Sean Aughey

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  London, London, United Kingdom

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  Sean Aughey is a
  Sean Aughey is a barrister at Essex Court Chambers specialising in public international law (PIL), international arbitration, and public law and human rights. He regularly appears before domestic and international courts and tribunals. Recent cases include: ICJ: Palestine (advisory opinion); Climate Change (advisory opinion); Armenia v Azerbaijan (provisional measures and preliminary objections); Azerbaijan v Armenia (preliminary objections); Alleged Violations (Iran v USA); Certain Iranian Assets (Iran v USA); Ukraine v Russia (resigned Feb 2022). ITLOS: Climate Change (advisory opinion). ECtHR: Landika v Slovenia (A1P1) English courts: Crane Bank v DCFU (EWCA; act of state); Harry Dunn (EWCA; diplomatic immunity); Rahmatullah (No.2) v MOD (UKSC; IHL; act of state); Belhaj v Straw (UKSC; state immunity; foreign act of state) Investor-state arbitration: Bayindir v Pakistan (No 2) ICSID; PCCW v KSA (ICSID); Tuwairqi v Pakistan (OIC; lead counsel for Pakistan); KLS v. Sri Lanka (ICSID, energy); Al Jazeera v Egypt (ICSID, media); SDM v Lesotho (Singapore set-aside and appeal); PL Holdings v Poland (SCC, banking); Alghanim v Jordan (ICSID arbitration and annulment, tax); Tethyan v. Pakistan (ICSID arbitration and annulment, mining) Rankings: - Chambers and Partners, PIL tier 1 - Legal 500, PIL tier 1; international arbitration tier 2 Recommendations: - 'A brilliant barrister and a pleasure to work with. He has skills and judgement way beyond his years': Chambers, 2023 - 'Quite simply superb: Sean has a remarkable work ethic combined with incredible analytical powers, and an ability to retain and recall vast quantities of information. Very easy to work with: he gets to the point and is refreshingly un-flashy': Legal500, 2022. - 'A real star. Very bright, knows the law inside out, hard working and gets it': Legal500, 2022. - 'He has a gigantic brain but is accessible and friendly. He's responsive and likes to roll his sleeves up and get stuck into cases': Chambers, 2021. - Who's Who Int Arb - Future Leader Sean has worked in government, international organisations and PIL specialist law firms. He holds a BA (Law), LL.M (2nd in year) and various academic scholarships from Downing College, Cambridge. Career: - UK Attorney General's Panel of Counsel: B (PIL panel, 2020-) and B (general panel, 2023-) - BIICL PIL Advisory Panel - Adjunct Prof, Pepperdine University (2015-17) - FCO Legal Directorate, Assistant Legal Adviser (2015) - Visiting Scholar (EALS), Harvard Law School (2012) - Bye Fellow, Downing College, Cambridge (2010-11) - Stagiaire, ECtHR Essex Court Chambers

• What industry does Sean Aughey currently work in?

  Sean Aughey currently works in the
  Essex Court Chambers

• What is Sean Aughey's area of expertise?

  Sean Aughey specializes in
  Sean Aughey is a barrister at Essex Court Chambers specialising in public international law (PIL), international arbitration, and public law and human rights. He regularly appears before domestic and international courts and tribunals. Recent cases include: ICJ: Palestine (advisory opinion); Climate Change (advisory opinion); Armenia v Azerbaijan (provisional measures and preliminary objections); Azerbaijan v Armenia (preliminary objections); Alleged Violations (Iran v USA); Certain Iranian Assets (Iran v USA); Ukraine v Russia (resigned Feb 2022). ITLOS: Climate Change (advisory opinion). ECtHR: Landika v Slovenia (A1P1) English courts: Crane Bank v DCFU (EWCA; act of state); Harry Dunn (EWCA; diplomatic immunity); Rahmatullah (No.2) v MOD (UKSC; IHL; act of state); Belhaj v Straw (UKSC; state immunity; foreign act of state) Investor-state arbitration: Bayindir v Pakistan (No 2) ICSID; PCCW v KSA (ICSID); Tuwairqi v Pakistan (OIC; lead counsel for Pakistan); KLS v. Sri Lanka (ICSID, energy); Al Jazeera v Egypt (ICSID, media); SDM v Lesotho (Singapore set-aside and appeal); PL Holdings v Poland (SCC, banking); Alghanim v Jordan (ICSID arbitration and annulment, tax); Tethyan v. Pakistan (ICSID arbitration and annulment, mining) Rankings: - Chambers and Partners, PIL tier 1 - Legal 500, PIL tier 1; international arbitration tier 2 Recommendations: - 'A brilliant barrister and a pleasure to work with. He has skills and judgement way beyond his years': Chambers, 2023 - 'Quite simply superb: Sean has a remarkable work ethic combined with incredible analytical powers, and an ability to retain and recall vast quantities of information. Very easy to work with: he gets to the point and is refreshingly un-flashy': Legal500, 2022. - 'A real star. Very bright, knows the law inside out, hard working and gets it': Legal500, 2022. - 'He has a gigantic brain but is accessible and friendly. He's responsive and likes to roll his sleeves up and get stuck into cases': Chambers, 2021. - Who's Who Int Arb - Future Leader Sean has worked in government, international organisations and PIL specialist law firms. He holds a BA (Law), LL.M (2nd in year) and various academic scholarships from Downing College, Cambridge. Career: - UK Attorney General's Panel of Counsel: B (PIL panel, 2020-) and B (general panel, 2023-) - BIICL PIL Advisory Panel - Adjunct Prof, Pepperdine University (2015-17) - FCO Legal Directorate, Assistant Legal Adviser (2015) - Visiting Scholar (EALS), Harvard Law School (2012) - Bye Fellow, Downing College, Cambridge (2010-11) - Stagiaire, ECtHR

• Which languages does Sean Aughey speak? 

  Sean Aughey speaks the following languages:
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• Which industries has Sean Aughey previously worked in?   

  Sean Aughey has prior experience in the following industries:
  Pepperdine University , Foreign And Commonwealth Office , 11kbw , Council Of Europe , Volterra Fietta , Wilmerhale , Chatham House , Downing College Cambridge , Liberty , Icty

• What is Sean Aughey’s work experience?  

  Sean Aughey has the following professional experience:
  Essex Court Chambers , Pepperdine University , Foreign And Commonwealth Office , 11kbw , Council Of Europe , Volterra Fietta , Wilmerhale , Chatham House , Downing College Cambridge , Liberty , Icty .

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• What company does Sean Aughey work for?  

  Sean Aughey works at
  Essex Court Chambers