Conway Blake is a partner and member of the firm’s International Dispute Resolution Group, based in London.
Dr. Blake represents corporate clients, ...
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Publications
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Supreme Court Upholds Anti-Suit Injunction in Support of Foreign-Seated Arbitration: UniCredit v RusChem [2024] UKSC 30
3 October 2024
Conway Blake
, Christopher Boyne
, Lord Goldsmith KC
, Emma Laurie-Rhodes
, Darius Ng
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Climate Change Litigation: The European Court of Human Rights Finds Violation of Convention Rights
24 April 2024
Catherine Amirfar
, Conway Blake
, Natalie L. Reid
, Samantha J. Rowe
, Sara Ewad
, Jesse Hope
, Diana Moise
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Civil Litigation Annual Review: 2023
4 March 2024
Conway Blake
, Christopher Boyne
, Lord Goldsmith KC
, Patrick Swain
, Natasha McCarthy
, Shreya Aren
, Julia Caldwell
, Tom Cornell
, Catalina Diaconeasa
, Luke Duggan
, Sara Ewad
, Hugo Farmer
, Jesse Hope
, Doreena Hunt
, Emma Laurie-Rhodes
, Emily Mackenzie
, Mark McCloskey
, Callum Murphy
, Laith Najjar
, Charles Thompson
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Tortious Claims for Climate Change Damage to Proceed in Common Law Courts
15 February 2024
Conway Blake
, Lord Goldsmith KC
, Samantha J. Rowe
, Tom Cornell
, Sara Ewad
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Going Green: COP28 Achieves Historic Global Stocktake Agreement on Fossil Fuels
18 January 2024
Catherine Amirfar
, Conway Blake
, Geoffrey P. Burgess
, Andrew M. Levine
, Samantha J. Rowe
, Patricia Volhard
, Ulysses Smith
, Gavin Benson
, Diana Moise
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English Courts Split Over Anti-Suit Injunctions in Foreign-Seated Arbitrations
8 January 2024
Conway Blake
, Lord Goldsmith KC
, Samantha J. Rowe
, Jeffrey Sullivan KC
, Patrick Taylor
, Shreya Aren
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Law360: Dyson Decision Highlights Post-Brexit Forum Challenges
21 December 2023
Law360
Conway Blake
, Sara Ewad
, Mark McCloskey
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High Court Declines Jurisdiction in Supply Chain Claims Against Dyson Companies
28 November 2023
Conway Blake
, Christopher Boyne
, Sara Ewad
, Mark McCloskey
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England & Wales Law Commission Publishes Final Reform Recommendations for Arbitration Act 1996
4 October 2023
Conway Blake
, Tony Dymond
, Lord Goldsmith KC
, Samantha J. Rowe
, Jeffrey Sullivan KC
, Patrick Taylor
, Mark McCloskey
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Courts Grapple with State Immunity as Spain Resists Enforcement of Arbitral Awards
7 September 2023
Conway Blake
, Samantha J. Rowe
, Jeffrey Sullivan KC
, Patrick Swain
, Patrick Taylor
, Shreya Aren
, Julia Caldwell
, Sara Ewad
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Between a Rock and a Hard Place: the Unexpected Risks of Taking a Conservative View of Sanctions
19 June 2023
Christopher Boyne
, Alan Kartashkin
, Satish M. Kini
, Karolos Seeger
, Jane Shvets
, Patrick Swain
, Conway Blake
, Konstantin Bureiko
, Tom Cornell
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Civil Litigation Review: 2022
1 February 2023
Christopher Boyne
, Lord Goldsmith KC
, Patrick Swain
, Tony Dymond
, Samantha J. Rowe
, Karolos Seeger
, Jane Shvets
, Patrick Taylor
, Conway Blake
, Gavin Chesney
, Natasha McCarthy
, Shreya Aren
, Julia Caldwell
, Tom Cornell
, Catalina Diaconeasa
, Luke Duggan
, Sara Ewad
, Hugo Farmer
, Monika Hlavkova
, Doreena Hunt
, Emma Laurie-Rhodes
, Emily Mackenzie
, Mark McCloskey
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The Future of Arbitration in England: The Law Commission’s Consultation on the English Arbitration Act 1996
23 September 2022
Lord Goldsmith KC
, Samantha J. Rowe
, Patrick Taylor
, Conway Blake
, Shreya Aren
, Sara Ewad
, Diana Moise
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The Supreme Court’s Decision in Lloyd v Google: What Impact on UK Mass Claims?
