
International Arbitration
UK Guide 2026 : UK-wide
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About
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Dentons is recognised as having one of the leading international arbitration practices in the UK, having been ranked amongst the top 20 firms by Global Arbitration Review.
Dentons' international arbitration team is highly experienced in energy disputes and has capabilities across all sectors. Their expertise extends to international commercial arbitration and investor state arbitration and combines experience of arbitrations under the leading arbitration rules, including the ICC, LCIA, ICSID, UNCITRAL and DIFC-LCIA rules.
Dentons' unparalleled global network has made us the world's largest law firm and enables our UK arbitration team to provide clients with specialist advice by combining local knowledge and expertise in jurisdictions around the world.
In addition, our resourcing model across five UK hubs (Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, London and Milton Keynes) ensures that we have the scale, expertise and cost flexibility to provide a bespoke service tailored to the nature of the dispute and is designed to deliver optimal efficiency.
We have acted for clients at every level, from host governments to joint venture partners, regulators and multilateral agencies. We will therefore see your dispute not just from your perspective, but also from the perspective of the other parties and stakeholders, giving us an essential insight into how best to manage the case in your interests and to achieve the desired outcome.
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Work Highlights
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Dentons continued to advise the Indian government in an UNCITRAL arbitration against Reliance Industries in a dispute concerning an upstream oil and gas project in India.
Strengths
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Dentons has an ability to clearly describe complex matters to the client and present reasonable solutions.
International Arbitration respondentUKDentons can easily understand the key issues and present highly valued and constructive advice, assistance and support.
International Arbitration respondentUKDentons give very practical, commercial advice.
International Arbitration respondentUKDentons was able to add very-high-level counsel to the team at a moment's notice.
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Notable Practitioners
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Band 5 
Band 5 
James Langley
James Langley has a strong arbitration practice and fields considerable expertise in the Middle East. His experience includes representing sovereign states in complex BIT claims, as well as handling ICC, LCIA and ad hoc proceedings. James is very experienced, sophisticated, clever and one of the people you would look to in arbitration.
International Arbitration respondentUKJames is very clever, calm and manages the whole case well.
International Arbitration respondentUKJames is growing in experience and is a very safe pair of hands.
International Arbitration respondentUKJames is very knowledgeable, experienced and competent.
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Members
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Elizabeth Tout
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James Langley
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