Experience

Arbitration Experience

Doug has had over 30 years experience in project work, as Counsel in international and domestic arbitrations and mediations, and as an arbitrator (sole, party appointed and Chair).

Recent arbitral appointments include:

• Chairman ICC arbitration, Vienna seat, shareholder agreement disputes.
• Sole Arbitrator ICC arbitration, New Dehli seat, shareholder agreement disputes.
• Chairman DIAC arbitration, Dubai seat (under DIAC Rules), mechanical engineering dispute.
• Member 3 person Tribunal, ICDR arbitration, Californian Seat, Trademark and Licensing dispute.
• Member 3 Person Tribunal, LCIA arbitration, London Seat, Middle East Process Engineering Plant, construction dispute.
• Sole Arbitrator, ad hoc international arbitration, Kuala Lumpur seat, services dispute.
• Presiding Arbitrator, SIAC arbitration, Singapore seat, (under SIAC Rules) offshore gas processing plant construction dispute.
• Chairman DIAC arbitration, Dubai seat (under DIAC Rules), Civil Engineering and building construction dispute.
• Sole Arbitrator SIAC arbitration, Singapore seat (under SIAC Rules), Civil Engineering, rail station and tunnel construction.
• Presiding Arbitrator SIAC arbitration, Singapore seat (under SIAC Rules), Commodity trading dispute.
• Chairman ICC arbitration, London seat (under the Law of England and Wales), Middle East Petrochemical Plant construction dispute.
• Chairman ICC arbitration, Hong Kong seat, Phillipines Gas Purchase Agreement dispute.
• Sole Arbitrator ICC arbitration, London seat, Telecommunications dispute.
• Chairman, LCIA arbitration, London seat, offshore oil and gas production platform construction dispute
• Party appointed arbitrator LCIA arbitration, London seat, power station construction dispute
• Chair, UNCITRAL ad hoc arbitration, Singapore seat, power station construction dispute;
• Sole arbitrator, ad hoc arbitration based on ICC Rules, Sydney seat, power technology disputes arising from projects in SE Asia and the USA;

His areas of expertise include international and domestic arbitrations under the ICC, LCIA, KLRCA, SIAC, ACICA, ICDR Rules as Arbitrator and Counsel. He has also been regularly involved in the use of ADR including mediation within Australia and overseas.

His country experience includes: