v IPIC & AABAR [2019] EWCA Civ 2080
• Benkharbouche & Janah v Embassy of Republic of Sudan; Libya [2015] EWCA Civ 33
• Syska v Vivendi Universal SA [2009] EWCA Civ 677  [2008] 2 Lloyd’s Law Rep 636; [2008] 1 Lloyd’s Law Rep Plus 88; (2008) 2 CLC 459
• Republic of Ecuador v. Occidental Exploration and Production Co  (No 1)  [2006] 1 Q.B. 432; [2006] 2 WLR 70; [2006] 2 All ER 225; [2005] 2 Lloyds Law Re 707
• Weissfisch v Julius [2006] 1 Lloyd’s Law Rep 716; [2006] 2 All ER (Comm) 504 
• LG Caltex Gas Co Ltd v. China National Petroleum Corp [2001] 1 WLR 1892; [2001] 4 All ER 875; [2001] 2 All ER (Comm) 97 
• AT&T Corporation and Another v. Saudi Cable Co [2000] 2 Lloyd’s Law Rep 127;  [2000] 2 All ER (Comm) 625 
• Wealands v. CLC Contractors Ltd, Key Scaffolding Ltd [1999] 2 Lloyd’s Law Rep 739; [1999] BLR 401

High Court: 

• Ras Al Khaima Investment Authority v Republic of India [2025] EWHC 1553 (Comm)
  
• Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Ltd v National Power Parks Management Company (Private) Ltd [2023] EWHC 316 (Comm) 
• Minister of Finance & 1MDB v IPIC & AABAR [2021] EWHC 2949 (Comm)
• C v D1 D2 D3 [2015] EWHC 2126
• Statoil v Sonatrach [2014] EWHC 875
• Chantiers d’Atlantique v Gaztransport & Technigaz [2011] EWHC 3383(Comm)
• Czech Republic v European Media Ventures SA [2008] 1 Lloyd’s Law Rep 186; [2008] 1 All ER (Comm) 531 
• Orascom Telecom Holding SAE v Republic of Chad [2008] 2 Lloyd’s Law Rep 396; (2008) 2 CLC 296
• Elektrim SA v Vivendi Universal SA (No 2) [2007] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 8; (2007) 1 CLC 227
• Elektrim SA v Vivendi Universal SA [2007] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 693; [2007] 2 All ER (Comm) 365; (2007) 1 CLC 16
• Republic of Ecuador v Occidental Exploration & Production Co (No 2) [2007] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 352
• A v B [2007] 1 Lloyd’s Law Rep 237; [2007] 1 All ER (Comm) 591; (2007) 2 CLC 157
• Margulead Ltd. v. Exide Technologies [2005] 1 Lloyd’s Law Rep 324; [2004] 2 All ER (Comm) 727
• Agrokor A.G. v. Tradigrain S.A [2000] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 497 Total Liban s.a.l. v. Vitol Energy S.A. [1999] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 700
• San Carlos Milling Ltd Inc v Mainsail Navigation Corp (The 'MAS Venture') [2000] All ER (D) 2544
• Esso Petroleum Co Ltd v Texaco Ltd and others [1999] All ER (D) 1122
• China Agribusiness Development Corporation v. Balli Trading [1998] 2 Lloyd’s Law Rep 76 (1997) CLC 1437
• Egmatra A.G. v. Marco Trading Corporation [1999] 1 Lloyd’s Law Rep 862
• Villa Denizcilik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS v. Longen S.A. (The "Villa") [1998] 1 Lloyd’s Law Rep 195

