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21 Oct
2019

Ivaylo Dimitrov reports on the recent UK Supreme Court hearing in Micula et al. v Romania 2018/0177, relating to the enforcement of the widely discussed ICSID award against Romania.

Ivaylo Dimitrov reports on the recent UK Supreme Court hearing in Micula et al. v Romania 2018/0177, relating to the enforcement of the widely discussed ICSID award against Romania. Omnia…
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27 Aug
2019

Omnia Strategy are currently recruiting for an Arbitration Associate to join their team.

Omnia Strategy is an international law firm focusing on dispute resolution. We work with governments, businesses and private clients to prevent and resolve complex problems using an innovative cross-disciplinary approach.…
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08 Aug
2019

Omnia Strategy’s Chair, Cherie Blair CBE, QC highlights Arbitrary Detention: The Risks of Conducting Business Abroad

Omnia Strategy’s Cherie Blair CBE (Cherie Booth Q.C.) and Adam Smith-Anthony join counsel Jennifer Robinson (Doughty Street Chambers) and other experts to share their concerns about the arbitrary detention and ongoing…
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01 Aug
2019

The law catches up: Vendanta and parent company liability in the UK

Cherie Blair CBE, QC and Gabrielle Holly of Omnia Strategy LLP write about acting probono for the International Commission of Jurists and the CORE Coalition as interveners in a high profile UK Supreme…
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29 Jul
2019

NGO Concern at Kuwait’s Mistreatment of Marsha Lazareva.

On 18 July 2019, two NGOs, No Peace Without Justice (“NPWJ”) and the International Association of Democratic Lawyers (“IADL”) made submissions to the UN Human Rights Council as part of…
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26 Jun
2019

International human rights experts concerned about growing trend of arbitrary detention of foreign nationals abroad

Geneva, 26 June, 2019 – Yesterday, Cherie Blair CBE, QC hosted a high-profile discussion in Geneva to coincide with the 41st session of the UN Human Rights Council. The expert…
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24 Jun
2019

Further inexplicable delay from Kuwait Courts in Marsha Lazareva’s case continues to raise concerns after next hearing is postponed.

Kuwait, 24 June, 2019 – On Sunday, June 23rd, the Kuwait Court of Appeal finally heard evidence from the defence in the case of Marsha Lazareva and Saeed Dashti. This…
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29 May
2019

Cherie Blair Saw The Positive Difference A Meaningful Engagement With Local Communities Can Have.

Cherie Blair, Founder of the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women and Chair of Omnia Strategy LLP   Two weeks ago I was in Cox’s Bazar, a thriving coastal city on…
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23 May
2019

Omnia Strategy takes Marsha Lazareva’s case to the United Nations.

Omnia Strategy has today, 23 May 2019, filed a petition of complaint with the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, requesting an investigation into the detention and treatment of…
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02 May
2019

Gabrielle Holly provides commentary on Manus Island class action and Australia as a forum for transnational human rights litigation.

Senior Associate Gabrielle Holly is participating in an online symposium for the Business and Human Rights Journal on business, human rights and extraterritoriality. In her most recent post she considers…
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