Scott Macpherson | London | Hogan Lovells

Scott Macpherson

Senior Associate Litigation, Arbitration, and Employment

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English

Macpherson Scott

Scott Macpherson
Macpherson Scott
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Scott is a Senior Associate and Solicitor Advocate in the Hogan Lovells International Arbitration team focusing on public international law and, in particular, dispute settlement under investment treaties.

Scott advises clients on international economic law, including sanctions, and acts for States, international organisations and businesses in international disputes, primarily international arbitrations under the ICSID, SCC, UNCITRAL, LCIA and ICC rules in addition to ad-hoc arbitrations and arbitration-related litigation before the English courts.  He has experience of dispute settlement in the oil and gas, renewable energy, aviation, media, telecommunications, mining and life sciences sectors.   

Scott also has experience of conducting advocacy in a number of investment arbitration hearings and he regularly delivers training and lectures on international investment law and dispute settlement.  He has Higher Rights of Audience (Civil Proceedings) before the English courts.

Representative experience

Acting for the Republic of India in an UNCITRAL arbitration under a Bilateral Investment Treaty

Acting for Ukraine in an ICSID arbitration under a Bilateral Investment Treaty

Acting for a UK investor in an ICSID Additional Facility Arbitration against the Republic of Poland under the Energy Charter Treaty

Acting for Irish investors in an ICSID arbitration against the Federal Republic of Germany under the Energy Charter Treaty

Acting for a UK investor in an ICSID arbitration against Romania under the Energy Charter Treaty

Acting for a Dutch investor in an ICSID arbitration against North Macedonia under a Bilateral Investment Treaty

Advising Ukraine in connection with an SCC arbitration under the Energy Charter Treaty

Acting for a Belgian investor in an ICSID arbitration against the Republic of Turkey under a Bilateral Investment Treaty

Acting for an investor in an UNCITRAL arbitration against the Kyrgyz Republic under the Kyrgyz Foreign Investment Law

Advising clients on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, including the rights and jurisdiction of coastal States and the freedoms of other States in an exclusive economic zone

Advising clients on the sanctions available under the UNCLOS related to maritime scientific research projects

Advising clients on the consequences of judgments of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in relation to the delimitation of maritime boundaries

Credentials

Education
  • LPC, BPP University Law School, 2014
  • GDL, BPP University Law School, 2013
  • LL.B., University of Glasgow, 2010
Bar admissions and qualifications
  • Solicitor, England and Wales
Court admissions
  • Senior Courts of England and Wales
  • Higher Rights of Audience (Civil Proceedings)