Nicola Peart will speak on a panel at Washington Arbitration Week (WAW) 2025, titled “The New Frontier in Mining Disputes and International Arbitration: Tensions between Project Viability, Environmental Concerns and Social Licenses.”
The panel will explore the growing complexity of mining-related disputes in international arbitration, focusing on the balance between commercial viability, regulatory compliance, environmental protection, and community impact. As global scrutiny of extractive industries continues to rise, panelists will examine how these evolving dynamics affect the way disputes are framed and resolved.
Nicola will join a distinguished group of practitioners for this in-person session, which will take place on Friday, 10 October 2025, from 12:00 to 1:15 p.m. (EST) at ArentFox, 1717 K Street NW, Washington, DC.
To learn more or register for WAW 2025, visit: https://arbitrationweekdc.com/
ABOUT NICOLA PEART
Nicola is an England and Wales qualified barrister and International Counsel in the Washington, DC office where she has a broad practice in international dispute resolution. She represents States, international organisations and private parties before a range of international courts and tribunals, including in complex and high value international commercial and investment treaty disputes, as well as in proceedings before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea and the International Court of Justice.
She also appears in the English courts on arbitration-related matters, including the UK Supreme Court. In 2020, she was appointed Legal Secretary to the International Tennis Federation Ethics Commission and has since led numerous investigations into ethical complaints in sport.