Lawyer (Australia)

Jagpreet Sandhu

Litigation & Dispute Resolution, International Arbitration, Mining

Visión general

Jagpreet Sandhu's practice concentrates exclusively on international arbitration, with a particular emphasis on the mining sector. Jagpreet has conducted arbitrations under most major arbitral rules (ICSID, UNCITRAL, LCIA, ICC, HKIAC, SIAC). To date, he has represented States, multinational enterprises, and ultra-high-net-worth individuals in disputes across Australia, Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Middle East.

In addition to his work as counsel, Jagpreet actively participates in the international arbitration community. He currently sits on the Executive Committee of the Asia-Pacific Forum for International Arbitration, is a Core Committee Member of the Asian International Arbitration Centre’s Young Practitioner’s Group and is a Co-Editor of the Swiss Arbitration Association newsletter series. Jagpreet regularly facilitates mentoring programs coordinated by leading arbitration organisations (Young ICCA, ITA) and has presented on arbitration discussion panels organised by Paris Arbitration Week, ACICA45, AIAC, and Delos. Jagpreet is also a former Director of the UNCITRAL Co-Ordination Committee for Australia.

Prior to joining Mayer Brown, Jagpreet worked in the leading international arbitration practices of a Magic Circle firm and a Swiss firm, respectively. His prior experience also includes working for the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), and the United Nations’ Assistance to the Khmer Rouge Trials (UNAKRT) in Cambodia, where he assisted in the investigation of war crimes.

Experiencia

Representing a wide range of corporate, commercial and State clients in international arbitral proceedings, including:

Klesch Group Holdings Limited & others v. European Union, ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)/23/1 - counsel to Claimants in an investment treaty arbitration under the Energy Charter Treaty and the ICSID Additional Facility Rules.
Klesch Group Holdings Limited, Klesch Refining Denmark A/S and Kalundborg Refinery A/S v. Kingdom of Denmark, ICSID Case No. ARB/23/48 - counsel to Claimants in an investment treaty arbitration under the Energy Charter Treaty and the ICSID Convention.
Klesch Group Holdings Limited and Raffinerie Heide GmbH v. Federal Republic of Germany, ICSID Case No. ARB/23/49 - counsel to Claimants in an investment treaty arbitration under the Energy Charter Treaty and the ICSID Convention.
Representing the British subsidiary of a global construction, mining and engineering equipment manufacturer in a distribution agreement dispute with a Middle Eastern distributor (UNCITRAL Rules, London seat, English law).
AS PNB Banka and others v. The Republic of Latvia, ICSID Case No. ARB/17/47 – counsel to the Republic of Latvia in defending claims brought under the Latvia-UK BIT in relation to a bank and allegations of expropriation, corruption, and fair and equitable treatment breaches.*

Tantalum International v. The Arab Republic of Egypt, ICSID Case No. ARB/18/22 – counsel to Claimants in a bet-the-company investment treaty arbitration brought under the Australia-Egypt BIT for the unlawful expropriation of tantalum, feldspar, and tin producing ventures. The dispute was settled to the investors’ complete satisfaction.*
Kingsgate Consolidated Ltd v. The Kingdom of Thailand (PCA Case No. 2017-36) – counsel to Claimants in a bet-the-company investment treaty arbitration brought under the Australia-Thailand FTA for the unlawful expropriation of the Chatree gold mine.*
Represented an Australian mining company in dual contract-based investment claims against two Central African States for mistreatment and expropriation of multi-billion-dollar iron-ore projects and associated developments (ICC Rules, London and Paris seats, English law).*
Represented a global oil and gas contractor in a USD 2 billion design and construction dispute for a world-class LNG facility in Western Australia (ICC Rules, Singapore seat, Western Australian law).*
Represented a multinational rare earth minerals miner in negotiations with an Asian State regarding the mistreatment of the investor’s plant and threatened revocation of the investor’s operational rights.*
Represented a Middle Eastern pharmaceutical goods distributor in a distribution agreement dispute with a global pharmaceutical supplier (ICC Rules, Geneva seat, Swiss law).*
Represented a Middle Eastern medical and aesthetics equipment distributor in a distribution agreement dispute with a global pharmaceutical supplier (ICC Rules, Lausanne seat, Swiss law).*
Represented a Middle Eastern sovereign wealth fund in a shareholder dispute (DIAC Rules, Dubai seat, English law).*

*Handled prior to joining Mayer Brown.

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