12 November 2021
Lord Goldsmith KC
, Patrick Swain
, Christopher Boyne
, Conway Blake
, Robert Maddox
, Tom Cornell
, Mark McCloskey
, Sara Ewad
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International Bar Association: UK courts continue to clarify the basis and scope of ‘representative actions’
12 October 2021
International Bar Association
Conway Blake
, Mark McCloskey
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Columbia Law School Blue Sky Blog: Debevoise & Plimpton Discusses Expanded Horizons for Class Action Litigation in the UK
30 August 2021
Columbia Law School Blue Sky Blog
Lord Goldsmith KC
, Timothy McIver
, Conway Blake
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Expanded Horizons for Mass Claims in the UK
24 August 2021
Lord Goldsmith KC
, Timothy McIver
, Conway Blake
, Tom Cornell
, Mark McCloskey
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Spotlight on Post-Brexit Treaty Practice:
Trade and Investment Treaties: A 360 Degree Review
20 July 2021
Samantha J. Rowe
, Patrick Taylor
, Conway Blake
, Aimee-Jane Lee
, Mark McCloskey
, Sonja Sreckovic
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LexisPSL: Oil spill found not to be a continuing nuisance
3 February 2021
LexisPSL
Conway Blake
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Opportunity or Obstruction: The Legal Ramifications of Elections in Africa
29 April 2020
Geoffrey P. Burgess
, Patrick Taylor
, Conway Blake
, Edoardo Troina
, Zachary Sosah
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European Funds Comment: Recent Developments in UK Law on Parent Company Liability
7 February 2020
Conway Blake
, Tom Cornell
, Geoffrey Kittredge
, John W. Rife III
, Patricia Volhard
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2019/2020 Private Equity Year-End Review and Outlook
19 December 2019
Jonathan Adler
, Christopher Anthony
, Kenneth J. Berman
, Lorna Bowen
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, Alan J. Davies
, Andrew Ford
, Robert B. Kaplan
, Pierre Maugüé
, Julie M. Riewe
, John W. Rife III
, Samantha J. Rowe
, Scott B. Selinger
, Thomas Smith
, Patricia Volhard
, Richard Ward
, Jin-Hyuk Jang
, John Young
, Dominic Blaxill
, Conway Blake
, Tom Cornell
, Paul Eastham
, Felix Paterson
, Ryan T. Rafferty
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European Funds Comment: Accepting Responsibility for the Behaviour of Portfolio Companies
27 July 2018
Issue 46
Conway Blake
, Lord Goldsmith KC
, Jin-Hyuk Jang
, Geoffrey Kittredge
, John W. Rife III
, Patricia Volhard
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EU Issues Injunction to Obstruct Payment of ICSID Award
January 2015
Arbitration Quarterly Issue 6
Conway Blake
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Arbitration Quarterly Issue 5
Issue No 5 – April 2014
Christopher K. Tahbaz
, Dietmar W. Prager
, Gavin Chesney
, Ina C. Popova
, Conway Blake
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Arbitration Quarterly Issue 3
Issue No 3 - September 2013
Donald Francis Donovan
, Carl Micarelli
, Conway Blake
, Samantha J. Rowe
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Arbitration Quarterly Issue 2
Issue No 2 – May 2013
Gavin Chesney
, Conway Blake
, Samantha J. Rowe
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Arbitration Quarterly Issue 1
Issue No 1 – January 2013
David W. Rivkin
, Conway Blake
, Gavin Chesney
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Recent Developments in the Law on Parent Company Liability in the UK: 2019/2020 Year-End Review and Outlook
15 January 2020
Samantha J. Rowe
, Conway Blake
, Tom Cornell
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Recent Events
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Energy Security
18 October 2024
The London Conference on International Law 2024
London Conference on International Law 2024
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
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Trends and Predictions for Climate Change Litigation
16 October 2024
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP and Bechtel
The London Conference on International Law 2024
London/Remote
Speaking Engagements
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ADR, Renewable Energy and Climate Justice
15 October 2024
CiArb Caribbean Branch
CiArb Caribbean Branch Conference
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Speaking Engagements
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Healing Career Wounds: Strategies for Bouncing Back When Things Go Wrong
28 September 2024
