Aphiwan Natasha King
Call 2022
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Natasha King is developing a broad practice across all of Chambers’ areas of expertise, including commercial litigation and international arbitration.
Before coming to the Bar, Natasha served as a dispute settlement lawyer in the Legal Affairs Division of the World Trade Organization for three years, advising panelists on State-to-State disputes. She has written several publications on issues of international trade law, international investment law, and international commercial arbitration.
Natasha has a first class degree in commerce from the University of Melbourne, a first class degree in law from the University of Cambridge, and a specialist LL.M. in international business and economic law from Georgetown University. She has won multiple academic awards and prizes, including the top scholarship awarded by Lincoln’s Inn for the bar course.
In her spare time, Natasha is deeply committed to mentoring, pro bono, and volunteer work, and has previously worked with the Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights Coalition, Muslim Advocates, and Lawyers without Borders.
Natasha’s recent experience includes:
- Commercial Litigation
- International Arbitration
- Shipping
- Technology & Telecoms
- Construction
- WTO, International Investment Law, and Public International Law
- Other Experience
Commercial Litigation
Natasha has experience in complex commercial disputes, in both litigation and arbitration, frequently with an international element. Natasha is well-placed to act on disputes involving multiple jurisdictions, having worked as a research assistant on a comparative law project (French, Belgian, and German law) and studied commercial law in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Featured Commercial Litigation cases
- Instructed as junior counsel on an urgent application in the High Court involving the purchase of coastal passenger vessels from a Russian sanctioned entity
- Instructed as sole counsel to draft pleadings in multiple cases in the gas and energy sector involving claims of procurement of breach of fiduciary duty
- Instructed as sole counsel to advise on a contractual and Consumer Credit Act 1974 dispute involving luxury goods worth over £100,000
- Assisted as a pupil on drafting pleadings in a prospective claim involving personal indemnities and guarantees, breach of directors’ duties, and invalid transfer of company shares
International Arbitration
Natasha is developing a particular expertise in international arbitration and has previous experience on disputes under the ICC, LCIA, and LMAA Rules. Prior to coming to the Bar, Natasha received the highest score in several international arbitration modules at Georgetown University. She also received funding from Lincoln’s Inn to complete further studies on private international law and international arbitration at the Hague Academy.
Featured International Arbitration cases
- Assisted as a pupil on an LCIA arbitration involving the sale of commodities (coal) on Standard Coal Trading Agreement (“SCoTA”) terms and issues concerning Russian sanctions
- Assisted as a pupil on an LCIA arbitration concerning an infrastructure project in the gas and energy sector involving cross‑examination of handwriting experts
- Assisted as a pupil on an ICC arbitration concerning a public infrastructure project involving a contested application for provisional measures
- Assisted as a pupil on drafting multiple applications for the enforcement of arbitration awards as a judgment of the High Court under Section 66 of the Arbitration Act 1996
Shipping
Natasha is regularly instructed in complex shipping disputes, frequently with an international element. Prior to coming to the Bar, Natasha worked on a major international trade dispute involving the imposition of economic embargos at ports in the Middle East. She has previous experience in LMAA arbitrations and shipping cases involving economic sanctions and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
Featured Shipping cases
- Instructed as junior counsel on an urgent application in the High Court involving the purchase of coastal passenger vessels from a Russian sanctioned entity
- Instructed as junior counsel on an LMAA arbitration involving a dispute about off-hire, hold cleaning, and a BIMCO piracy clause
- Instructed as sole counsel to draft pleadings in a dispute about repairs to a luxury yacht
- Assisted as a pupil on a potential LMAA arbitration involving a dispute about whether a binding contract and arbitration agreement had been concluded for the sale of a vessel
Technology & Telecoms
Natasha has experience in Chambers’ leading IT work, including assisting in high-value and complex software and software licensing disputes. Prior to coming to the Bar, Natasha worked part-time for a legal technology start up and studied conflict of law issues relating to cyber-torts. She has previous experience on disputes involving the Agreement on Trade‑Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) and World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Treaty.
Featured Technology & Telecoms cases
- Assisted as a pupil on a dispute involving the post-termination software licensing rights of a major European design software company
- Assisted as a pupil on TCC proceedings involving claims of breach of an IT infrastructure contract between a global IT service company and a UK public body
- Assisted as a pupil on an IT infrastructure dispute involving a cyber-attack on a major UK clothing retailer
Construction and Construction Adjudication
Natasha is regularly instructed to draft pleadings and appear in construction matters, including in the TCC.
Featured Construction and Construction Adjudication cases
- Instructed as sole counsel to advise on a claim involving leakages at a commercial premises worth in excess of £50,000
- Assisted as a pupil on a construction adjudication involving works on the stadium of a major Premier League football club
- Assisted as a pupil on various adjudication enforcement proceedings in the TCC
WTO, International Investment Law, and Public International Law
Natasha has a broad range of previous experience in WTO law, international investment arbitration, and public international law. She is a member of the Steering Committee of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law’s Young Investment Treaty Forum (Young ITF) and the editorial team of Opinio Juris, a leading public international law blog. She has previously acted as a judge in several international moot court competitions including the John H. Jackson Competition, Phillip C. Jessup Competition, and Willem C. Vis Moot.
Featured WTO, International Investment Law, and Public International Law cases
- Assisted as a pupil on arbitration proceedings involving a defence of economic sanctions under the principle in Ralli Brothers and as an overriding mandatory rule of international public order
- Assisted as a pupil on an urgent injunction in the High Court involving the right to protest at sea under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
- As a dispute settlement lawyer at the WTO, worked on several of the leading cases on the security exceptions under the GATT 1994, GATS, and TRIPS Agreement
Other Experience
Natasha has been instructed as sole counsel in numerous contested applications and trials in the County Court, including in relation to RTA, PPI, and Credit Hire matters.
Aphiwan Natasha King co-chairing the Fourth Young Investment Treaty Forum Debate
On 14 November 2023, Aphiwan Natasha King will be co-chairing the Fourth Young Investment Treaty Forum Debate as a...
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