Duxton Hill Chambers is delighted to announce that Lucy Burrows has accepted its invitation to join as the Senior Clerk of Duxton Hill Chambers London with effect from 1 October 2026. Lucy brings more than 20 years’ experience at the Commercial Bar, including senior clerking and practice management roles at leading commercial sets. She has

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In the underlying arbitration, the Appellants, who are involved in the transportation industry, were found to have acted in a manner oppressive to the Respondents, as minority shareholders. Amongst other acts, the Appellants had wrongfully and oppressively diluted the Respondents’ shareholding from 10.71% to 0.4% without giving them due notice. In the Partial Award, the

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Tata Power brought three applications under the International Arbitration Act 1994 to set aside arbitral awards rendered by a Singapore-seated Tribunal. In the arbitration, Tata was found liable for breaching its contractual duty of good faith and non-disclosure agreements in relation to a project originated by Kleros to exploit a coal deposit in Kamchatka, Russia. As such, Kleros

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Lucas Bastin KC successfully acted for the Republic of The Gambia in annulment proceedings before an ICSID Annulment Committee, resulting in the complete annulment of a significant award rendered against The Gambia. On 17 July 2026, the ICSID Annulment Committee annulled the award in its entirety. The Committee found that the original tribunal had failed

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Members of Chambers are delighted to welcome Lucas Bastin KC to Duxton Hill Chambers London. Lucas is a leading international practitioner with a worldwide, stellar reputation and a wealth of experience. He specialises in complex international disputes, and has acted in numerous high profile cases, including – notably – before the UK Supreme Court in

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