Gavin Chesney is a solicitor advocate in the firm’s International Dispute Resolution Group and is based in the London office. His practice focuses ...
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Publications
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Non-Contractual Performance by Sanctioned Party under Force Majeure Clause Not Required
14 June 2024
Christopher Boyne
, Alan Kartashkin
, Patrick Swain
, Konstantin Bureiko
, Gavin Chesney
, Luke Duggan
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Choosing Your Battlefield: Selecting the Appropriate Dispute Resolution Process
May 2024
Gavin Chesney
, Mark W. Friedman
, Cameron Sim
, Jeffrey Sullivan KC
, Benjamin Teo
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Private Equity Report Spring 2024, Vol 24, No 1
May 2024
Gavin Anderson
, Katherine Ashton
, Megan K. Bannigan
, Ezra Borut
, Geoffrey P. Burgess
, Mark W. Friedman
, Eric T. Juergens
, Meir D. Katz
, Jonathan F. Lewis
, Timothy McIver
, Benjamin R. Pedersen
, John W. Rife III
, Paul M. Rodel
, Aly Love (f/k/a Simons)
, Kristin A. Snyder
, Rick Sofield
, Jeffrey Sullivan KC
, Patricia Volhard
, Gavin Chesney
, Robert T. Dura
, Matthew M. Delja
, Kathleen M. Emberger
, Christopher S. Ford
, Caroline P. Geiger
, Stuart Hammer
, Tigist Kassahun
, Cameron Sim
, Jordan Corrente Beck
, Michael Keene
, Amy Pereira
, Benjamin Teo
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Arbitration Agreements with Russian Parties—Growing Risks for Foreign Litigants
1 May 2024
Lord Goldsmith KC
, Alan Kartashkin
, Samantha J. Rowe
, Patrick Taylor
, Gavin Chesney
, Svetlana Portman
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GAR Guide to Construction Arbitration: Investment Treaty Arbitration
12 October 2023
Global Arbitration Review
Tony Dymond
, Gavin Chesney
, Laith Najjar
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The Growing Prominence of Kazakhstan as a Destination for Foreign Direct Investment in the Post-Soviet Space
6 April 2023
Tony Dymond
, Lord Goldsmith KC
, Alan Kartashkin
, Samantha J. Rowe
, Jane Shvets
, Patrick Taylor
, Konstantin Bureiko
, Gavin Chesney
, Svetlana Portman
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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 EU Energy Crisis: EU Commission’s Emergency Intervention to Reduce Energy Bills
24 October 2022
Tony Dymond
, Lord Goldsmith KC
, Samantha J. Rowe
, Patrick Taylor
, Gavin Chesney
, Shreya Aren
, Jesse Hope
, Sonja Sreckovic
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The EU Energy Crisis: EC Issues Its “Save Gas for Winter Plan”
26 August 2022
Tony Dymond
, Lord Goldsmith KC
, Samantha J. Rowe
, Patrick Taylor
, Gavin Chesney
, Shreya Aren
, Sonja Sreckovic
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Guidance on Redaction (of Disclosed Documents) under CPR PD 51U
19 May 2022
Christopher Boyne
, Gavin Chesney
, Julia Caldwell
, Scott Morrison
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The EU Energy Crisis: Four Member States Activate First Level of Emergency Gas Plans
18 May 2022
Lord Goldsmith KC
, Samantha J. Rowe
, Patrick Taylor
, Gavin Chesney
, Shreya Aren
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GAR Guide to Construction Arbitration: Investment Treaty Arbitration, and Mining
20 October 2021
Global Arbitration Review: The Guide to Construction Arbitration, 4th Edition
Tony Dymond
, Gavin Chesney
, Laith Najjar
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Supreme Court Revisits Restraint of Trade
20 September 2021
Christopher Boyne
, Gavin Chesney
, Catalina Diaconeasa
, Luke Duggan
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Supreme Court Revisits Liquidated Damages Clauses in Triple Point v PTT
22 July 2021
Tony Dymond
, Gavin Chesney
, Robert Hoose
, Amina Afifi
, Laith Najjar
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English High Court Declines Jurisdiction to Hear Claims Against Sberbank of Russia
7 July 2021
Christopher Boyne
, Gavin Chesney
, Catalina Diaconeasa
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Fresh Evidence in Appeals: Dale v Banga & Ors [2021] EWCA Civ 240
26 May 2021
Christopher Boyne
, Natasha McCarthy
, Gavin Chesney
