Loretta Malintoppi Appointed Judge Ad Hoc of the International Court of Justice

1st August 2025

 

We are delighted that 39 Essex Chambers’ member Loretta Malintoppi has been appointed as a Judge ad hoc of the International Court of Justice in the case concerning Questions of Jurisdictional Immunities of the State and Measures of Constraint against State-Owned Property (Germany v. Italy).

Ranked in Chambers Asia-Pacific 2024 Most in demand Arbitrators as ‘a highly regarded arbitrator known for handling high-profile cases‘, Loretta sits as arbitrator in arbitrations under a variety of arbitration rules, including the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputed (“ICSID”), the United Nations Commission on Trade Law (“UNCITRAL”), the International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”), Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC”) and London Court of International Arbitration (“LCIA”). Aside from her native Italian, Loretta is fluent in English, French and Spanish and conducts procedures in all these languages.

An Italian lawyer by training, Loretta is dually qualified at the Rome and Paris Bars and has been registered to practise in Singapore since 2012.

Further details regarding the case of Germany v Italy can be found: here 

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