• DJP v DJO [2025] SGCA(I) 2
  
• PT First Media (& Ors) v. Astro Nusantara Int’l BV (& Ors) [2013] SGCA 57 / [2014] 1 SLR 372
• CFJ & CFK v CFL & CFM [2023] SGHC(I) 1
• CZT v CZU [2023] SGHC(I) 11
• CNA v CNB [2022] 3 SLR 604; [2021] SGHC 192 CNA v CNB, CNC [2023] SGHC(I) 6 Hin Leong Trading (Pte) Ltd v Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP [2022] SGCA 28
• Lim Oon Kuin & ors v Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP [2022] SGCA 29
• Crest Capital Asia Pte Ltd v OUE Lippo Healthcare Ltd [2021] SGCA 25
• Oro Negro Drilling Pte v Integradora de Servicios [2019] SGCA 74
• ARW v Comptroller of Income Tax [2019] 1 SLR 499
• The Wellness Group Pte v Paris Investment [2018] 2 SLR 973
• Hilton International Manage (Maldives) v Sun Travels & Tours [2018] SGHC 56 & [2019] 1 SLR 732
• Sun Travels & Tours v Hilton [2019] SGHC 291
• Civelli, Carlo Giuseppe v Mulacek, Philippe Emanuel [2019] SGHC 182
• Lakshmi Anil Salgaocar v Jhaveri Darsan [2019] 2 SLR 372

• Astro Nusantara International BV and others v PT First Media TBK [2018] HKCFA 12; FACV 14/2017
• Astro Nusantara International BV and others v Pt Ayunda Prima Mitra and others, CACV 272/2015  (HKCA)
• Astro Nusantara International B.V. v PT First Media TBK HCCT 45/2010 (HKCFI)

Under ICSID Rules:

• Glencore v Colombia (President of ad hoc Annulment Committee) 
• Casinos Austria International v. Argentine Republic (President of ad hoc Annulment Committee)
• Alpiq AG v Romania (President of ad hoc Annulment Committee)
• Dominion Minerals Corp v Panama (President of ad hoc Annulment Committee)
• Primesouth v Iraq
• RWE AG v Netherlands
• Alpene v Malta
• SGS v Pakistan
• Impregilo v Pakistan
• Biwater v Tanzania
• GEA v Ukraine
• Gustav Hamester v Ghana
• Cambodia Power v Kingdom of Cambodia
• Hussain Sajwani, Damac & ors v Egypt
• Tenaris S.A. v Venezuela
• Dan Cake v Hungary
• Vladislav Kim v Uzbekistan
• Van Riet v Croatia
• Slovak Gas Holding and others v. Slovak Republic
• Veolia Environnement S.A. v Lithuania
• Kunsttrans Holding GmbH v of Serbia
• Attila Doğan v Sultanate of Oman
• Staur Eiendom AS v Republic of Latvia
• Shokat Dalal v UAE
• Human Rights Defenders Inc v Swiss Confederation
• Vasilisa Ershova and Jegor Jeršov v Republic of Bulgaria
• First Majestic Silver Corp. v United Mexican States

Under Stockholm Chamber of Commerce Rules:

• Renta 4 / Rovime Investments v Russian Federation

Under ICC Rules:

• Guris v Libya

Under UNCITRAL Rules:

• Apotex v USA (NAFTA) 
• Mesa Power Group v Canada (NAFTA)
• Einarsson & GSI v Canada (NAFTA)
• Bacilio Amorrortu v The Republic of Peru (US-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement)
• The Renco Group Inc v The Republic of Peru (US-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement)
• Voltaic Network GmbH v. The Czech Republic
• I.C.W. Europe Investments Limited v. The Czech Republic
• Photovoltaik Knopf Betriebs-GmbH v. The Czech Republic
• WA Investments-Europa Nova Limited v. The Czech Republic

Including ICC; LCIA; Stockholm Chamber of Commerce; Netherlands Arbitration Institute; International Arbitral Centre of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber; ARIAS; CCIG (Swiss Rules); CRCICA; UNCITRAL

Appointed as one of 25 persons to serve on the Arbitration Panel under the Agreement on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community

• Provided oral evidence on several occasions to House of Lords Committees (e.g. the Special Public Bill Committee on the Arbitration Bill (2024); International Agreements Select Committee (2021))
  
• Chairman of Board Sub-Committee responsible for the SCCA 2023 Arbitration Rules & 2025 Mediation Rules 
• Member of specialised sub-committee on Investor-State arbitration, responsible for the 2017 SCC Arbitration Rules
• Member of specialised sub-committee on Investor-State arbitration, responsible for revising the SIAC Arbitration Rules
• Retained by the International Trade Centre (Geneva) as International Consultant to the Pakistan Ministry of Commerce to draft the Pakistan Trade Dispute Resolution Bill 2017
• Retained by the UK Government to advise on and assist in drafting the English Arbitration Act 1996, in conjunction with Lord Saville. Very closely involved in all policy aspects and all drafting of the Act, as well as the associated Rules of Court (1994-1997)
• Retained by the Hong Kong Government to draft the Land Premium Arbitration Pilot Scheme
• Advised on and co-drafted the Pakistan Recognition and Enforcement (Arbitration Agreements and Foreign Arbitral Awards) Ordinance, 2005 (implementing the New York Convention 1958 into Pakistan law)
• Advised on the drafting of the Pakistan Arbitration (International Investment Disputes) Ordinance, 2006 (implementing the Washington Convention 1965 into Pakistan law)
• Advised on and co-drafted the Mauritius International Arbitration Act 2008
• 2007-2008: Retained by Government of Bahrain to advise on and draft a new international arbitration regime, involving the compulsory transfer of commercial cases from the Bahrain Courts
• Member of the IBA Arbitration Sub-Committee, responsible for drafting the 2009 IBA Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration
• Member of the IBA Arbitration Sub-Committee, responsible for updating the 2004 Rules on Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration
• Member of the Group of Experts for the Preparation of Model Clauses for Use by Parties of the UNIDROIT Principles (2012)
• United Kingdom Delegate at UNCITRAL (2000 to 2013). Closely involved in the negotiation and drafting of:

• the UNCITRAL Rules on Transparency and the Mauritius Convention on Transparency in investor-State arbitration; 
• the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules 2010;
• the 2006 amendments to the UNCITRAL Model Law (Articles 2; 7 [writing requirement] and 17 [interim measures]);
• the “Recommendation regarding the interpretation of article II, paragraph 2, and article VII, paragraph 1, of the New York Convention” (adopted by UNCITRAL on 7 July 2006 at its thirty-ninth session)

• Draftsman of the ACAS Employment Arbitration Scheme (instructed by the UK Department of Trade & Industry (2000-1)
• Advised on the drafting of the arbitration provisions of the Contract (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 (instructed by Law Commission and Lord Chancellor’s Department)

• Past Member of the Governing Council of the International Arbitration and Mediation Center, Hyderabad, India (IAMC) (2021-2024)
• Past Visiting Professor, King’s College London (2013-2023)
• Past Member of Editorial Board of the Journal of International Arbitration; the Singapore Arbitration Journal
• Past member of the Court of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) (2014-2019)
• Past member of the Board of Directors of the LCIA (2000-2015)
• Past member of the Board of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) (2011-2017)
• Past Trustee of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (2004 – 2009); Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees (2006-2008)
• Appointed by Lord Chancellor to UK Government Standing Committee on Private International Law (1997 to 2008)
• Past member of the Executive Committee, Swedish Arbitration Association
• Adjunct Professor at the Singapore Management University (SMU) (2015)
• Past Visiting Lecturer, Pakistan College of Law, Lahore
• Annual visiting lecturer on arbitration law: Asser Institute, The Hague (1995 -2004)
• Visiting Lecturer (Arbitration Law) – Research Society of International Law, Pakistan (2006-7)
• Visiting lecturer on arbitration law at the International Development Law Organisation (Rome, 2003 and 2004)
• Lecturer (UN consultant) on arbitration training course for Yemen judges & government officials, Sana’a, 2004
• Speaker (at invitation of the Chief Justice of Pakistan) at the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Islamabad, in August 2006, on the occasion of its 50th year celebration
• Ministry of Justice, Thailand (Arbitration Office): Legal Consultant (Harvard University Lewis Fellow) (1994)
• Director of Studies and Lecturer: arbitration course at Thai Ministry of Justice (1993)
• Visiting Lecturer: Chulalongkorn University (LL.M. Class) and Judge’s Institute (1993)
• World Bank/UNDP/Harvard Project: Editor / Co-Author of an Arbitration Manual for Government of Lao PDR (1992-93)
• University of London: Law Tutor in contract and tort (1991-92)
• Court of Appeal (Civil Appeals Office), London: Office Lawyer (1991)

Oxford University – Merton College (1987-1991):

(1)   BA (Law),  First Class Honours: 1990    (MA: 1994)

(2)   BCL (Bachelor of Civil Law – a Masters degree),  First Class Honours: 1991

• Eldon Law Scholarship (University prize awarded to the most promising student intending to qualify at the Bar);
• Slaughter & May University Prize (for the best performance in Contract in Final Examinations);
• College Exhibition;
• Fowler Prize.

Inns of Court School of Law, Grays Inn, London (1991-2):

BVC – Bar Vocational Course (1992)

• Middle Temple Queen Mother’s Fund major Bar Scholarship
• Middle Temple Harmsworth Bar Entrance Exhibition

Harvard Law School, Cambridge Massachusetts, USA (1992-3):

LL.M. (1993)     Kennedy Scholar & Harvard University Lewis Fellowship

• “Singapore’s Metamorphosis: The International Arbitration Landscape from Inception to Present Day” (with Chong Yee Leong) Chapter 3, Vol. 3 in "25 Years of Legal Reform in Singapore: Innovations in Policy and Law, 2000-2025", Singapore Ministry of Law, 2026
  
• “Advocacy Before the Singapore International Commercial Court” (with Jennifer Lim) – Chapt 4 of “Charting New Waters – The Singapore International Commercial Court After Ten Years” SAL Publishing (2025)
• “Factual Witness Evidence in Modern Civil Litigation” (with Colin Seow) (2024) 36 SAcLJ 590
• “A World Without Investment Arbitration?” with Chester Brown and Michael Waibel - position paper for a debate at the ICCA Congress in Edinburgh, September 2022 (forthcoming in the ICCA Congress series - Kluwer).
• “Arbitral Groundhog Day: The Reopening and Re-Arguing of Arbitral Determinations” Singapore Arbitration Journal, 2020, vol 2
• “Dysfunctional Deliberations and Effective Advocacy” (paper presented at the ICCA Congress in Mauritius, May 2016, (ICCA Congress series, No 19 – Kluwer)
• “A Case for Transparency in Investment Arbitration: Aguas del Tunari v. Bolivia, ICSID Case No. ARB/02/3” (with Romesh Weeramantry), Chapt.48 in Building International Investment Law: The First 50 Years of ICSID (ICSID / Kluwer, 2016)
• “The Relationship Between International Arbitration and the Regulators: A Pause for Thought” (paper presented at the ICCA Congress in Singapore, June 2012, (ICCA Congress series, No 17 – Kluwer)
• “Saving Investment Arbitration From Itself” The 2011 Freshfields Lecture.  Award for “Best Speech of the Year 2011”, Global Arbitration Review
• “Advocacy in International Arbitration” (Luncheon Address) World Arbitration and Mediation Report 2011 Vol. 5, No. 4 (Juris)
• “Tainted Memories: Exposing the Fallacy of Witness Testimony”  The 2010 Kaplan Lecture (delivered in Hong Kong, Nov 2010) – short-listed for Award for “Best Speech of the Year 2010”, Global Arbitration Review
• “Opening Statements” Chapter 14 in The Art of Advocacy in International Arbitration (2nd Ed, Juris, 2010 – with Doak Bishop)
• “Reasons for Reasons: the Duty of Arbitrators in Investor-State Arbitration” (paper presented at the ICCA Congress in Dublin, June 2008, to be published by Kluwer in the ICCA Congress series, No.14 (2009))
• “Arbitral Lifelines”: The Protection of Jurisdiction by Arbitrators (paper presented at the ICCA Congress in Montreal, June 2006, published by Kluwer in the ICCA Congress series, No.12 (2007))
• Article II and the Requirement of Form, Chapter II.9 in Gaillard & Di Pietro (eds) “Enforcement of Arbitration Agreements and International Arbitral Awards – The New York Convention 1958 in Practice”, Cameron May, 2007 (with S. Moollan)
• The Written Form Requirement for Arbitration Agreements: When “Written” Means “Oral”(paper presented at the ICCA Congress in London, May 2002, published by Kluwer in the ICCA Congress series, No.11 (2003))
• The Regularization of International Commercial Arbitration: Comparative Trends and Tensions (Chapter 17 of: Dreams and Dilemmas: Economic Friction and Dispute Resolution in the Asia-Pacific: ISEAS, Singapore, 2000)
• The English Arbitration Act 1996: An Approach to Harmonisation.  Revision des EUGVÜ, Neues Schiedsverfahrensrecht, 1999 (Band II)
• UK government Consultation Report on the draft English Arbitration Bill (1994)
• Hunter & Landau The English Arbitration Act 1996: Text and Notes (Kluwer, 1998)
• Commentary on WIPO Arbitration Rules American Review of International Arbitration (Vol V – 1994), and published as a separate volume by Juris Publishing (2000)
• The Effect of the New English Arbitration Act on Institutional Arbitration 13 J.Int.Arb.4 (1996) (cited by Mr Justice Lightman in Nigel Peter Albon v Naza Motor Trading [2007] EWHC 665 – ChD)
• Introduction to the English Arbitration Act 1996: 35 I.L.M. 155 (1996)

