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Penelope Nevill

Penelope Nevill

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Twenty Essex
 Twenty Essex

Ranked in 1 practice area

Public International Law: The English Bar

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5 years ranked

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Penelope is a specialist in public international law. Her practice focuses on disputes and transactional advice across a range of areas, including public international law; immunities; investor-State dispute resolution and related proceedings under the Arbitration Act 1996; law of the sea; climate change; environmental and wildlife law; territorial and maritime boundary disputes; and human rights, among others.

She regularly advises States and companies on complex matters involving international law and has appeared before the International Court of Justice, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights, as well as all levels of the English Courts, including the Supreme Court.

Penelope is also a member of the Attorney General's Public International Law 'A Panel'.

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Public International Law: The English Bar - Global Market Leaders

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Formerly a practising solicitor in New Zealand, Penelope Nevill advises on all aspects of PIL law. She regularly lectures on the topic at Cambridge University and King's College London, and attacks a wide variety of leading cases including heavy investor-state arbitration and work examining the jurisdiction of sovereign states in relation to foreign nationals.

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  • Penelope is knowledgeable and able to refine the complex issues into accessible points. She is responsive and always available.

    Public International Law: The English BarChambers Global Guide

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