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CIRRICULUM VITAE MICHAEL PRYLES AO PBM CONTACT DETAILS

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Suite 304 521 Toorak Road Toorak, Victoria 3000 Australia +613 8590 5642 +61 407 900 186

Email [email protected] Website www.michaelpryles.com

HONOURS Officer, Order of Australia Pingat Bakti Masyarakat (Public Service Medal) Singapore QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Laws Master of Laws Doctor of the Science of Law Doctor of Philosophy Doctor of Laws Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK) Fellow, Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators Australia Fellow, Arbitrators and Mediators Institute of New Zealand Fellow, Singapore Institute of Arbitrators Chartered Arbitrator (UK) Grade 1 Arbitrator, Australia

ADMISSIONS Australia Singapore

PANELS OF ARBITRATORS Included on the following panels:

Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (Washington) British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (list of non-resident arbitrators) International Arbitral Centre (Austrian Federal Economic Chamber) Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (Long Beach, California) American Arbitration Association Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre

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Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration Singapore International Arbitration Centre Shenzhen Arbitration Commission Swiss Arbitration Association Centre for International Commercial Dispute Resolution (Hawaii) Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (Beijing) China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (Shanghai) Nanton Arbitration Commission (Jiangsu) World Intellectual Property Organisation panel of mediators and arbitrators Arbitrators' and Mediators' Institute of New Zealand, Inc. Korean Commercial Arbitration Board Mauritius Chamber of Commerce and Industry Appeal Panel, Essential Services Commission (State of Victoria) Accredited Specialist in Alternative Dispute Resolution (Arbitration), Law Institute of Victoria. Registered Arbitrator, Republic of China (Taiwan) Retail Tenancies Act 1986 (Victoria) Panel of Arbitrators Thai Arbitration Institute Beijing Arbitration Commission Indonesian National Board of Arbitration (BANI)

APPOINTMENTS Present Former

Founder President, SIAC Court of Arbitration Treasurer, International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) Member of External Advisory Board, Centre on International Commercial Arbitration, American University Washington College of Law Council Member, Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration Chairman, Singapore International Arbitration Centre President, Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration Founder President, Asia Pacific Regional Arbitration Group Commissioner, United Nations Compensation Commission Commissioner, Australian Law Reform Commission Member, London Court of International Arbitration Member, Board of Trustees, Dubai International Arbitration Centre Chairman, ICC Australia Chairman, Arbitration Committee, ICC Australia Member, International Court of Arbitration, International Chamber of Commerce Director, Australian Commercial Disputes Centre Henry Bournes Higgins Professor of Law, Monash University, Melbourne

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Partner, Minter Ellison, Lawyers Member, Australian Government Delegation to the Hague Conference on Private International Law 1984 Member (and acting head), Hague Conference on Private International Law 1985 Lecturer, Hague Academy of International Law (1991) Member, International Legal Services Advisory Council Chairman, International Trade & Business Committee, Law Council of Australia Member, International Advisory Board, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre General Editor, Asian International Arbitration Journal Co-editor, Journal of International Arbitration President, Australian Product Liability Association Consultant, Clayton Utz Co-chairman, ICC Asia Pacific Arbitration Group Member, Advisory Board, State Electricity Commission of Victoria Director, Gas and Fuel Corporation of Victoria Director, VicSuper Pty Ltd Director, Victorian Superannuation Board Chairman and Director, TAC Law Pty Ltd Director, Victorian WorkCover Authority Deputy Chairman and Director, Transport Accident Commission Chairman and Director, Transport Ticketing Authority, Victoria Adjunct Professor, Murdoch University, Western Australia Adjunct Professor, Bond University Adjunct Professor, University of Queensland Immediate Past President, Asia Pacific Regional Arbitration Group Member of External Advisory Board, Center on International Commercial Arbitration, American University Washington College of Law

RECOGNITION Best Lawyers 2018 lists Dr Pryles as one of the best lawyers in Melbourne, Australia for alternative dispute resolution. Chambers Global 2017 lists Dr Pryles in Band 1 and says: “Sole practitioner Michael Pryles is a well-known figure in the Singaporean arbitration arena, and in the Asia-Pacific region more generally. He is noted for his regular involvement with China-related cases, undertaking arbitral appointments governed by the complete spectrum of institutional rules.” Chambers Asia-Pacific 2017 lists Dr Pryles as a Star Individual and says “Michael Pryles’s stellar reputation continues to be endorsed by commentators, who speak of him in such terms as ‘the biggest name out here’ and testify to his high level of activity and consistent recommendation ‘for the highest-value, most complex cases.’ His ability to focus on the essential elements of a case is emphasised by a number of

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commentators, one of whom reports how he “dealt efficiently with the proceedings, cutting through the nonsense to deliver a very detailed award promptly.” Who’s Who Legal – Arbitration 2017 lists Dr Pryles as one of the 25 “Most Highly Regarded Individuals”. Who’s Who Legal – Arbitration 2016 lists Dr Pryles as one of the 25 “Most Highly Regarded Individuals”. Chambers and Partners 2016 wrote about Michael: “Melbourne-based Michael Pryles offers unrivalled experience in the international arbitration field” and have recognised Michael as one of three most in demand arbitrators in Asia Pacific and lists him as a global wide Band 1 arbitrator. Who's Who Legal – Commercial Arbitration 2014 lists Dr Pryles as one of the 25 "Most Highly Regarded Individuals" worldwide. Chambers (International) Most in Demand Arbitrators 2014 says Dr Pryles is "amongst the stand out arbitrators in the Asia-Pacific market, recognised by interviewees for his prominence in the field and his 'extremely well organised' approach to chairing arbitration committees". Chambers Global 2013 lists Michael Pryles in its Most In Demand Arbitrators (Global-wide) in Band 1 and describes him as "a dominant figure in the Asian market, frequently active in the major arbitral centres of Singapore and Hong Kong. He has also conducted cases in Europe, North America, and Australia, including construction, energy, commercial, technology, and insurance disputes."

Chambers Global 2013 also lists Michael in Most In Demand Arbitrators (Asia-Pacific Region) as a Star individual and describes him as "one of the most highly respected arbitrators in the region, and has a very high profile. Peers have 'tremendous respect' for this Melbourne-based practitioner." Chambers Asia Pacific 2012 Michael Pryles as being "up there in the stratosphere when it comes to arbitrators" and highlights his "truly global practice, approachable demeanour and judicial approach". Michael Pryles was included in the Australian Financial Review Best Lawyers in Australia list (2012). Who's Who Legal, Commercial Arbitration 2012 describers Michael Pryles as a "worldwide authority" on investor -state and commercial disputes. Michael Pryles was included in Euromoney, Expert Guides, the

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Best of the Best 2011. Chambers Asia Pacific 2011 said that Michael is "a particularly highly regarded figure in the region, noted for his wisdom, fairness and ability to 'deal with an arbitration efficiently and with good humour". Who's Who Legal, Commercial Arbitration 2010, described Michael Pryles as a "star". Chambers Asia 2009 described "Full-time arbitrator Pryles" as "perhaps Australia's most successful export in this field". Michael was ranked as one of the 5 leading individuals in dispute resolution in Australia by PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook 2008 and 2009. Michael was recognised as one of Australia's top lawyers, as judged by their peers, Australian Financial Review, 7 March 2008. Chambers Global 2008 described Michael as a 'world-renowned arbitrator' who is '[a] strong contributor to the development of arbitration within the Asia-Pacific region' and 'was the founding president of the Asia Pacific Regional Arbitration Group'. Who's Who Legal 2008 described Michael as having '"an international standing and exposure on commercial arbitration" that makes him the most highly-regarded Australian in the book'. Chambers Asia 2008 stated that Michael '"works hard, thinks smart and always focuses upon what is important". He was the founding President of the APRAG, and few have contributed as much to the growth of the regional arbitration community as he has. Commentators champion his "independence, diligence and speed in procedural issues" while also lauding his "swift responsiveness in dealing with parties’ requests. Win or lose Counsel will never leave with any complaints of Pryles"'. The Practical Law Company Yearbook 2007 rated Michael as a leading individual in dispute resolution in Australia and described him as a "well-known international corporate arbitrator". Chambers Global 2007 described Michael as "experienced and extremely sound". Who's Who Legal 2007 described Michael as "the top dog on international arbitration in Australia" and stated that he is seen as being "head and shoulders above everyone else". Cross-Border Quarterly 2006 ranked Michael in the top 20 arbitration specialists in the world.

