• Counsel in a SIAC arbitration relating to a US$800 million Alternative Investment Fund.
• Counsel for a large multinational e-commerce company in a US$1 billion dispute concerning rescission and repudiation of a shareholder’s agreement, conducted under the SIAC Rules.
• Counsel in a US$80 million claim in a London-seated dispute conducted under the ICC Rules relating to development and distribution of a pharmaceutical product under an exclusive distribution agreement.
• Counsel in a US$100 million London seated dispute conducted under ICC rules relating to patent infringement under a settlement agreement.
• Counsel for a large steel conglomerate in a US$4.2 million English Law governed, London seated arbitration in relation to claims under the Sale of Goods Act arising out of the sale of iron billets from an Omani company to an Italian company.
• Counsel in an English law governed, Singapore-seated arbitration relating to a commodities and shipping dispute between Hong Kong and American based entities.
• Counsel for in an English law governed, Singapore-seated arbitration conducted under SIAC rules in relation to non-delivery under a contract for sale of clinker with a supplier based in Vietnam.
• Counsel to a group of shareholders in US$80 million claim in a Singapore-seated fintech dispute under the SIAC Rules relating to breaches of restrictive covenants, mandatory buy-out obligations and corporate governance issues under a shareholder’s agreement, with hearings in Singapore and London.
• Counsel for a large realtor in a Singapore-seated dispute under the SIAC Rules related to mismanagement and unlawful suspension of an international luxury hotel chain under a Hotel Management Agreement with claims and counterclaims of over US$35 million, with hearings conducted in Singapore and London.

Disputes arising out of investment agreements entered into by private equity funds in various sectors, including telecommunication, real estate, manufacturing, distribution and IT, including enforcing or defending exit options rights, as well as protection of investment.

Advising on the securities and exchange regulatory regime in India.

Recent instructions include:

• Acting as lead counsel for a Hong Kong based private equity fund in relation to a $15 million dispute relating to Put Options.
• Acting as lead counsel for a Cyprus based private equity fund in relation to a $30 million claim.
• Acting for Philippine banks, in relation to their defence of a $368 million claim.
• Acting as lead counsel for a Singapore company in a dispute arising under a convertible loan agreement.
• Acting as lead counsel in a matter relating to the invocation of a US$75 million Bank Guarantee.

A broad spread and depth of industry expertise in international commercial disputes including real estate, manufacturing, distribution and IT,  media, technology and telecoms.

Recent instructions include:

• Counsel for an Indian law, Singapore-seated dispute conducted under SIAC rules, arising out of a business transfer agreement executed between an Indian company and a Japanese company relating to claims for purchase price adjustment, misrepresentation and warranties.
• Counsel for an international arbitration under the SIAC rules arising out of a share purchase agreement and an escrow agreement relating to the sale of a leading Indian hospital chain a Dubai-based hospital conglomerate.
• Counsel in a Singapore-seated dispute conducted under SIAC rules relating to the acquisition of shares of a leading below-the-line advertising business by a leading UK company.
• Counsel for a Singapore-seated dispute conducted under ICC rules in relation to private equity investment and the exercise of put options.
• Counsel for a Singapore law, Singapore-seated dispute relating to investment in a real estate company.
• Counsel in an urgent injunction before an emergency arbitrator appointed under the SIAC Rules restraining the sale of knowhow and confidential information as part of a £3.1 billion transaction under a Development Services

• Instructed as counsel for a large realty group in relation to challenging an arbitral award in a US$35 million dispute against an international luxury hotel group.
• Argued a landmark case regarding the validity of the group of companies doctrine and joinder of non-signatories to an arbitration agreement.
• Argued a constitutional reference regarding the validity of an arbitration agreement in an unstamped contract, raising and settling complex issues regarding separability of an arbitration agreement under common law.
• Counsel in a leading judgment regarding the effect of the silence of counsel in an action seeking the setting aside of an arbitral award on the grounds of breach of natural justice.
• Argued a landmark case relating to the power of arbitral tribunals to decide upon its own jurisdiction and whether the decision ought to be made first by the Court or the arbitral tribunal.
• Argued a US$500 million breach of trust claim arising out of a complex structuring of trust assets and raising issues forum convenience.
• Argued a landmark case overturning the regulatory ban on trading of cryptocurrency.
• Argued an internationally acclaimed case regarding the enforceability of a New York Convention Award in a foreign seated arbitration arising out of a domestic transaction, raising issues of conflict of laws and freedom of contract.

Disputes involving the construction of power plants, including thermal and hydro-electric power plants, mining, wind energy, engineering and design contracts, buildings and manufacturing plants.

Recent instructions include:

• Instructed as lead counsel for a major air-conditioning company, where the claims and counter-claims arose from a US$40 million construction contract.
• Acting as lead counsel for a major petrochemical company in a construction arbitration where claims and counter claims exceed US$700 million.
• Counsel in a US$10 million dispute conducted under the SIAC Rules relating to claims for indemnity under a shareholder’s agreement and concession agreement for construction of a highway.
• Acted as lead counselin a Singapore-seated arbitration conducted under the SIAC Rules, in a dispute between an Indian petrochemical giant andan Italian construction companyrelating to concurrent delays in the commissioning of a plant, with claims and counterclaims exceeding US$100 million.
• Counsel for an Indian law governed ad hoc arbitration seated in India relating to a joint venture company in relation to a US$545 million oil pipeline dispute where the claims and counterclaims are over US$1 billion.
• Instructed as lead counsel for the Claimant in claims and counter-claims relating to the collapse of a fitting out berth in a dry-dock in Mumbai, India. The claims and counter-claims are in the region of US$54 million.
• Defending a steel major in respect of construction claims for a blast furnace in a Euro 12 million dispute.

Numerous shareholder disputes arising from Shareholders Agreements and Share Purchase Agreements entered into by foreign investors with Asian counterparties including multiple parties.  These include disputes relating to creeping acquisitions, rights related to conversion of shareholdings, shareholders take over and control, rights related to management of companies and tax obligations.

Recent instructions include:

• Acting for minority shareholders of a JV company – claims and counterclaims in the region of US$20 million.
• Instructed as lead counsel in respect of a shareholder dispute regarding a joint venture between a European and Asian Company – sum in dispute 30 million Euros.
• Advising corporate investors in relation to an investment treaty arbitration against and Asian government.
• Defending an Asian government in an investment treaty action against them.
• Acting for shareholders in a shareholders dispute arising out of a US$30 million acquisition of a media company.

Numerous instructions  for energy, oil & gas and mining and resources companies,  financial institutions, institutional investors, sponsors, governments and contractors including for up-stream mid-stream and down- stream disputes.

Recent instructions include acting as lead counsel:

• For a joint venture company in relation to a $545 km oil pipeline dispute in India, where the claims and counter-claims are over $1 billion.
• For a major steel company in relation to a coal trading dispute in the sum of US$20 million.

• Counsel for 12 consolidated Singapore-seated disputes under Singapore law conducted under SIAC rules relating to sale of Indonesian coal, with claims related to carriage and quality.
• Counsel for an English law governed dispute seated in Singapore and conducted under UNCITRAL arbitration rules, arising out of a settlement agreement relating to a contract of affreightment.
• Counsel in an English law governed, Singapore-seated arbitration relating to a commodities and shipping dispute between Hong Kong and American based entities.
• Counsel for in an English law governed, Singapore-seated arbitration conducted under SIAC rules in relation to non-delivery under a contract for sale of clinker with a supplier based in Vietnam.