• The Gaillard Lecture 2025
• The CIArb Alexander Lecture, London 2023
• Inaugural SIArb Annual Lecture 2019
• Traphagen Distinguished Alumni Lecturer, Harvard Law School, 2017
• The Berthold-Goldman Lecture, Paris 2015
• The King’s College / Columbia Praelium, 2015
• The MIDS Opening Lecture, Geneva 2014
• The Freshfields Lecture, London 2011
• The Kaplan Lecture, Hong Kong 2010
• The Clayton-Utz Lecture, Sydney 2009
• Frequent ad hoc lectures worldwide on international arbitration and many aspects of commercial law

Chambers Asia-Pacific Guide 2026: Dispute Resolution: Arbitration: The English Bar - Singapore (Star Individuals)

Toby Landau KC of Duxton Hill Chambers enjoys a stellar reputation for his skills in high-value international commercial arbitrations.

Chambers Asia-Pacific Guide 2026: Dispute Resolution: Litigation - Singapore (Band 1) 

Toby Landau KC of Duxton Hill Chambers (Singapore Group Practice) is a highly regarded market leader in the Singapore litigation space and experienced in handling complex international mandates in the High Court and Court of Appeal.

Chambers Asia & Pacific Guide 2026: International Arbitration - The Bar - Asia-Pacific Region (Spotlight)

Toby Landau KC of Duxton Hill Chambers commands universal market respect for his arbitration skills, both in the region as a whole, where he is cited particularly frequently for his investment treaty arbitration expertise, and in Singapore, where his enjoyment of the rare privilege of rights of audience in the courts allows him to add a valuable arbitration-related litigation capability to his arbitration counsel work.

“Toby Landau is very well known and respected.”

“Toby Landau is huge!”

Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide 2026: International Arbitration: Arbitrators (Band 1)

“Toby is an amazingly bright guy. He's a great arbitrator and a great guy.”

“Toby Landau is fantastic; his reputation precedes him.” 

“Toby Landau has a very good reputation, is very eloquent and has great expertise in sitting as arbitrator and counsel. ”

Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide 2026: International Arbitration: General Commercial & Insurance (Star Individual)

“Toby is brilliant at what he does.”

“His expertise and sophistication of the work he does is without doubt at the very top end of the market throughout the world.” 

“Toby’s complete approach to a brief is comforting to me.”

Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide 2026: Public International Law (Band 3)

“Toby Landau is a leading KC in the area of investment treaty arbitration.”

“Toby is a formidable advocate for investment treaty disputes.”

Legal 500 2026, London Bar: International arbitration: arbitrators (Tier 1)

‘He is simply superb. Not only brilliant but a pleasure to work with. How unfair for all of this talent to be concentrated in one person.’

Legal 500 2026, London Bar: International arbitration: counsel (Tier 1)

'Toby is one of, if not the, pre-eminent barristers of his generation. He is a generational talent who stands head and shoulders above his peers.

Legal 500 2026, London Bar: Public International Law (Tier 2)

'Toby is very strong in public international law. His advocacy is truly stand out, even among the Bar.'