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The Practical Law Company Yearbook 2006 ranked Michael as one of the leading lawyers in Australia in dispute resolution. Who's Who Legal 2006 considered Michael to be "a level above the rest".

INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION EXPERIENCE INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION EXPERIENCE (CONT)

Co-arbitrator in a dispute concerning convertible bond

agreements. ICC Rules. Place of arbitration: Korea.

Presiding arbitrator in a dispute relating to broadcasting services. UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules. Place of Arbitration: Hong Kong.

Co-arbitrator in an arbitration conducted under the SCC Rules concerning shareholdings within a financial institution.

Co-arbitrator in an ICSID arbitration against the Italian Republic.

Presiding arbitrator in a dispute arising out of a shareholders agreement in the resources industry. UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules. Place of Arbitration: Hong Kong.

Presiding arbitrator in a dispute relating to an agreement for the marketing and distribution of automobiles. Amount in dispute, $150m. JCAA Rules. Place of Arbitration: Japan.

Co-arbitrator in a dispute concerning a distribution agreement. JCAA Rules. Place of Arbitration: Japan.

Co-arbitrator in a dispute concerning a tollway business in a South East Asian country. Amount in dispute: USD 600,000,000. SIAC Rules. Place of Arbitration: Singapore.

Co-arbitrator in a dispute concerning an investment in the private medical sector. Amount in dispute: USD 175,000,000. Place of Arbitration: Hong Kong.

Member of an ad-hoc annulment committee in an ICSID proceeding.

Co-arbitrator in an ICSID arbitration against the Kingdom of Spain.

Presiding arbitrator in an ICSID arbitration against Croatia.

Co-arbitrator in an ICSID arbitration against Peru.

Co-arbitrator in an UNCITRAL arbitration concerning a South East Asian company and two central European companies. Place of Arbitration: Kuala Lumpur.

Sole arbitrator in a dispute involving a long term petroleum shipping agreement. Place of Arbitration: Mauritius.

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INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION EXPERIENCE (CONT)

Presiding arbitrator in a dispute between a US chemical company and a Korean corporation. Place of Arbitration: Singapore.

Co-arbitrator in a construction dispute in the electricity industry in India between a Chinese company and an Indian company.

Co-arbitrator in a dispute involving hotel management services. HKIAC Rules. Place of Arbitration: Hong Kong.

Presiding arbitrator in a SIAC arbitration between a Singapore company and a company incorporated in Cyprus concerning an original manufacturing and supply contract in the telecommunications industry. Place of Arbitration: Singapore.

Presiding arbitrator in an ICSID arbitration against Austria.

Presiding arbitrator in an ICSID arbitration against Albania.

Party appointed arbitrator in a SIAC arbitration involving a joint venture agreement between two Indian companies. Place of Arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: in excess of USD 13,000,000 million

Chairman in an arbitration administered by ACICA involving a mining engineering dispute between Filipino and Australian companies. Place of Arbitration: Sydney. Amount in dispute: USD 100,000,000 million

Party appointed arbitrator in an ad-hoc arbitration involving an English and Korean company, involving the construction of a maritime equipment. Place of Arbitration: London. Amount in dispute: in excess of USD 67,000,000.

Chairman in an ad-hoc arbitration involving a dispute about petroleum exploration joint venture in Nigeria. Place of Arbitration: Nigeria. Amount in dispute: in excess of hundreds of millions of US dollars.

Chairman in an AAA arbitration involving a joint venture for the production of apparel between an American and a Hong Kong company. Place of Arbitration: America. Amount in dispute: Non monetary relief.

Party appointed arbitrator in an ICSID arbitration involving a mining dispute in Oceania. Place of Arbitration: Washington Amount in dispute: tbq.

Party appointed arbitrator in an ICC arbitration involving a dispute over an oil exploration contract in the Middle East. Place of arbitration: Paris. Amount in dispute: in excess of USD 500 million.

Party appointed arbitrator in a SIAC arbitration involving a share purchase agreement entered into by Singaporean and Chinese corporations. Place of arbitration: Singapore.

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Amount in dispute: RMB 72,180,000.

Party appointed arbitrator in a SIAC arbitration involving entities from the United Kingdom and Indonesia. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: USD 173,000,000.

