Profile
Dr Hakeem
Seriki, LL.B., LL.M., PhD, Solicitor
Senior
Lecturer in Law
Hakeem Seriki is
a senior lecturer in Law and a qualified solicitor. He obtained his PhD in international
commercial arbitration from Cardiff University in 2002 and then moved into
private practice, working with two prominent international commercial law firms
in the City of London.
He has acted on numerous commercial disputes (mostly
with an international dimension) arising predominantly from the oil and gas,
energy and telecoms sectors.
He has been involved in a number of reported high
profile cases, acted for leading oil & gas firms as well as State
governments and entities. Hakeem has published widely in leading commercial and
international arbitration journals and is currently the arbitration editor of
the Journal of Business Law.
Research
Interests
International
dispute resolution, international commercial arbitration, investment treaty arbitration,
international commercial arbitration.
Research
Supervision
Hakeem
is happy to supervise research students in any of his research interests.
Teaching Expertise
Commercial law, international
contracts, international alternative dispute resolution and corporate governance.
Selected Publications
- Seriki, H., Injunctive Relief and Arbitration: The English
Approach (Forthcoming 2010)
- Seriki, H., Declarative Relief, Arbitration and the Brussels Regulation: The Aftermath of the Front Comor (forthcoming Journal of Business Law, March 2010)
- Seriki, H., “Anti-suit Injunctions, Arbitration and the ECJ:
An Approach too Far?” (Published in the Journal of Business Law, January 2010, pages 24-35)
- Seriki, H., “Umbrella Clauses and Investment Treaty
Arbitration: All encompassing or A Respite for Sovereign States
and State Entities” Journal of Business Law (2007) 570
- Seriki, H. “Harding v Wealands - The
Final Word on Assessment of Damages Under English law?” Civil Justice
Quarterly (2007) 28
- Seriki, H., “Supervisory Powers of the English Courts over
Foreign Arbitration” Journal of Business Law (2006) 541
- Seriki, H., and Beeley, M., “State Immunity and Arbitration”
International Arbitration Law Review (2006) 37
- Confidentiality and Commercial Arbitration: Recent Trends
and Developments, (Published in the Journal of Business Law, 2006 pages
300-311)
- Seriki, H., “Anti-Suit Injunctions and Arbitration: A Final
Nail in the Coffin?” Journal of International Arbitration, February (2006)
25
- Seriki, H., “Substantive or Procedural: An Arbitration
Perspective” International Arbitration Law Review, February (2006), 24
- Beeley, M., and Seriki, H., “Res Judicata: Recent
Developments in Arbitration” International Arbitration Law Review,
August (2005), 111
- Seriki, H., “Serious Irregularity and Arbitration Act 1996”
Journal of Business Law, November (2005), 745
- Seriki, H., “Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards and
Public Policy– A Note of Caution” Arbitration and Dispute Resolution Law
Journal (2000) 192
- Seriki, H., “Litigating in Breach of Arbitration: What
Exactly Does Article 1(4) of the Brussels
Convention Cover?” Arbitration, (2000) 49
Contact Details
Room H309
Vicarage
Street
T: 01582 743011
E: Hakeem.Seriki@beds.ac.uk
