Public record 4 published cases
Christopher Lau
Arbitrator in 4 published cases (presiding or sole arbitrator in 2) before UNCITRAL, LCIA tribunals, in oil and gas, trade finance, offshore oil and gas disputes.
Overview
In the published awards, Christopher Lau has been appointed by claimants 0 times and by respondents 1 times, and has presided or sat alone in 2 cases. Of the party appointments, 1 came from States and 0 from investors or companies.
Outcome for the appointing side, where the published decision is clear: respondent prevailed in 100% of the 1 respondent appointments. Mixed outcomes count as half.
Appointed most often by: India (1).
Track record
| Year | Case | Role | Appointed by | Institution / rules | Sector | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Reliance Industries Limited and BG Exploration and Production India Limited v India | President | — | UNCITRAL · London | Offshore oil and gas | Read award → |
| 2017 | Erdenet Mining Corporation LLC v. ICBC Standard Bank PLC and others | Co-arbitrator | — | LCIA · London | trade finance | Read award → |
| 2015 | Union of India v. Reliance Industries Limited and others | President | — | UNCITRAL · London | oil and gas | Read award → |
| 2011 | White Industries Australia Limited v. The Republic of India | Co-arbitrator | Respondent | — | — | Read award → |
Expertise
The legal issues and sectors decided most often in the published awards. Each links to the cases in the database.
production sharing contract 1Tapti 1Panna Mukta 1Cost Recovery Limit 1Investment Multiple 1oil and gas 1set-aside 1section 68 serious irregularity 1section 69 appeal on point of law 1foreign act of state 1arbitrability 1estoppel by convention 1Henderson v Henderson 1res judicata 1Article 299 Indian Constitution 1Article 297 public trust doctrine 1remission 1UNCITRAL Rules 1976 1
Co-arbitrators
- Peter Leaver 2 cases
- B.P. Jeevan Reddy 2 cases
- Thomas H. Webster 2 cases
- Jeremy Cooke 1 case
- Dominic Underhill 1 case
- Charles N. Brower 1 case
- J. William Rowley 1 case
- B. Sudershan Reddy 1 case
- Ross Cranston 1 case
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