Vanessa Naish

Knowledge Counsel and Arbitration Practice Manager, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Vanessa Naish is Knowledge Counsel and Arbitration Practice Manager in the global arbitration practice at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer. She works with clients and colleagues globally on complex issues relating to arbitration, dispute resolution and the enforcement of arbitral awards and judgments.

Vanessa also advises on public international law, particularly state immunity, investment protection and investor-state dispute settlement. She advises on arbitration clauses, legal opinions, arbitral procedure and case strategy, and helps lead the firm’s thought leadership and client engagement on key developments in arbitration and public international law.

Vanessa is an editor of the firm’s arbitration and public international law blogs, and of its flagship publication, Inside Arbitration. She also authors and edits internal and external publications and is involved in delivering training, client seminars, webinars, e-bulletins and other legal know-how materials.

Vanessa supports the management of Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer’s global arbitration practice, including business planning, practice efficiency and strategy development. She is responsible for driving innovation and practice strategy, and for devising and implementing projects to meet the practice’s knowledge and business needs.

Her particular areas of interest include AI, legal product development, alternative fee arrangements, technological innovation in practice management and arbitral procedure, and new ways of delivering arbitral expertise.

Vanessa is a member of the Lexis+® UK Arbitration Consulting Editorial Board and the Law Society’s Arbitration Committee.

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Cybersecurity in international arbitration

Practice Notes

This Practice Note considers the issue of cybersecurity (cyber-security or cyber security) in international arbitration proceedings. The Practice Note provides an introduction to cybercrime (cyber-crime or cyber crime) (eg hacking) and cybersecurity in arbitral proceedings, considers the importance of cybersecurity in arbitral proceedings, the potential targets of cyberattacks (cyber-attacks or cyber attacks) in arbitration, the perpetrators of cyberattacks in arbitration (and cyber threats, cyber-threats) and the potential consequences of cyberattacks in arbitration. The Practice Note also considers where the responsibility lies for dealing with (managing, providing for, taking account of) cybersecurity in international arbitration as well as the steps (procedures and processes) that may be appropriate to take to combat cyberattacks (increase cybersecurity) in arbitration proceedings. The Practice Note also considers some of the developments in this field of practice, including draft and final protocols on cybersecurity in international arbitration.

Arbitration

State immunity and arbitration—general considerations

Practice Notes

This Practice Note considers the general principles of state immunity (also called sovereign immunity), the scope of state immunity, state immunity from jurisdiction and state immunity from execution and gives practical steps that should be considered when dealing with state immunity in the context of international arbitration. It also considers transactions with foreign states. This Practice Note is written in partnership with Herbert Smith Freehills.

Arbitration