Lauren Owide

• Advising a major Chinese insurance company in complex litigation regarding underlying fraudulent activity involving multiple related court proceedings in England and Italy and an ad hoc arbitration and requiring advice to be provided in relation to cooperation and communications with numerous regulators.
• Representing two Chinese state-owned entities against their former Egyptian distributor in ICC arbitration in connection with the termination of two separate distribution agreements. The place of arbitration is Paris, France, the applicable law is Egyptian law.
• Acting for a large hotel owner in the Middle East against its operating company in an arbitration under the DIFC-LCIA Rules concerning breach of contract, dishonesty and good faith.
• Advising pre-action and commencing an arbitration under the LCIA Rules for a claimant in relation to the failure to pay for deliveries of aluminium in a dispute concerning allegations of delay, foreign currency controls and good faith.
• Representing a commodities producer in an arbitration under the LCIA Rules against a purchaser in a claim relating to failure to pay, delay, fraud and dishonesty.
• Acting for defendants in a number of related proceedings in the High Court in relation to a telecommunications and VOIP service involving issues of breach of contract, dishonesty, good faith, inducement and unlawful means conspiracy.
• Acting for a large food franchise providing ongoing advice in relation to issues arising with franchising arrangements and acting for the company in claims regarding the same, involving contractual issues, dishonesty and good faith.

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• Law Society of England & Wales
• LCIA Young International Arbitration Group