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Bart Legum has been appointed as one of two Vice Chairs of the Board of the Institute starting 1 January 2024, for a three-year year term. The SCC has an operational board consisting of a chairman, up to three vice-chairmen and up to twelve members. The Board’s role is to make decisions in accordance with the SCC Arbitration Rules. This may relate to the jurisdiction…

Bart Legum spoke on a panel addressing Energy Disputes: The Past and the Future organized by the SCC Arbitration Institute, the Swedish Arbitration Association, the Energy Disputes Arbitration Center, RPC and Boden Law in the framework of Istanbul Arbitration Week. Bart addressed an important subspecialty of energy disputes not often in the public view: price review arbitrations under long-term gas or LNG sales contracts. Back

Honlet Legum Arbitration is proud to partner with, and support, the 150th Anniversaries of the Institute of International Law and the International Law Association, two of the most prominent international law learned societies which were created within a few weeks from each other in 1873. The session of the Institute of International Law marking the Anniversary of the Institute is taking place in Angers (France)…

Honlet Legum Arbitration was included for the second year as part of the GAR 100 (2023) ranking, distinguishing the most recognized specialized international arbitration practices worldwide, whether large firms or boutiques.  GAR reported some recent public successes of the firm’s partners, indicating that “Honlet and Legum continue to act as counsel on select matters while taking on more arbitrator appointments than was possible at their…

Honlet Legum Arbitration co-hosted with Laborde Law an event during the Paris Arbitration Week entitled “The Future of Investment Arbitration: a Conversation with Meg Kinnear, Toby Landau KC and Professor Alain Pellet”.  This panel of leading lights in the field addressed a number of questions, including the 2022 amendments to the ICSID Rules and Regulations, double hatting, the new generation of disputes and investment treaties,…

This article authored by Bart Legum and Clara Motin provides a practitioner’s perspective on one of the most important, if not the most important, decision in any arbitration: selection of the arbitrators. An advantage of arbitration over other binding dispute resolution mechanisms is the ability for parties to select arbitrators best suited to the case at hand. Each case is generally different, however. Arbitrators with…

Honlet Legum Arbitration proudly reports its inclusion as a specialist international arbitration law firm in the select Chambers Global rankings (2023) for France after only one year of existence. Chambers ranks law firms and individual lawyers solely on the basis of client and peer-feedback. Chambers reported that “Honlet Legum Arbitration is a newly established firm that regularly handles a plethora of arbitration mandates. The practice…

Honlet Legum Arbitration proudly reports that Bart Legum was distinguished as ‘Lawyer of the Year’ (Arbitration and Mediation) in the 13th edition of The Best Lawyers in France. Best Lawyers’ recommendations are based exclusively on peer recommendations. Only a single lawyer in a specific practice area and location is honored every year with a ‘Lawyer of the Year’ designation. Bart Legum was also recommended in the…

At a seminar jointly organized by the Association of French-Colombian Jurists (AJFC) and the Colombian Academy of International Law (ACCOLDI) on June 17, 2022, Jean-Christophe Honlet spoke about the current and possible future issues arising out of energy transition claims in international investment arbitration, in company of French and Colombian distinguished energy transition specialists. Back

Honlet Legum Arbitration is proud to report that it has been included in its first year of existence in the prestigious GAR 100 (2022) ranking of arbitration specialist law firms globally, as “approved” by Global Arbitration Review, and is grateful to its clients and friends for their positive feedback. https://globalarbitrationreview.com/survey/gar-100/2022/organization-profile/honlet-legum-arbitration Back