Justin Tan
Associate
London

Justin Tan
Associate
London
Contact Details
Justin is in Allen & Overy’s International Arbitration Group, and advises on international commercial arbitration, investment treaty arbitration and business and human rights. He has participated in arbitrations under the rules of various institutions (including ICC, LCIA and ICSID).
Before qualifying as a solicitor, Justin worked as a legal research assistant at Oxford University, researching for two academic monographs on omissions liability.
He has published articles in leading journals, including multiple articles in the Lloyd’s Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly. He served on the editorial board of the ninth edition of the Allen & Overy Business and Human Rights Review.
Qualifications
Professional
Academic
B.A. Jurisprudence, Oxford University, 2020 (First Class Honours, Martin Wronker Prize, Peter Carter Prize)
L.P.C. LL.M., BPP Law School, 2021 (Distinction)
Related articles

Blog Post: 22 August 2022
Court confirms one-stop adjudication in joint venture dispute
The English High Court has determined that an arbitration agreement in a shareholders’ agreement (SHA) applied to claims brought under a JV company’s articles of association (AoA), in an application…
Blog Post: 20 April 2022
To err is human: no misrepresentation found for false information on performance
Blog Post: 17 March 2022
2018 U.S. Russian sanctions found to be force majeure event in English law agreement
Blog Post: 06 October 2021
Asking for too much – default interest rate found to be unlawful penalty

Qualifications
Professional
Academic
B.A. Jurisprudence, Oxford University, 2020 (First Class Honours, Martin Wronker Prize, Peter Carter Prize)
L.P.C. LL.M., BPP Law School, 2021 (Distinction)
Published work
- Co-Author, "Who is bound by an arbitral award?", Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly (2022)
- Co-Author, "Demurrage and the meaning of words", Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly (2022)
- Author, "2018 U.S. Russian sanctions found to be force majeure event in English law agreement", A&O Compact Contract (2022)
- Author, "Asking for too much - default interest rate found to be unlawful penalty", A&O Compact Contract (2021)