International Governmental Organisations (IGOs), such as the United Nations and the World Bank Group, are products of international treaties that confer upon them a range of privileges and immunities intended primarily to ensure their independence. One of those privileges is traditionally the immunity from legal process, which means that the organisation cannot be sued in the courts of its member countries. It is for this treason that IGOs entering into contracts with third parties ordinarily include a dispute resolution clause making UNCITRAL arbitration the method of resolving contractual concerns and grievances. Similar such clauses appear in contracts issued by state ministries to companies which have been awarded contracts on MDB-funded projects.
As experts in international organisations law, barristers at Pavocat Chambers understand how IGOs function and operate, and are uniquely placed to assist those entities who wish to exercise their contractual rights against an IGO or a Ministry that has awarded it an MDB-financed project. Lee Marler and his fellow Pavocat barristers enjoy an extensive understanding of the privileges and immunities of IGOs and have been instructed previously on behalf of plaintiffs in UNCITRAL arbitration proceedings.
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