Energy & Natural Resources (Bar) | Global

Clients in the energy sector benefit from 3 Verulam Buildings recognised strength within investor treaty and commercial international arbitration matters. Members are instructed on an impressive broad spectrum of energy disputes arsing from upstream and downstream oil & gas, mining, renewables, nuclear and conventional power. Viaduct d.o.o. Portoroz and others v Bosnia & Hercegovina is a noteworthy recent example of the sort of high-level investor state arbitration in which the set's barristers routinely appear.

Stephen Penson and Stuart Pullum lead the clerking team.

Twenty Essex has a group of highly esteemed litigators and arbitrators with a notable energy focus. Members are equipped to handle the full range of oil and gas and mining-related matters, including upstream, midstream and downstream work, construction disputes and corporate issues. The barristers here are frequently active in high-profile international disputes, including those in the Middle East, Africa and Latin America. An interviewee states: "Twenty Essex is diligent, thorough and its quality of work was outstanding." Members can claim to hold expertise in the intersection of shipping law and LNG, illustrated by recent cases like ENGIE Energy Marketing v BW LNG II Pte Ltd alongside broad climate change related capability with roles such as advising the Net Zero Lawyers Alliance.