Black Counsel Forum
Windsor, UK
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Sovereign State Horizon Scanning for 2024: Anticipating Future Disputes and Geopolitical Issues
6-7 February 2024
Thoughtleaders 4 Fire
Sovereign & States Disputes and Enforcement Summit 2024
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
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30 Years of UNCLOS: Past, Present and Future
16 November 2023
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP and Essex Court Chambers
London, UK
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Introduction to International Arbitration
16 November 2023
British Institute of International and Comparative Law
London, UK
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UNCLOS’ Role in Developing International Law and Supporting Boundary Dispute Resolution
16 November 2023
Essex Court Chambers & Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
London, UK
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Keynote Panel: Access to Justice – The State of Play
15 November 2023
Institute of Small and Micro States, British Institute of International and Comparative Law
Small States’ Conference
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
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The Review of the Award in the Legal System of England and Wales
24 October 2023
European Court of Arbitration
The Review of the Award in Europe
Webcast
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Where to Draw the Line on Confidentiality? The Role of the Seat in Protecting Privacy in Arbitration
22 March 2023
BVI International Arbitration Centre
BVI Arbitration Week
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
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SIDS & COP27: What Next for Loss and Damage and Climate Justice?
5 December 2022
The Faculty of Law, UWI, Cave Hill Campus and Caribbean Branch of the International Law Association
Webcast
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The Review of the Arbitration Act 1996: How Do We Maintain English Arbitration Law as State of the Art?
16 November 2022
British Institute of International and Comparative Law (“BIICL”)
BIICL Seminar
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
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Enforcement of Awards Annulled at the Seat
14 September 2022
CPR Arbitration Committee
CPR Arbitration Committee Meeting
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
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Climate Change Disputes before the ICJ and ITLOS: What to Make of Loss and Damage?
28 June 2022
Alliance of Small Island States
Alliance of Small Island States Conference
Webcast
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Arbitral Appointments, Disclosures and Challenges
7 May 2022
London Court of International Arbitration
2022 LCIA European Users' Council Symposium
Hook, UK
Speaking Engagements
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The Ethical Conundrum in International Arbitration
25 February 2022
The Arbitration Foundation of Southern Africa
The Cutting Edge Webinar 1
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
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The Liability of Parent Companies for Overseas Operations: Emerging Legal Issues for Multi-nationals
17 June 2021
Institute for Transnational Arbitration
ITA In-House Counsel Task Force Meeting
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
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A New Frontier? Exploring Cyber-related International Disputes
12 May 2021
Debevoise and Twenty Essex
London International Disputes Week
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
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Using Dispute Resolution Strategies to Protect and Enhance Investment Value in Nigeria
5 December 2019
AELEX
AELEX & Debevoise Joint Seminar
Lagos, Nigeria
Speaking Engagements
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Advocacy Beyond The Bar – Solicitors Specialising in Dispute Resolution
18 October 2019
King’s College London
Legal Week
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
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An introduction to investment arbitration and Cross-examination in arbitration
10 September 2019
ILFA
ILFA IFSP Training
Debevoise & Plimpton, London
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International Arbitration in and for the Caribbean
11 September 2015
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