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Independent Arbitrator

 

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Organisation
Independent Arbitrator
I practise/work in
  • International Arbitration
Profile Photo (Headshot or Logo)
Title (Mr/Mrs/Miss/Dr)
Dr
How you'd like your name to appear in the directory
Rukia Baruti
Gender
Female
Country
Tanzania
Non-African Country (Please Specify)
United Kingdom
Country of Birth
Tanzania
Nationalities
Tanzanian
Languages
English
Swahili
Individual Member Profession (see note below)
  • Arbitrator
Number of Cases as Counsel in international arbitration/ADR
6-20
Number of Cases as Sole Arbitrator in international arbitration
6-20
Number of Cases as Co-Arbitrator in international arbitration
6-20
Number of Cases as International Arbitration Tribunal Secretary
1-5
Areas of Speciality
  • International Commercial Disputes
  • International Investment Disputes
  • Investment law
  • Public International Law
  • Sales & Purchases
  • Telecommunications
Degrees/Qualifications, Institutions and Dates Obtained
• Ph.D. (Cum Laude Hons), University of Geneva (Sept 2014 – Aug 2017)
• Post Graduate Diploma, Legal Practice Course, BPP Law School (Sept 2009 – Jul 2010)
• Post Graduate Diploma, Institute of Legal Executives, University of Westminster (Sept 2005 - Jul 2006)
• LLB First Class (Hons), Birkbeck College, University of London (Sept 2002 – Jul 2005)
• MA Diplomatic Studies and International Law, University of Westminster (Sept 1998 – Nov 1999)
• Graduate Diploma, International Studies, Birkbeck College, University of London (Sept 1995 – Aug 1996)
List Arbitration/ADR Panels you belong to
•London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)
•Lagos Court of Arbitration (LCA)
•Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA)
•Kigali International Arbitration Centre (KIAC)
•The International Centre for Arbitration and Mediation Abuja (ICAMA)
Professional Experience (Job Title, Organisation and Dates)
Secretary General, African Arbitration Association, July 2018 - Present
Managing Director, Africa International Legal Awareness (AILA), 2011- Sept 2019
Legal Executive/Solicitor, SJ Berwin 2006 - 2010
Biography
Tanzanian born Dr Rukia Baruti, is an experienced independent arbitrator and a non-practising solicitor qualified in England & Wales. She serves as a non-executive director on the Board of Burford Capital, where she is also a member of the Nominating and Governance and Compensation Committees. She also serves as an Advisory Board Member of the Tanzania International Arbitration Centre (TIAC).

Dr Baruti began working in commercial law firms in the City of London in 1997. In 2006 she joined the international arbitration group at SJ Berwin LLP (later merged with King & Wood Mallesons), where she practiced arbitration and litigation. Since joining SJ Berwin LLP, she has focused on international arbitration and international law. She has two decades of experience in international arbitration and international law, spanning both the practice and training of these fields.

Dr. Baruti’s career has included experience in the roles of Counsel, Arbitrator, Secretary to the Tribunal, and counsel in arbitral institutions. She has worked under all the principal international arbitration rules. She is frequently appointed by international arbitration institutions, including the ICC and the LCIA, as a sole arbitrator or panel member.

Dr. Baruti is a thought-leader for diversity in arbitration and a champion for African participation in international law and arbitration. In 2011, she founded the Africa International Legal Awareness (AILA), a non-profit organisation dedicated to advancing African involvement in the international legal community, where she was a managing director until 2018. She also co-founded the African Arbitration Association, a non-profit organisation dedicated to promotion of African arbitration practitioners, where she served as Secretary General and as a director on its Board from June 2018 to October 2022.

Dr. Baruti holds a bachelor’s degree in law (first class) from Birkbeck College, University of London, a Master’s degree from the University of Westminster, and a doctorate (cum laude) from the University of Geneva.
Legal Background
  • Common Law
  • International Law
Qualified in (specify jurisdiction(s))
England & Wales
Types of agreements from which disputes in your practice most frequently arise
  • Share Purchase/Joint Venture
Other Agreement (Please specify)
Telecommunications Agreement
Project Management Agreement
Exclusivity Agreement
Service Agreement
Sale and Purchase Agreement
List arbitration/ADR articles, book chapters, books and where published
• Book Chapter (2018), ‘Human Rights, International Investment Law and Transparency’ (co-author with Laurence Boisson de Chazournes), Research Handbooks in International Law, Edward Elgar Publishing
• Journal of World Trade & Investment 18 (2017), 'Investment Facilitation in Regional Economic Integration in Africa: The Cases of COMESA, EAC, and SADC
• TDM April 2017, 'Available Remedies in Investment Arbitration: Is there a need for explicit provision in Investment Treaties'
• SOAS Online Research, ‘Shaping Investment Arbitration: The Experiences of COMESA and SADC' in ‘The Role of African States and Governments in Supporting the Development of Arbitration in Africa’
• ICCA Congress Series, No. 19 (2017), ‘International Arbitration, The Making of a Safe Seat in Africa’
• BCDR International Arbitration Review June 2015, 'Transparency in Investor-State Arbitration: An Incremental Approach’ (co-authored with Laurence Boisson de Chazournes)
• The European, Middle Eastern and African Arbitration Review 2015, 'Introduction'
• MIDAA Sept 2013, ‘Africa and the Investment Treaty Process’
• Kluwerblog.com, 4 Nov 2011, ‘Is Africa Finally Confronting Its Challenges on Investment Treaty Arbitration’
• In-House Lawyer, March/April 2009 ‘Challenging an award: Subsection 68(2) (d) Elucidated’
• In-House Lawyer, December/January 2009 ‘Confidentiality in International Arbitration’
• Commercial Litigation Journal, November/December 2008 “Justice trumps confidentiality'
• Sans Frontières, Issue 6, 2008 - ‘Dubai: An International Arbitration Jurisdiction’
• Sans Frontières, Issue 5, 2007 - ‘The social responsibility of lawyers - Instilling a pro bono culture’
• ASA Special Series 29, September 2007: ‘Reopening the case after the hearing - to what extent and under what circumstances should it be allowed?’
• Legalweek.com, 26 Oct 2006 – ‘Africa: Bringing out the Best’
• Journal of International Arbitration, Vol. 22 (6) 2005 issue: ‘Provisions for the resolution of investment disputes within ASEAN: The First Award and its implications for ASEAN’s legal framework’
Website Address
https://rukiabaruti.com



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