Law of International Organisations
• Advice on the scope of immunity clauses in seat agreements
• Advice in relation to external goods and services contracts
• Development, preparation and adoption of governance frameworks
• Planning and management of structural reform projects
• Advice on the application of governance frameworks
• Representation to enforce the correct application of governance frameworks
Law of International Civil Servants
• Advice on the rights and obligations of former, current and future international civil servants
• Advice to staff bodies, including staff councils, associations and unions on their rights and obligations under internal laws
• Advice in relation to employment contracts, fair treatment, staff selection, abolition of posts, benefits and entitlements
• Advice on harassment, discrimination, abuse of authority and disciplinary measures
• Representation in internal and external dispute resolution processes
International Contract and Transactional Law
• Preparation and review of international commercial contracts
• Advice to International Organisations in relation to their external goods and services contracts
• Advice on legal risks relating to specific international transactions
• Development of tailored risk minimisation strategies
• Advice on the selection of courts or dispute resolution mechanisms most suitable to the cross-border transaction
• Advice on the applicable law most suitable to the cross-border transaction
• Development of strong contract negotiation positions
International litigation and arbitration
• Advice on international litigation and dispute resolution mechanisms (including amicable settlements and arbitration)
• Assessment of litigation and arbitration risks, based on forum, applicable law and the enforceability of judgments and awards
• Advice on evidence and how to obtain it (including under international treaties and through diplomatic channels)
• Management of service of process (including under international treaties and through diplomatic channels)
• Advice on bi- and multilateral international civil procedure and judicial cooperation instruments (including HCCH Conventions)
• Advice on the enforcement of arbitral awards and civil and commercial judgments in foreign jurisdictions
• Representation in international courts and tribunals
International disputes involving States
• Advice in investor-State disputes (expropriation, fair and equitable treatment, equal treatment, most-favored nation treatment)
• Advice on issues at the intersection between business and human rights and in relation to environmental issues
• Advice on investor-State dispute settlement procedures
• Representation before investor-State tribunals
• Advice on general public international law such as territorial sovereignty, immunities and privileges.
• Representation before international courts and tribunals such as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
Policy and Governance Development
• Development of comprehensive legal policies to internationalise domestic legal frameworks
• Comparison of existing policy approaches and international best practices
• Preparation of and assistance to government delegations for their participation in treaty negotiations
• Advice on ratification / accession procedures and management of domestic implementation of international treaties