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ICC and SIAC Granted the Status of Permanent Arbitration Institutions in Russia
21 May 2021
Lord Goldsmith KC
, Gavin Chesney
, Anastasia Magid
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EU Commission Confirms View That the EU Should Not Consent to UK Accession to the Lugano Convention 2007
6 May 2021
Lord Goldsmith KC
, Christopher Boyne
, Gavin Chesney
, Shreya Aren
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UK Accession to the Lugano Convention 2007—View of the EU Commission
22 April 2021
Lord Goldsmith KC
, Christopher Boyne
, Gavin Chesney
, Shreya Aren
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Service of a Claim Form Out of the Jurisdiction in an EU Member State—Is Permission Required?
8 April 2021
Christopher Boyne
, Gavin Chesney
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The Intersection of Arbitration and Insolvency in England & Wales
18 March 2021
IBA Toolkit on Insolvency
Patrick Taylor
, Gavin Chesney
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Practical Law Construction Blog: Disputes across the horizon – arbitration in Qatar
9 February 2021
Practical Law Construction Blog
Tony Dymond
, Gavin Chesney
, Amina Afifi
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Singapore Court of Appeal Declines to Adopt Wider “Legitimate Interest” Test for Unlawful Penalties Developed by the UK Supreme Court in Cavendish Square Holding BV v Makdessi
1 February 2021
Tony Dymond
, Gavin Chesney
, Robert Hoose
, Laith Najjar
, Amina Afifi
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Practical Law Construction Blog: Disputes across the horizon: arbitration in the United Arab Emirates
11 January 2021
Practical Law Construction Blog
Tony Dymond
, Gavin Chesney
, Amina Afifi
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Autonomy of a Performance Guarantee: South African Decision Illustrates Convergence of Common Law Approaches
14 December 2020
Tony Dymond
, Gavin Chesney
, Robert Hoose
, Laith Najjar
, Amina Afifi
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COVID-19— Review of State-Sponsored Help for European Companies
13 November 2020
Geoffrey P. Burgess
, Timothy McIver
, Alexandre Bisch
, Gavin Chesney
, Philipp von Holst
, Philippe Tengelmann
, Edoardo Troina
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Singapore Court of Appeal Overturns Arbitral Award for Failure of Natural Justice
10 November 2020
Tony Dymond
, Gavin Chesney
, Robert Hoose
, Laith Najjar
, Amina Afifi
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UK Supreme Court Sets Out Correct Approach to Determining Law Governing an Arbitration Agreement
14 October 2020
Lord Goldsmith KC
, Tony Dymond
, Patrick Taylor
, Samantha J. Rowe
, Gavin Chesney
, Sara Ewad
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Singapore Decision Supports Rights of Contractors in Recovering Liquidated Damages
3 September 2020
Tony Dymond
, Gavin Chesney
, Robert Hoose
, Laith Najjar
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New LCIA Rules Encourage Streamlined Proceedings and the Use of Technology
14 August 2020
Donald Francis Donovan
, Lord Goldsmith KC
, David W. Rivkin
, Catherine Amirfar
, Tony Dymond
, Mark W. Friedman
, Gareth Hughes
, Mark Johnson
, Antoine F. Kirry
, Ina C. Popova
, Dietmar W. Prager
, Natalie L. Reid
, Samantha J. Rowe
, William H. Taft V
, Christopher K. Tahbaz
, Patrick Taylor
, Gavin Chesney
, Robert Hoose
, Aimee-Jane Lee
, Mark McCloskey
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UK Supreme Court Issues Landmark Ruling on the Principle of Reflective Loss
17 July 2020
Christopher Boyne
, Gavin Chesney
, Luke Duggan
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The UK Supreme Court Rules on the Availability of Adjudication for Insolvent Contractors
22 June 2020
Tony Dymond
, Gavin Chesney
, Robert Hoose
, Laith Najjar
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English Court Clarifies Law of Arbitration Agreement and Availability of Anti-Suit Relief
4 May 2020
Tony Dymond
, Gavin Chesney
, Robert Hoose
, Laith Najjar
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COVID-19: Impact on Contracts and Dispute Resolution webinar - recording and slides
8 April 2020
Lord Goldsmith KC
, David W. Rivkin
, Alan Kartashkin