Presiding arbitrator in an ad hoc arbitration administered by the Permanent Court of Arbitration administered under the UNCITRAL Rules, involving a Singaporean corporation and an Indonesian corporation in respect of the purchase of transportation vehicles. Place of Arbitration: Kuala Lumpur.

Party appointed arbitrator in an ICC arbitration relating to a dispute in the tourism sector involving entities from Africa and the United Kingdom. Place of Arbitration: London. Amount in dispute: USD 27,465,000.

Party appointed arbitrator in an ICC arbitration involving two Indonesian companies. Place of Arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: USD 59,000,000.

Party appointed arbitrator in a SIAC arbitration involving entities in the automotive industry in respect of a transportation infrastructure project in Asia. Place of Arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: tbq.

Chairman of an investor-state arbitration administered under ICSID rules, in respect of a dispute between an Austrian Investor and a European country. Amount in dispute: tbq.

Party appointed arbitrator in an ICC arbitration administered by the Permanent Court of Arbitration, involving Korean and Japanese Corporations in respect of a share purchase agreement. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: 3,900,000,000 Japanese Yen.

Party appointed arbitrator in an ICC arbitration involving the sale and purchase of iron, involving entities from the United States and China. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: USD 54,900,000.

Party appointed arbitrator in an ICC arbitration involving a Joint Venture between two European corporations relating to the production of water treatment products. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: EU 95,000,000.

Party appointed arbitrator in an ICC arbitration between two Japanese corporations in contractual dispute relating to pharmaceutical goods. Place of Arbitration: Japan. Amount in dispute: USD 332,377,000.

Party appointed arbitrator in an ICC dispute involving entities in the petroleum industry. Place of arbitration: London. Amount in dispute: USD 63,586,384.

Party appointed arbitrator in an ICC Arbitration involving a joint operations agreement for petroleum exploration

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between two Indonesian parties. Place of Arbitration: London. Amount: USD 15,529,000.

Party appointed arbitrator for a dispute involving Singaporean and Indian entities administered under the ICC Rules. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: tbq.

Party appointed arbitrator for an arbitration administered under the UNCITRAL Rules relating to construction of a terminal station between Korean and Bermudian entities. Place of Arbitration: London. Amount in dispute: tbq.

Party appointed arbitrator in arbitration in a SIAC arbitration involving a share subscription agreement. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: USD 60,000,000

Party appointed arbitrator in an ICC arbitration involving German and Danish companies in a dispute arising out of a joint venture and shareholder's agreement. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: USD 125,030,00.

Party appointed arbitrator in a Dubai construction dispute which is conducted under the DIAC Arbitration Rules. Amount in dispute: AED 309,090,000.

Party appointed arbitrator in a LCIA arbitration involving a dispute in relation to a drilling contract between companies from Britain and Mozambique. Place of arbitration: London. Amount in dispute: USD 16.5 million.

Party appointed arbitrator in an ICC arbitration involving a dispute arising out of a co-promotion agreement between Japanese entities. Amount in dispute: USD 332,377,000.

Party appointed arbitrator in an ICC arbitration which involves disputing entities from Gabon. Resources sector. Place of arbitration: London. Amount in dispute: USD 63,586,384.

Party appointed arbitrator in an ICC arbitration between entities from the United States and the Republic of Korea. The dispute arises out of a confidentiality and non-disclosure agreement. Place of arbitration: London. Amount in dispute: USD 5,600,000.

Committee member of three separate ICSID Annulment Committees. Chairman of an arbitration concerning marine construction services in connection with a platform and pipeline in the oil and gas industry in Indonesia. Amount in dispute US$15.5 million. Place of arbitration: Singapore; SIAC Rules. Co-arbitrator appointed by the Claimant in an arbitration concerning a joint operating agreement for an off-shore oil concession in south east Asia. ICC Rules. Place of arbitration: London.

