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Ian McDonald

Ian McDonald has a broad practice, with a particular focus on commercial litigation, international arbitration, private international law, and international human rights law. He is regularly instructed in complex, high-value cases, often with an international dimension.

Ian recently represented Nick Suppipat and his companies in their $US 2billion fraud claims against multiple defendants in the Commercial Court (one of The Lawyer’s ‘Top 20 Cases of 2022’). He has a particular expertise, also, in private international law, and has worked as a teaching assistant on the Conflict of Laws module on the Bachelor of Civil Law at the University of Oxford. Ian recently appeared in VP Fund Solutions (Luxembourg) SA v. GI Globinvestment Ltd [2022] EWHC 1872 (Comm), successfully resisting a jurisdiction challenge (under both the recast Brussels I Regulation and the common law rules) in a multi-million-pound unlawful means conspiracy claim. He is also presently instructed in a number of international commercial and investment arbitrations, including under the UNCITRAL and ICC Rules and the ICSID Convention.

Prior to being called to the Bar, Ian spent five years at Liberty, the human rights organisation. He has a strong interest in international human rights law, and the rights to liberty and security and freedom of expression in particular. Ian is currently acting for the Moscow bureau of the international media group RFE/RL in their application to the European Court of Human Rights, challenging Russia’s use of ‘foreign agent’ laws, and is presently part of the Counsel team representing the British-Egyptian writer and pro-democracy activist, Alaa Abd el-Fattah, before the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention. He is also an officer of the Human Rights Law Committee of the International Bar Association.

Contributed to

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Brussels I (recast) and proceedings in third states (arts 33 and 34)
Brussels I (recast) and proceedings in third states (arts 33 and 34)
Practice notes

This Practice Note considers the impact of Regulation (EU) 1215/2012, Brussels I (recast) where there are identical or related proceedings pending before the courts of a non-EU Member State (or third state as they are often known). The relevant provisions in the regulation are Article 33 and Article 34 of Regulation (EU) 1215/2012, Brussels I (recast). This Practice Note includes discussion of the application of relevant provisions in the regulation to the UK as a third state following its departure from the EU (subject to the application of transitional provisions in the Withdrawal Agreement).

E&W Brussels I (recast) and proceedings in third states (arts 33 and 34) [Archived]
E&W Brussels I (recast) and proceedings in third states (arts 33 and 34) [Archived]
Practice notes

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note considers the impact of Regulation (EU) 1215/2012, Brussels I (recast) where there are identical or related proceedings pending before the courts of a non-EU Member State (or third state as they are often known). The relevant provisions in the regulation are Article 33 and Article 34 of Regulation (EU) 1215/2012, Brussels I (recast). This Practice Note includes discussion of the application of relevant provisions in the regulation to the UK as a third state following its departure from the EU (subject to the application of transitional provisions in the Withdrawal Agreement).

Practice Area

Panel

  • Contributing Author

Qualified Year

  • 2017

Membership

  • Liberty
  • CFLA
  • COMBAR

Education

  • BCL, University of Oxford (Distinction)
  • LLB, University of London (First Class Honours)
  • BPTC, BPP University (Very Competent)

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