Chambers and Partners 2025, Global – Asia-Pacific Region – International Arbitration - The Bar (Spotlight)

Chambers and Partners 2025, Global – Global Market Leaders – International Arbitration: Most In Demand Arbitrators (Band 2)

Chambers and Partners 2025, Global – Global Market Leaders – Public International Law: Most in Demand Arbitrators (Band 1)

Chambers and Partners 2025, Global – Singapore –  Dispute Resolution: Arbitration: The English Bar (Star Individual)

Chambers and Partners 2025, Global – Singapore –  Dispute Resolution: Litigation (Band 1)

Legal 500 2025, Asia-Pacific: Regional International Arbitration: Arbitrators (Leading Silks: Tier 1)

Legal 500 2025, Regional International Arbitration – The Bar: Commercial (Leading Silks: Tier 1)

‘Toby is in a league of his own. He provides razor-sharp advice.’

Legal 500 2025, Singapore: International Arbitration (Hall of Fame)

Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific 2025 – Singapore: Dispute Resolution: Most in Demand Arbitrators – Band 1

Toby Landau KC of Duxton Hill Chambers (Singapore Group Practice) is a highly regarded market leader in the Singapore litigation space and experienced in handling complex international mandates in the High Court and Court of Appeal.

Strengths

"He is one of the top advocates in the Singapore bar."

Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific 2025 – Singapore: Dispute Resolution: Arbitration: The English Bar – Star Individuals

Toby Landau KC of Duxton Hill Chambers enjoys a stellar reputation for his skills in high-value international commercial arbitrations.

Strengths

"He is a complete master of the law and strategies in the most complex of cases."

"He is a brilliant advocate and one of the best lawyers of his generation. He is a thinker and has an innovative mind."

Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific 2025 – Asia-Pac Region: International Arbitration – the Bar – Spotlight table

Toby Landau KC of Duxton Hill Chambers commands universal market respect for his arbitration skills, both in the region as a whole, where he is cited particularly frequently for his investment treaty arbitration expertise, and in Singapore, where his enjoyment of the rare privilege of rights of audience in the courts allows him to add a valuable arbitration-related litigation capability to his arbitration counsel work.

Strengths

"Toby Landau is a complete master of the law and strategy in the most complex of cases."

"He is undoubtedly a top name in investor-state arbitrations."

Lexalogy 2025: Global Elite Thought Leader

Toby Landau has been selected and ranked as "The best of the best across [WWL] research, achieved by only around 5% of WWL-listed practitioners."

Chambers and Partners 2025, UK Bar International Arbitration: General Commercial & Insurance – London (Bar) – the Star Individual

Strengths

"Toby Landau is the leading international arbitration barrister of his generation."

"Toby is truly a global rock star in the field of international arbitration."

Chambers and Partners 2025, International Arbitration: Arbitrators – London (Bar) – Band 1

Strengths

"Toby is a thinker with an innovative mind that never stops thinking about other ways to practice dispute resolution."

Chambers and Partners 2025, Public International Law – London (Bar) – Band 3

Strengths

"Toby Landau is in a league of his own. He doesn't get lost in the minutiae; he remains focused on the commercial outcome."

"Toby Landau KC is one of the best advocates at the Bar. He can do anything."

Chambers and Partners Global 2024, Arbitration: The English Bar - Singapore

"We chose Toby because he is an incredible advocate who remembers to put things in context, tell the story and persuade people."

"Toby Landau is probably the pre-eminent silk when it comes to arbitration matters. Judges listen to him, clients like him, the team likes him and he's easy to work with."

"Toby is a big name in arbitration. He is highly regarded and well respected. He has a good spread of work in India and Singapore."

"Toby Landau is truly a remarkable lawyer and arbitrator."

"He is the crème de la crème. Everyone knows his name and he's done a fantastic job in the Singapore market."

"Toby is first-rate."

Chambers and Partners 2024, UK Bar International Arbitration General Commercial and Insurance – the only Star Individual

Toby Landau KC is widely acclaimed for his expertise in acting as counsel and arbitrator in national and international courts and tribunals. He is frequently called on for high-value and complex cases involving commercial entities and sovereign states.

Strengths

"Toby is head and shoulders above most of his peers, particularly when it comes to advocacy. He is one of the best advocates I have heard."

"If I have a choice, he's my preferred senior counsel in all arbitration matters. He's just phenomenal."

Chambers and Partners 2024, UK Bar International Arbitration: Arbitrators – Band 1

Toby Landau KC is a recommended international arbitrator with substantial experience in international trade, energy, shipping and infrastructure project disputes. He has been appointed as sole arbitrator, co-arbitrator and chair in ad hoc and institutional proceedings under the rules of major arbitral bodies including the ICC, the LCIA, the CRCICA and ARIAS.