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Co-arbitrator of an arbitration in Singapore concerning the operation of hotels in India. Amount in dispute US$80 million. ICC Rules. Chairman of a CIETAC arbitration involving disputes between Chinese entities relating to equity transfer agreements. ICC Rules. Arbitration languages: Chinese and English. Amount in dispute: RMB 309,770,046.56 Yuan. Chairman of NAFTA arbitration administered by the Permanent Court of Arbitration and conducted under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules. Place of arbitration: Toronto. Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between corporations from Bermuda and South Korea relating to a construction dispute. UNCITRAL Rules. Place of Arbitration: London. Amount in dispute: tbq. Party appointed arbitrator in a SIAC arbitration relating to a share subscription agreement dispute between a Mauritian corporation and an Indian corporation and nationals. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: US$63 million. Party appointed arbitrator in an ICC arbitration between German and Korean corporations involved in a dispute relating to a license and distribution agreement. Place of arbitration: Seoul. Amount in dispute: US$14 million. Party appointed arbitrator in a joint venture dispute relating to a supply agreement between Filipino and Korean corporations. ICC Rules. Amount in dispute: tbq. Chairman of an LCIA arbitration in a dispute arising out of the financing of a joint venture between corporations from the US and Trinidad and Tobago. Resources sector. Amount in dispute: US$227 million. Party appointed arbitrator in an ICC arbitration involving a dispute between Korean and Indian corporations relating to a stock purchase agreement. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: tbq. Party appointed arbitrator in a multi-party, joint venture dispute concerning the shareholders' agreement which relates to a project in the Middle East. Resources sector. LCIA Rules. Place of arbitration: London. Chairman of a multi-party, multi-contract, arbitration under the Rules of KLRCA with a seat in Kuala Lumpur. The parties are various corporations and individuals in South East Asia. The dispute concerns a contract for construction and associated guarantees with amounts in dispute totalling USD90 million.

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Party appointed arbitrator in an ad hoc arbitration involving a corporation incorporated in Singapore and a corporation incorporated in Malaysia. UNCITRAL Rules. Place of arbitration Kuala Lumpur. Amount in dispute USD40 million. Party appointed arbitrator in an investor-State dispute between a Russian corporation and a central Asian State. Rules. ICSID rules. Place of arbitration and amount in dispute to be determined. Chairman of an ICC arbitration involving a foreign owned Indian corporation and a state owned Indian corporation concerning a telecommunications agreement. Place of arbitration: India. Law governing the proceedings: Indian Law. Estimated amount in dispute: in excess of USD1 billion. Chairman of an ad hoc arbitration with a seat in Stockholm concerning pricing in a long term energy supply agreement. Amount in dispute up to EUR6 billion. Chairman of an ICC arbitration involving a shareholder's dispute concerning a Cayman Islands entity and a corporation formed in the Philippines. Place of arbitration, the Philippines and governing law, the Law of the Philippines. The amount of the dispute is to be quantified. Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between United States entities relating to the pharmaceuticals industry. ICC Rules. Place of arbitration: Tokyo. Amount in dispute: tbq. Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between Singapore companies and Indonesian individuals relating to the resources sector. SIAC Rules. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: SGD32,000,000. Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between Japanese and United States entities relating to the electronics sector. JCAA Rules. Place of arbitration: Osaka. Amount in dispute: tbq. Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between various entities relating to the petrochemical industry. UNCITRAL Rules. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: tbq. Member of Ad Hoc Committee in annulment proceedings in relation to a mining dispute under CAFTA involving a Central American state. ICSID rules. Place of arbitration: Washington. Chairman in a dispute between a Norwegian corporation and American corporation relating to a licence agreement. ICC Rules. Place of arbitration: London. Amount in dispute: tbq.

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Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between Indonesian entities relating to the resources sector. UNCITRAL Rules. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: US$20 million Sole arbitrator in a shareholder dispute between various Mauritian and Singaporean entities. SIAC Rules. Place of Arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: USD82 million. Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between Indonesian and Australian entities relating to the resources sector. UNCITRAL Rules. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: tbq. Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between a German corporation and various Indian entities concerning the consumer optics industry. ICC Rules. Place of Arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: USD15 million (partially quantified). Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between Vietnamese and Costa Rican entities concerning agreements in relation to the energy sector. UNCITRAL Rules. Place of Arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: USD18 million. Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between a Vietnamese entity and an United States entity concerning the telecommunications industry. ICC Rules. Place of Arbitration: United States. Amount in dispute: USD20 million. Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between Australian and Indian corporations concerning the mining industry. UNCITRAL Rules. Place of Arbitration: Australia. Amount in dispute: tbq. Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between a State party and a French entity concerning the defence industry. ICC Rules. Place of Arbitration: France. Amount in dispute: USD30 million. Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between Hong Kong corporations and French corporations concerning the telecommunications industry. ICC Rules. Place of Arbitration: Hong Kong. Amount in dispute: USD90 million. Chairman in a dispute between a US corporation and Chinese individual concerning the office supply industry. UNCITRAL Rules. Place of arbitration: Hong Kong. Amount in dispute: USD100 million. Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between a US corporation and various Indonesian entities concerning the mining industry. SIAC Rules. Place of arbitration:

