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Dr Natalia Perova

Head of International

Natalia is a Russian-speaking English barrister, and Head of International Dispute Resolution Group at Lamb Chambers. She also acts as an international arbitrator and arbitration advocate. Natalia deals with international and cross-border commercial disputes in English courts and international arbitration.

Natalia’s particular interests include, international arbitration, international commercial litigation and mediation related to commercial contracts, sale and carriage of goods, trading, banking, investments and private international law. Additional practice areas include public international law, cross-border insolvency, international civil fraud and enforcement, company and shareholder disputes, trusts, asset-tracing and recovery. Natalia is often instructed to deal with disputes related to questions of jurisdiction and conflict of laws, applications to serve out of jurisdiction, loan agreements, contract disputes, bankruptcy / insolvency matters.

Natalia is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb) and is willing to act as an international arbitrator or advocate in both ad hoc and institutional arbitrations, including under LCIA, ICC, SCC (Stockholm), HKIAC, SIAC, TIAC, IAC AIFC and other institutional rules, as well as under UNCITRAL Rules. Natalia has experience of acting as an arbitrator in the AIFC International Arbitration Centre administered arbitration. Natalia will be happy to act as an emergency arbitrator or under expedited procedure provisions.

As an English law barrister, Natalia can be instructed to deal with all issues including interpretation of dispute resolution or arbitration clause/agreements; questions of jurisdiction and applicable law; interim remedies in arbitrations; conduct of hearings both virtually and in person and other related matters.

Natalia is happy to accept instructions in all commercial matters. Natalia can be instructed to draft pleadings / statements of case (particulars of claim / statement of claim, defence, etc), applications to serve out of jurisdiction, advice on substantive English law or procedural matters. She is also experienced in appearing at hearings for interim remedies, procedural applications, case management directions and trials. Natalia is direct-access qualified and can accept instructions directly from clients. Natalia has rights of audience and can appear before the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) Court.

Natalia’s experience at the Bar in dealing with international cases and appearing in higher courts in her own right is complemented by her extensive academic experience. Having completed two PhDs in law, one in the UK and one in Russia, prior to joining the Bar, Natalia was a university lecturer. Her ability to extensively analyse and research issues enables Natalia to excel in dealing with legally or factually complex matters.

Natalia has excellent client care skills and experience in dealing with foreign/overseas clients. She understands the needs of clients and foreign lawyers having diverse cultural and language backgrounds and is happy to help them to navigate through English legal system or legal profession in the UK. Natalia is able to use her language skills in her work on international or multi-jurisdictional cases. In addition to Russian, Natalia has various levels of proficiency and knowledge in the following languages: Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, German and Dutch.

Natalia is particularly active in developing work and professional contacts through marketing initiatives in the Russia – CIS / FSU region, including working with lawyers in Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russian Federation, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. In addition, she is very interested in developing her practice and links with Southeast Asian, Latin American and European regions.

Natalia’s open approach is to deliver the best value to her clients and to find the most beneficial and cost-effective solution to their problem. Her innovative approach is most successful, when working closely with her clients, or their solicitors, on achieving the settlement of a dispute without necessarily embarking on protracted and costly litigation. She is happy to swiftly evaluate a case and provide pragmatic, client-oriented advice and a strategy covering options for settling a matter, using various ADR methods, and to contribute to or to lead any ADR process to achieve the best outcome for her client.

Natalia adopts a flexible approach to her work and is happy to discuss the way and scope of her engagement in a particular case with English solicitors, foreign/local law firms and clients. Please contact her clerk for further details and he will be happy to discuss options available.

Further information

Prior to joining the Bar, Natalia was a university lecturer teaching a range of subjects including contract law, evidence, international law, media law, EU law, training students in advocacy and other legal skills. She is the author of a number of academic articles and presentation papers. Natalia has a distinctive international background, having worked as an intern in the United Nations, international courts and living in several countries.

Drawing on her previous academic, teaching, training and public speaking background, Natalia is always keen to give presentations, workshops and training sessions in English law or advocacy for both English lawyers and foreign lawyers and English and foreign businesses. Natalia has spoken at international conferences and other events and workshops on such topics as jurisdiction, choice of law, interpretation and incorporation of clauses; freezing injunctions; international enforcement of judgments and arbitral awards; court powers exercisable in support of arbitration proceedings; English law as a governing law of contract etc.

Qualifications

  • BPTC, University of Law, Birmingham
  • PhD in International Law, University of Birmingham
  • PhD in Constitutional Law, Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO University)
  • LLM, International Commercial Practice, University of Law
  • LLM in International Law with International Relations, University of Kent at Brussels
  • PGCE in Public International Law, University of Kent at Brussels
  • LLB, University of London
  • Combined BA and MA in International Journalism, Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO University)

Memberships

Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb)
The Commercial Bar Association (COMBAR)
International Law Association (ILA)
London Common Law & Commercial Bar Association
Bar European Group
Young International Arbitration Group of LCIA
British-Russian Law Association
Russian and CIS Arbitration Network (RCAN)
Russian Speaking Legal Professionals’ Forum (RusFor)
British-Kazakh Society (member of the Law Committee)
British-Kazakh Law Association
British-Spanish Law Association
International Dispute Resolution Network (IDRN)

To read the profile in Russian, please click here: https://www.lambchambers.co.uk/people/доктор-наталья-перова-к-ю-н-phd/

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