Jacomijn (Jackie) van Haersolte-van Hof is an independent arbitrator and professor of law at Leiden University. From 2014-2024 she was the Director General of the London Court of Arbitration.
She has continued to sit as arbitrator in commercial and investment arbitrations. Recent experience includes sitting as president in two ICSID annulment proceedings and as co-arbitrator in an international NAI arbitration in a post M&A dispute.
As a Dutch lawyer, Jackie has extensive experience in other civil as well as common law legal systems. She has been involved in many cases involving States and state-owned entities and cases involving sales and general contract law, post-Merger & Acquisition disputes; energy law (including gas price review disputes); private international law; international law (investment law; immunity law); transport and commodities, shipbuilding, including off-shore; insurance.
As Director General of the LCIA, she guided the institution through challenges including Brexit, the COVID-19 pandemic and the rise of hostile international relations and associated issues, such as the impact of international sanctions on arbitration.
Jackie has also overseen the professionalisation and internationalisation of the LCIA; a huge growth of cases, turnover and staff; and strides in diversity (especially gender diversity).
In 2020, she gave the 35th Annual Freshfields Arbitration Lecture. She is a member of the Editorial Board of Global Arbitration Review, member of the Advisory Council Pledge on Equal Representation in Arbitration, and member Arbitration Committee International Law Association. She recently gave evidence to the House of Lords in relation to the reform of the 1996 English Arbitration Act.
Jackie has served as arbitrator and counsel in dozens of disputes in arbitrations administered by the following institutions and/or governed by the following rules: International Chamber of Commerce, London Court of Arbitration, ICSID, UNCITRAL, Netherlands Arbitration Institute, UNUM, Royal Dutch Grain and Feed Trade Association and ad hoc proceedings.
Member of ICSID panel and acted as member of the ad hoc Annulment Committee in ICSID Case No. ARB/09/9 (Adam Dogan v. Turkmenistan); Sodexo Pass International SAS v. Hungary (ARB/14/20); and Hydro Srl et al v. Albania (ARB/15/28). She was the President in Cube Infrastructure Fund SICAV and others v. Kingdom of Spain (ARB/15/20) and in ESPF v. Italy (ARB/16/5), and a Committee Member in the Annulment Committees in Hydro Energy v. Spain (ARB/15/42), Mera Investment Fund Limited v. Republic of Serbia (ICSID Case No. ARB/17/2), and Agility Public Warehousing Company K.S.C.P. v. Republic of Iraq (ICSID Case No. ARB/17/7). She is currently the President in Pawlowski AG and Projekt Sever s.r.o. v. Czech Republic (ICSID Case No. ARB/17/11) and in Telcell Wireless, LLC and International Telcell Cellular, LLC v. Georgia (ICSID Case No ARB/20/5).
Publications in English include:
Publications in Dutch include numerous case notes and articles in Tijdschrift voor Arbitragerecht (latest case note District Court Amsterdam 8 March 2023, ECLI:NL:RBAMS:2023:1738 (LC Corp B.V./Republiek Polen), Geen arbitrageverbod op grond van (beweerde) strijd met EU-recht, TvA 2023/51); WPNR; NIPR and Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Europees Recht.
Dutch (native/fluent), French, (intermediate), German (intermediate) and Spanish (basic).
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Publications in English include:
Publications in Dutch include numerous case notes and articles in Tijdschrift voor Arbitragerecht (latest case note District Court Amsterdam 8 March 2023, ECLI:NL:RBAMS:2023:1738 (LC Corp B.V./Republiek Polen), Geen arbitrageverbod op grond van (beweerde) strijd met EU-recht, TvA 2023/51); WPNR; NIPR and Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Europees Recht.
Dutch (native/fluent), French, (intermediate), German (intermediate) and Spanish (basic).
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