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Singapore. Amount in dispute: USD2.1 billion. Party appointed arbitrator in an investment dispute between a UK investor and an African Republic concerning financing in the power industry. ICSID Rules. Amount in dispute: USD119 million. Chairman in a dispute between Singaporean and US corporations concerning the logistics industry. LCIA Rules. Place of arbitration: Hong Kong. Amount in dispute: USD12 million. Chairman in a dispute between German and US corporations concerning the power industry. ICC Rules. Place of arbitration: London. Amount in dispute: USD28 million. Chairman in a dispute between Indonesian corporations concerning the pharmaceutical industry. ICC Rules. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: USD11 million. Chairman in a shareholders dispute between Singaporean and Indonesian corporations. SIAC Rules. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: USD35 million. Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between various Chinese and Russian entities concerning the automotive industry. UNCITRAL Rules. Place of arbitration: Hong Kong. Amount in dispute: USD200 million. Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between French and Singaporean companies relating to the textile industry. SIAC Rules. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: tbq. Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between Chinese and Indonesian corporations in the power industry. ICC Rules. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: USD29 million. Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between Indonesian and Australian entities relating to the resources sector. UNCITRAL Rules. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: USD250 million. Party appointed arbitrator in three related matters between Chinese and Russian corporations concerning financial and commercial contracts. UNCITRAL Rules. Place of arbitration: Hong Kong. Amount in dispute: tbq. Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between Singaporean companies and a private entity concerning an acquisition in the hospitality industry. ICC Rules. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: tbq. Party appointed arbitrator in dispute under English law

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between Indonesian and US parties concerning the energy export industry. SIAC Rules. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: USD250m. Chairman in a dispute between US and Southeast Asian entities concerning the acquisition of assets in the petroleum industry. SIAC Rules. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: USD26m. Chairman in an ad-hoc dispute between a State party and a Thailand private entity. Place of arbitration: Bangkok. Amount in dispute: USD26m. Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between Singaporean and Australian companies concerning the power industry. SIAC Rules. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: tbq.

Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute concerning a desalination facility in Pakistan. SIAC Rules. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: USD48.5 million.

Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between a US investment fund and two Middle East parties. ICC Rules. Place of arbitration: London. Amount in dispute: tbq.

Party appointed arbitrator in an ad-hoc shareholder dispute involving US, European and Asian entities. Place of arbitration: Hong Kong. Amount in dispute: USD82 million.

Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between a US corporation and a South American state. UNCITRAL Rules. Amount in dispute: tbq.

Chairman in a dispute between a French joint venture and a government entity in a South Asian country. Administering body: JCAA. Amount in dispute: USD45 million.

Chairman in a multi-party dispute between European corporations concerning financial investment contracts. LCIA Rules. Place of arbitration: London. Amount in dispute: USD600 million.

Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between US and Indian companies concerning product manufacturing and distribution. SIAC Rules. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: USD20 million.

Chairman in a commercial dispute between Taiwanese and Japanese companies concerning the rail sector. ICC Rules. Place of arbitration: Hong Kong. Amount in dispute: USD 13 million.

Chairman in a commercial dispute between Taiwanese and Malaysian technology companies. HKIAC Rules. Place of

