GBS Disputes

Emma is part of the team advising and/or representing

• Chinese telecoms giant Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. in an ICSID arbitration initiated against the Kingdom of Sweden under the China-Sweden bilateral investment treaty (ICSID Case No. ARB/22/2). The dispute relates to a number of measures taken by Sweden directly targeting Huawei’s investments in Sweden and excluding our client from the roll-out of 5G network products and services in the country.
• An African shipping company in an ad hoc arbitration in London arising in connection with various charterparties purportedly entered into since 2007. The case concerns allegations of grand corruption and kleptocracy at the highest levels in an African State.

Education

• University of Cambridge, PhD in History (ongoing)
• University of Oxford, Master of Studies in Global and Imperial History (MSt) (Distinction)
• University of Otago, Bachelor of Arts (BA) (History) (First Class Honours)
• University of Otago, Bachelor of Laws (LLB) (First Class Honours)

Admissions & Courts

• Barrister and Solicitor, New Zealand

Languages

• English
• French
• Māori (intermediate)
• Mandarin Chinese (conversational)

Nationality

• New Zealand