Jacob Grierson

Jacob is an English barrister and a French lawyer. 

Having started his career in the Chambers of Lord Grabiner KC at One Essex Court in London, Jacob has been based in Paris for the past 20 years and has become a French avocat while remaining an English barrister.

Jacob has acted both as counsel and as arbitrator (sole arbitrator, president and co-arbitrator) in a very large number of arbitrations subject to many different laws and seated in many different places, although predominantly in London and Paris, the two cities between which he divides his time.  

He has a particular focus on disputes related to Africa (both Anglophone and Francophone) and on certain sectors, including construction, energy, mining, pharma/biotechnology and transport.

Jacob is bilingual in English and French, and has conducted arbitrations in both of those languages.  He also has a working knowledge of German.

He has been recognised by Who’s Who Legal as one of the ten best regarded arbitration practitioners in France and by Jeune Afrique as one of the most influential lawyers active in Francophone Africa.

Jacob is the author (together with Annet van Hooft) of “Arbitrating under the 2012 ICC Rules: an Introductory Users’ Guide”, which has been recognised as one of the leading guides to the ICC Rules of Arbitration, on which Jacob is a leading authority.

Jacob is a Council Member of the ICC Institute, a Member of the ICC’s Arbitration Commission, President of the User’s’ Council of the Casablanca International Mediation and Arbitration Centre (CIMAC) and a Member of the Steering Committee of the Mauritius International Arbitration Centre (MIAC).

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Education

College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium, Masters in European Law
City University, London, United Kingdom, Diploma in Law
Balliol College, Oxford, United Kingdom, BA in Modern History

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Sole arbitrator in an ICC arbitration in Paris between a Canadian company and a Spanish company arising from a contract for the installation of a communications system governed by English law (English language)

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Sole arbitrator in an ICC arbitration in London between a French company and a Spanish company arising from a pharmaceutical license and supply agreement governed by English law (English language)

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Sole arbitrator in an ICC arbitration in Paris between a Cypriot company and an Italian individual arising out of an employment contract governed by English law (English language)

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President in an ICC arbitration in London between Spanish and Indian companies arising out of an infrastructure project governed by Indian law (English language)

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President in an ICC arbitration in Paris between a Turkish company and a North African state arising out a bilateral investment treaty and an infrastructure project (English language)

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Co-arbitrator in an ICC arbitration in Paris between an Iranian company and an Australian company arising out of a construction project governed by English law (English language)

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Sole arbitrator in an ICC arbitration in London between two French companies arising out of a construction project governed by English law (English language)

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Co-arbitrator in an ICC arbitration in Tel Aviv between French, Israeli and Belgian companies arising out of a construction project governed by French and Israeli law (English language)

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President in an ICC arbitration in Amsterdam between a Brazilian company and a Dutch company arising out of consultant agreements governed by Dutch law (English language)

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Sole arbitrator in an UNCITRAL arbitration in London between a UK company and a parastatal entity of an East African country arising out of an energy production agreement governed by English law (English language)

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Co-arbitrator in an ICC arbitration in London between a West African state, a BVI company and an individual arising out of an oil exploration license governed by English law (English language)

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President in an ICC arbitration in Paris between Thai companies and an individual out of a joint venture agreement governed by English law (English language)

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President in an ICC arbitration in Paris between Georgian companies arising out of a construction project governed by English law (English language)

An ICC emergency arbitration in Paris between a Central Asian mining company and a Central African mining company arising out of a joint venture agreement concerning a mining license governed by the law of the host country (French language). 

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Two ICC emergency arbitrations in Paris and Geneva between a Chinese mining company and a Central African mining company arising from a mining licence farm-out agreement governed by the laws of the host country (English language)

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An ICC emergency arbitration in Paris between a Canadian mining company and a Central African mining company arising out of a proposed earn-in and joint venture agreement in and joint-venture venture agreement governed by English law (French language)

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Two ICC emergency arbitrations in Paris between a Brazilian energy group and a German energy company arising out of a service contract and a settlement agreement governed by Swiss law relating to the construction of a nuclear power plant (English language)

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An ICC emergency arbitration in Paris between a Mauritian company and an African state-owned company arising out of a service contract governed by Swiss law relating to the construction of a nuclear power plant (English language)

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ICC arbitrations 

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Two ICC arbitrations in Paris and Geneva between a Central Asian mining company and an African mining company relating to a joint venture agreement and a memorandum of understanding governed by the law of the host state (French language).