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Party appointed arbitrator in an investment dispute between a Japanese company and a South Asian public authority, concerning the power industry. ICC Rules. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: USD100 million. Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between an Australian distributor and a Chinese manufacturer. Place of arbitration: Melbourne Party appointed arbitrator in a commercial dispute between a Japanese entity and a public utility in the Indian sub-continent, concerning the water industry. ICC Rules. Amount in dispute USD46 million. Chairman of an investment dispute between a central European corporation and an Indian State Government. ICC Rules. Place of Arbitration: New Delhi. Amount in dispute USD225 million. Chairman of an arbitration involving a dispute between shareholders in India, Malaysia and Mauritius. Place of Arbitration: Singapore. SIAC Rules. Party appointed arbitrator in a multi-party investment dispute between Canadian and British Virgin Islands investors and a Central Asian Republic concerning rights in the uranium mining industry. UNCITRAL Rules. Amount in dispute USD 4 billion. Chairman of an arbitration of a multi-party dispute in the Indian telecommunications industry including parties from India and Malaysia. Place of arbitration: Singapore. SIAC Rules. Amount in dispute: USD800 million. Chairman of an arbitration of a dispute in the oil industry between a Canadian/Chinese company, a Singapore company and a Cayman Islands company. UNCITRAL Rules administered by HKIAC. Party appointed arbitrator in a pharmaceutical dispute between parties from Korea and USA. Amount in dispute USD15 million. ICC Rules. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Party appointed arbitrator in a multi-party dispute involving parties form Malaysia, USA, Korea, Bermuda and Belgium. ICC Rules. Amount in dispute USD65 million. Sole arbitrator in a dispute between UK and US pharmaceutical companies. Amount in dispute USD48 million. Place of arbitration: London. ICC Rules. Sole arbitrator of a dispute between a Korean company and a Japanese company under a technology licensing agreement.

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Place of arbitration: Singapore. Rules of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre. Sole arbitrator of a dispute between an English insurer and a State party under the Rules of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre. Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between a German and two Chinese companies concerning the supply of liquid gas. Place of arbitration: Stockholm. Stockholm Chamber of Commerce Rules. Party appointed arbitrator in a multi-party shareholders dispute involving 16 parties from Korea, U.A.E and the Netherlands. ICC Rules. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute USD4.7 billion. Chairman of an ICC arbitration involving Indonesian and United Kingdom parties concerning an investment dispute in Indonesia. Place of arbitration: Jakarta. Amount in dispute USD240 million. Chairman of an ICC arbitration involving Japanese, Egyptian and Kuwaiti parties concerning performance under an engineering contract. Amount in dispute USD34 million. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between a Thai and a BVI company under the UNCITRAL Rules. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between a US corporation and Canadian, Vietnamese and BVI companies concerning a resources project in Asia. ICC Rules. Amount in dispute USD4 billion. Place of arbitration: Toronto, Canada. Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between a European maritime company and a Korean engineering company concerning liability for tax under a contract. Amount in dispute USD25 million. Place of arbitration: Seoul. Chairman of an ICC dispute concerning a share purchase agreement entered into between two Korean corporations. Amount in dispute USD32 million. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute concerning a power purchase agreement. Place of arbitration: Kuala Lumpur. Rules for Arbitration of the Regional Centre for Arbitration Kuala Lumpur. Chairman of an Investor-State arbitration under a BIT concerning a Dutch claimant and a central European country.

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UNCITRAL Rules; amount claimed €250 million. Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute in the energy industry in Pakistan. Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between the subsidiary of a European owned oil company and an Indonesian company. Place of arbitration: Singapore. ICC Rules. Chairman of an ICC tribunal hearing a dispute concerning oil exploration rights. Amount in dispute: USD775 million. Place of arbitration: Jakarta. Sole arbitrator of a dispute between a Bermuda corporation and a State in eastern Europe involving satellite communications. Amount in dispute €44 million. Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between a Singapore company and a south-east Asian State concerning technical exploration rights. SIAC Rules. Chairman of an ad hoc arbitration involving a US corporation and a Bermuda company concerning a re-insurance dispute. Place of arbitration - London. Chairman of an ICC arbitration involving middle eastern and Japanese parties concerning construction claims. Amount in dispute USD46 million. Place of arbitration - Tokyo. Chairman of an arbitration between two car manufacturers. ICC Rules. Amount in dispute US$90 million. Place of arbitration - Paris. Party appointed arbitration in a dispute between a Swiss company and a Chinese company concerning royalties payable under a licensing agreement. ICC Rules. Place of arbitration - Singapore. Chairman of a NAFTA arbitration under the ICSID rules. Place of arbitration - Toronto, Canada; hearings, Washington DC. Chairman of a construction dispute between Middle Eastern and Asian parties. ICC Rules. Amount in dispute USD45 million. Place of arbitration - Tokyo. Presiding Arbitrator of a commercial dispute under the Rules of the Japan Commercial Arbitration Association. Place of arbitration - Tokyo. Party appoint arbitrator in two arbitrations concerning a dispute between a Korean and a US company concerning the sale of a chemical plant. ICC Rules. Amount in dispute USD29 million. Place of arbitration - Seoul.

