Justin Tan
Associate
London

Justin Tan
Associate
London
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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.
Expertise
Practices
Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations
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

Publications: 20 October 2023
Intersectionality Series: The Asian Experience - Ethnicity x Culture
Panellists from The Asian Experience: Ethnicity x Culture event discussed how views of their heritage, culture and ethnicity have been impacted by where they grew up and how that continues to evolve…
Blog Post: 25 September 2023
English High Court refuses to enforce Californian crypto arbitration award on public policy grounds
Blog Post: 27 June 2023
English court confirms strict approach against jurisdictional challenges to arbitral awards

Expertise
Practices
Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations
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)