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An ICC arbitration in Paris between a European reinsurance group and a West African reinsurance company arising from an investment agreement governed by French law

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An ICC arbitration in Paris between an American fund and a West African company relating to an investment agreement governed by French law (French language)

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Two ICC arbitrations in Paris and Geneva between a Central Asian mining company and an African mining company relating to a joint venture agreement and a protocol  governed by the law of the host State (French language)

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Two ICC arbitrations in Geneva and Paris between a Chinese mining company and a Central African mining company relating to a mining licence farm-out agreement governed by the law of the host State (English language)

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An ICC arbitration in Paris between a Canadian mining company and a Central African mining company arising from a joint-venture project governed by English law (French language). 

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Two ICC arbitrations in Paris and Erlangen between a Brazilian group and a major player in the nuclear industry arising from a services contract and a memorandum of understanding, relating to the construction of a nuclear power plant governed by Swiss law (English language)

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An ICC arbitration in Paris between a Brazilian group and the German arm of an export credit agency relating to a bank guarantee governed by French law in connection with a nuclear power plant construction project (English language)

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An ICC arbitration in Paris between an investor and a West African public power utility relating to the construction of a power plant and a power purchase agreement governed by the law of the host State (French language)

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An ICC arbitration in Paris between a Togolese provider of financial and commercial solutions and a Mauritius and France relating to a confidentiality agreement governed by French law (French language)

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An ICC arbitration in Paris between a Togolese provider of financial and commercial solutions and an English telecommunications company relating to an agreement for the acquisition of a Senegalese telecommunications company governed by English law (English language)

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An ICC arbitration in Paris between a Mauritian company and an African state-owned company relating to the supply of minerals subject to Belgian law (French language)

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An ICC arbitration in Hong Kong between Korean and American companies relating to a technology licensing agreement subject to the laws of the State of New York (English language)

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An ICC arbitration in Paris between European shareholders resulting from a shareholders' agreement governed by Dutch law (English language)

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An ICC arbitration in Paris between a French depollution company and a French contractor concerning a depollution contract governed by French law (English language)

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An ICC arbitration in Paris between a Dutch petrochemical company and a Dutch petrochemical company concerning a depollution contract governed by French law (English language)

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An ICC arbitration in London between a Swiss consulting firm and a Japanese pharmaceutical company, following the termination of a purchasing optimization agreement, subject to Japanese law (English language)

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An ICC arbitration in Paris between a French biotech and a pharmaceutical group, following a licensing agreement governed by French law (English language)

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An ICC arbitration in Paris between two companies established in the United Arab Emirates arising from a shareholders' agreement concerning a Gabonese company (English language). 

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HKIAC arbitrations

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HKIAC arbitration in Hong Kong between an American media group and a Chinese media group arising from a distribution agreement and several licensing agreements (English language)

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HKIAC arbitration in Hong Kong between an American supplier and a Chinese acquirer relating to a distribution agreement subject to the laws of the State of New York (English language)‍

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Ad hoc arbitrations

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CIArb arbitration in Geneva between a service provider and a major European shipyard arising from two service provider agreements governed by Dutch law

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A UNCITRAL arbitration in Paris between two French oil companies arising from a joint operating agreement in the oil sector governed by French law (French language)‍

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An ICSID arbitration between a Swedish investor and a North African State, concerning investments in the petroleum sector

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LCIA arbitrations

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LCIA arbitration in London between a South African oil company and a Marshall Islands company, relating to a share transfer agreement governed by English law (English language)‍

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CCJA arbitrations

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CCJA arbitration in Libreville, Gabon between a Gabonese bank and a UAE-based lender and its UAE- and US-based parent companies, arising from a credit agreement governed by Gabonese law (French language) 

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A CCJA arbitration in Paris, arising from a shareholders' agreement relating to the operation of a media company governed by Luxembourg law (French language)

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