Strengths

"He is a brilliant mind."

"Toby is smart, engaged and pays attention; he is fantastic."

Chambers and Partners 2024, UK Bar Public International Law – Band 2

Toby Landau KC is regarded as an outstanding advocate in all matters regarding investor-state arbitrations and state-on-state disputes. He regularly appears before international tribunals and has a strong client base made up predominantly, but not exclusively, of governments.

Strengths

"Toby has a brilliant mind and manages to think outside certain schemes and look at things from a different angle."

"He really is at the top of his game."

Legal 500 2024, Singapore (Duxton Hill Chambers): Firm Profile

“Toby, who is equally erudite as he is stylish, polished, smooth and highly persuasive.”

‘Toby Landau KC is a brilliant arbitrator with excellent temperament. A pleasure to appear before. You hardly realise how accomplished he actually is. Humble and patient."

“Hall of Fame”

Legal 500 2024, United Kingdom – The Bar – London Bar: Public International Law

“Toby is a delight to work with. Clever, client-friendly and a super-smooth advocate.”

Legal 500 2024, United Kingdom – The Bar – London Bar: International Arbitration: Counsel

“Toby is a brilliant advocate. Despite his crushing caseload, he comes to hearings well-prepared, is passionate yet measured in his advocacy, and is able to simplify difficult facts and concepts of law to maximize chances of victory. His advice is crystal clear and easy to follow.”

Legal 500 2024, United Kingdom – The Bar – London Bar: International Arbitration: Arbitrators

“Toby is one of the best in the business. Whether he is chair or co-arbitrator, he is engaged and knowledgeable about the case, does the hard work to be able to render an unimpeachable award; impressive all around. He is amiable, collegial, thorough and diligent.”

Legal 500 2023 & 2024, Asia Pacific: The English Bar – Commercial

‘Leading Silks: Toby Landau KC – Duxton Hill Chambers ‘Toby is simply brilliant at what he does.  He never fails to demonstrate a unique creativity and tenacity in every aspect of his written and oral advocacy, able to explain complex arguments in the most easily understandable manner possible. It is a joy to work with him.'’

Legal 500 2023, Singapore - International Arbitration

‘Toby Landau KC is a brilliant arbitrator with excellent temperament. A pleasure to appear before. You hardly realise how accomplished he actually is. Humble and patient.’

‘Toby Landau KC’s reputation as an outstanding arbitration practitioner is, of course, stellar. He has too many great qualities to enumerate, but those that come to mind are: incisiveness in his judgment; sound; 99 percent accurate; and commercial. As for advocacy, Toby is equally erudite as he is stylish, polished, smooth and highly persuasive.’

‘Toby Landau KC is a stellar advocate, and the best barrister I have come across. I have not identified any weaknesses.’

WWL Arbitration 2023: Global Elite Thought Leader

“Sole practitioner Toby Landau KC is widely admired as “a truly brilliant, thoughtful and respected advocate and arbitrator with unparalleled international experience.”

Chambers and Partners 2023, Public International Law: The English Bar – Global Market Leaders

“Toby Landau KC is regarded as an outstanding advocate in all matters regarding investor-state arbitrations and state-on-state disputes. He regularly appears before international tribunals and has a strong client base made up predominantly, but not exclusively, of governments.”

“Strengths: "Very impressive - user-friendly, bright and practical.”

Legal 500 2023, Public International Law

“Toby is extremely sharp and clear in his analysis of the issues. He provides a lot of clarity when firms have brain storming sessions with other counsel involved and the clients and would distill complicated arguments into straight-forward propositions easily understood. Toby also presents his argument very persuasively and is one of the best advocates solicitors have come across.”

Legal 500 2023, Leading Counsel As Arbitrators

“Still one of the very best, formidable intellect, infinite brain fuel, impeccable work ethic, beautifully eloquent.”

Legal 500 2023, International Arbitration: Counsel

“Toby is a no-nonsense barrister who cuts to the chase. He is able to master the facts and grasp the critical issues very quickly and comes up with the right answers or options. He also has a great sense of humour and is very personable and easy to work with, despite his formidable reputation.”