, Gavin Chesney
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FIDIC Guidance on COVID-19
26 March 2020
Tony Dymond
, Gavin Chesney
, Robert Hoose
, Laith Najjar
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COVID-19 and its Impact on English Law Contracts
18 March 2020
Christopher Boyne
, Tony Dymond
, Lord Goldsmith KC
, Gavin Chesney
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The Guide to Construction Arbitration - Third Edition
25 October 2019
Global Arbitration Review
Tony Dymond
, Gavin Chesney
, Laith Najjar
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UK Supreme Court: Act of Parliament Required to Trigger Brexit
24 January 2017
Lord Goldsmith KC
, Vera Losonci
, Gavin Chesney
, Cameron Sim
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English Court of Appeal Considers Contractual Interpretation of Complex Financial Instruments
20 December 2016
Tony Dymond
, Gavin Chesney
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The Article 50 Judgment—Pulling the Trigger: Parliament, not Prerogative
7 November 2016
Lord Goldsmith KC
, Geoffrey P. Burgess
, Vera Losonci
, Gavin Chesney
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English Court of Appeal Considers Settlement in Multiparty Disputes
4 November 2016
Tony Dymond
, Gavin Chesney
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Penalty Doctrine Considered by High Court of Australia after Cavendish
9 August 2016
Tony Dymond
, Gavin Chesney
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Brexit Implications for Commercial Contracts and Dispute Resolution
14 July 2016
Patrick Taylor
, Timothy McIver
, Gavin Chesney
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UK Supreme Court Provides Welcome Clarification to Rules on Penalty Clauses for First Time in a Century
10 November 2015
Tony Dymond
, Gavin Chesney
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New LCIA Arbitration Rules Published
January 2015
Arbitration Quarterly Issue 6
Aimee-Jane Lee
, Gavin Chesney
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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 4
Issue No 4 – December 2013
Mark W. Friedman
, Carl Micarelli
, Ina C. Popova
, Gavin Chesney
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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 Events
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Avoiding a Full Arbitration Process – Rules and Tools Compared
14 September 2022
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP and the ICDR
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
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Hybrid In-Person/Remote Arbitration Hearings: A Live Mock Demonstration
22 September 2021
American Bar Association
13th ABA Annual Conference on the Resolution of CIS-Related Disputes
Moscow, Russia
Speaking Engagements
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COVID-19 and Contract Law
7 May 2020
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Speaking Engagements
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Good Faith and the Ordinary Course of Business
30 April 2020
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Webinar
Speaking Engagements
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COVID-19: Impact On Contracts and Disputes Involving Russian Parties
8 April 2020
Debevoise
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
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The Resolution of Complex, Multi-Stakeholder, Multi-Jurisdictional Disputes
15 May 2019
International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution
CPR European Conference On Business Dispute Management
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
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Brexit Implications for Commercial Contracts and Dispute Resolution
14 July 2016
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Debevoise & Plimpton, London
Speaking Engagements
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Brief Introduction on International Arbitration
23 April 2015
Business & Law Society
International Arbitration as a Form of Alternative Dispute Resolution
University of Law, London
Speaking Engagements
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