Charlie Morgan
- Charlie is a senior dispute resolution lawyer specialising in international arbitration. He helps clients effectively and efficiently to resolve complex international disputes across a broad range of jurisdictions.
- Charlie is a senior dispute resolution lawyer with a focus on international arbitration. He also co-founded the firm's Digital Law Group.
- Charlie has acted as counsel and advocate in ad hoc and institutional arbitrations in a number of jurisdictions and under various governing laws. He has broad experience of advising on international disputes, particularly in the energy and technology sectors.
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3 Contributions by Charlie Morgan
PRACTICE NOTES
Arbitration and data protection: UK-focused guidance on UK and EU GDPR (with DUAA 2025 updates), roles, lawful bases, transfers, exemptions, LCIA rules and sanctions
In the context of arbitration proceedings, this Practice Note introduces:
the General Data Protection Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (EU GDPR), which applies within the EEA and previously in force under UK law up to the close of the Brexit implementation period (11 pm UK time on 31 December 2020), and
the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation, Retained Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (the UK GDPR) regime, which applies under UK law from the very end of that implementation period
Where a distinction between the two frameworks is unnecessary, this Practice Note uses ‘GDPR’ as a convenient collective term. For routine processing of personal data, the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018) should be read closely in tandem, as both sets of provisions apply directly. Practitioners are likely to find it most practically effective to begin with the UK GDPR and then review the targeted supplementary provisions contained in the DPA 2018. This Practice Note surveys the UK and EU GDPR frameworks, the DPA 2018, and other relevant data protection issues that ought to, or may, be taken into account in relation to international arbitration proceedings...
Arbitration
PRACTICE NOTES
Cybersecurity in international arbitration: threats, AI risks, responsibilities, institutional rules and practical measures for parties, counsel, arbitrators, experts and institutions
This Practice Note considers cybersecurity in international arbitration.
An introduction to cybercrime and cybersecurity in international arbitration
A single arbitration may draw in many actors from varied jurisdictions—parties, funders and insurers, arbitrators, counsel, experts, witnesses, the administering arbitral institution or another organising body, plus external service providers—collectively, the ‘Participants’. Within the process, they exchange material that is not publicly available. Unauthorised access could cause commercial harm, sway share prices, reshape corporate strategies or even government policy. The result of a case can reverberate through financial markets; obtaining a draft award before it is issued to the parties could be highly profitable for cyber criminals. Accordingly, the arbitral process is a target for cyber attacks, especially where hackers can locate a weak link in the chain of custody.
Because arbitration’s speed and practicality rely on digital information-sharing among multiple parties, institutions and organisations, on diverse platforms and across jurisdictions, cybersecurity is fundamental to arbitration’s continued viability as the preferred mechanism for resolving cross-border disputes. Accordingly, there is an increasing consensus among...
Arbitration
PRACTICE NOTES
State immunity in international arbitration: principles, SOEs, applicable law, waivers, service, and enforcement/execution strategies
This Practice Note considers the role of state immunity in relation to arbitration proceedings in general terms.
For fuller and more detailed guidance on state immunity and arbitration in the United Kingdom under the State Immunity Act 1978 (SIA 1978), consult Practice Note: State immunity in proceedings relating to arbitration (England & Wales). In addition, for additional Practice Notes covering state immunity across a range of jurisdictions around the world (including China, Russia and Singapore), refer to the ‘State immunity’ subtopic: State immunity and arbitration—overview.
In the modern global economy, commercial actors regularly deal with states and entities owned or controlled by states when pursuing overseas investment prospects or entering into cross-border agreements. As with dealings exclusively between private parties, participants in such international arrangements are increasingly selecting international arbitration to resolve prospective disputes rather than pursuing court litigation.
This trend is probably due to advantages that international arbitration has over transnational court proceedings, including:
neutrality—matters are determined by an impartial arbitral tribunal chosen by the parties or the relevant arbitral institution.
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Arbitration
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