Highlighted as a Star Individual in Chambers and Partners

Chambers and Partners 2022, Dispute Resolution: Arbitration: The English Bar - Singapore

“Toby Landau QC of Duxton Hill Chambers is considered by market sources as "one of the best barristers.” He enjoys a stellar reputation for his skills in high-value international commercial arbitrations.”

Chambers and Partners 2022, International Arbitration - The Bar - Asia-Pacific Region

“Widely viewed as "a superstar in arbitration," …….. further characterised as "a brilliant, really well-respected advocate who is practising at the highest level," interviewees emphasising particularly strongly his established position as a "go-to person" for investor-state mandates. He commands particular respect in Singapore, where his enjoyment of the rare privilege of rights of audience in the courts allows him to add a valuable arbitration-related litigation capability to his arbitration counsel work.”

Chambers and Partners 2022, International Arbitration: Most In Demand Arbitrators - Global Market Leaders

“Toby Landau QC of Duxton Hill Chambers has vast experience chairing and acting as co-counsel or sole practitioner on both high-level investment treaty cases and complex commercial disputes. His impressive global capabilities see him regularly appointed for proceedings under major arbitral bodies in European and US jurisdictions as well as Singapore.”

Chambers and Partners 2022, International Arbitration - The English Bar - Global Market Leaders

“Widely acclaimed for his expertise in acting as counsel and arbitrator in national and international courts and tribunals. He is frequently called on for high-value and complex cases involving commercial entities and sovereign states.”

“Strengths: "An excellent barrister who understands exactly what the court wants and a pleasure to work with." "Simply stellar."

Chambers and Partners 2022, Dispute Resolution: Arbitration: The English Bar - Singapore

"One of the best barristers.”

"He enjoys a stellar reputation for his skills in high-value international commercial arbitrations.”

Legal 500 2022, International Arbitration: Arbitrators

“He has a very sophisticated and informed approach to international matters - his background and experience are separate to none.”

Legal 500 2022, Public International Law

“Toby demonstrates an excellent understanding of public international law. He simplifies the issues and presents them in a persuasive manner to the tribunal. He has a good ear to the key issues and how best to navigate to a positive result.”

Chambers and Partners 2020, International Arbitration: Arbitrators

“An exceptional arbitrator who is phenomenally bright.”

Chambers and Partners 2020, International Arbitration: General Commercial & Insurance

“He has an amazing ability to read tribunals.” 

“Extremely deep knowledge and understanding.”

Chambers and Partners 2020, Public International Law 

“An outstanding advocate”.  

“Extremely knowledgeable, incisive and responsive.” 

“He is an outstanding advocate.”

Legal 500 2020, International Arbitration: Arbitrators

“A leading light in arbitration, working at an elevated level.”

Legal 500 2020, Public International Law

“Undoubtedly one of the best.”

Legal 500 2020, International Arbitration: Counsel

“A giant in this field.”

Chambers and Partners 2019, International Arbitration

“Exceptional. Very user-friendly.” 

“An acknowledged leader in the field, blessed not only with a good brain but also with a good sense of humour.”

Chambers and Partners 2019, Public International Law

“He’s exceptional in every regard.”

Legal 500 2019, International Arbitration: Arbitrators

“One of the market’s most popular arbitrators.”

Legal 500 2019, International Arbitration: Counsel

“An astounding advocate, wonderful judgement, and has the ear of the court and tribunals.”

Legal 500 2019, Public International Law

“Formidable – a wonderful advocate.”

Legal 500 2018, International Arbitration: Arbitrators

“A star arbitrator and counsel.”

Legal 500 2018, International Arbitration: Counsel

“The best arbitration barrister on the planet.”

Legal 500 2018, Public International Law

“Brings invaluable insight and an ability to focus on the key issues.”

Chambers and Partners 2016, International Arbitration

“Landau is clearly an exceptionally gifted individual with a huge and in-depth international arbitration practice. He is an exceptional advocate, who is phenomenally bright and delightful to work with.”

Chambers and Partners 2016, Public International Law

“He is exceptional and has an incredible practice. He is very fine advocate and has a strong command of the details in a case.”