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Sole arbitrator of a shareholder agreement involving Singaporean, Indian and Thai parties. ICC Rules. Amount in dispute USD94 million. Place of arbitration - Singapore. Party appointed arbitrator of a dispute concerning the operation of a power plant in south Asia. Amount in dispute USD36,241,000. UNCITRAL Rules. Sole arbitrator of a supply agreement between a Singapore company and a PRC company; ICC Rules; amount in dispute USD31 million; place of arbitration - Singapore. Party appointed arbitrator of a dispute between a Chinese and a US corporation under a distribution agreement. SIAC Rules. Amount in dispute USD10 million. Chairman of an ICC tribunal involving a shareholders investment dispute. Place of arbitration - London. Party appointed arbitrator of a dispute under the ICSID rules concerning a dispute against a State in the Middle East. Party appointed arbitrator of a construction dispute. Amount in dispute USD19 million. Swiss rules of international arbitration. Place of arbitration - Zurich. Chairman of an ICC arbitration involving a dispute concerning design services relating to an infrastructure project. Amount in dispute USD44 million. Party appointed arbitrator in an investment dispute between a Singapore company and the investment authority of a south Asian country. ICC Rules. Party appointed arbitrator in a CIETEC arbitration involving a dispute between Chinese and Singaporean parties. Place of arbitration - Shanghai. Party appointed arbitrator in a supply dispute between a South American and Korean company. ICC Rules. Amount in dispute USD55 million. Party appointed arbitrator in an ICC arbitration involving 3 Korean parties. Chairman of an ICC arbitration in Singapore between a Singapore company and two Korean companies. Amount in dispute USD44 million. Party appointed arbitrator in an dispute between a Middle Eastern company and an Asian company. ICC Rules. Place of arbitration - London. Party appointed arbitrator in an ICC arbitration in California involving American and Asian parties. Amount in dispute

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USD250 million. Party appointed arbitrator in an ICSID arbitration between an American investment company and an East European State. Chairman of ICC arbitration involving the Government of a South-East Asian country and a privatised airport terminal operator. Amount in dispute USD1.5 billion. Chairman of an arbitration in Kuala Lumpur involving a dispute between a contractor and sub-contractor. Party appointed arbitrator in a coal contract dispute under the UNCITRAL Rules administered by LCIA. Place of arbitration - Singapore. Amount in dispute USD110 million. Party appointed arbitrator in 3 electricity facility disputes in Thailand involving Japanese, US and Thai parties, all under the ICC Rules. Amounts in dispute total USD500 million. Sole arbitrator of an investment dispute between a claimant and 20 respondents. Place of arbitration: Singapore. SIAC Rules of Arbitration. Chairman of an ICC arbitration involving 14 parties concerning investment disputes under share sale agreements. Place of arbitration - Singapore. Amount in dispute USD72 million. Sole arbitrator of a dispute between a Singapore company and a Taiwan company concerning the sale and installation of computer technology. Place of arbitration, Hong Kong; HKIAC Rules. Chairman of an ICC arbitration in Seoul involving a dispute between a Korean company and a German company concerning a design and construction contract. Amount in dispute is USD25 million. Chairman of an ICC arbitration in Singapore involving a construction dispute concerning a hydro-electric facility in the Philippines with an asserted amount in dispute of USD107 million. Party appointed co-arbitrator in the Singapore arbitration under the rules of the SIAC involving a dispute between Malaysian and Swedish interests concerning option agreements. Chairman of an ICC arbitration between a Japanese corporation and an Indian company concerning a licensing agreement. This ICC arbitration, with its seat in Tokyo, involved an amount in dispute of USD23 million. Counsel for a listed Australian Mining Company involved in

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an arbitration in Paris concerning a joint venture in Africa. Amount in dispute USD30 million. Counsel for a French enterprise involved in a four party consolidated arbitration in Melbourne concerning electricity and steam co-generation plants. Amount in dispute A$50 million. Party appointed arbitrator in a construction dispute in Laos. Amount in dispute USD3 million. Chairman of an ICC arbitration involving a dispute between a Bermuda corporation and a Philippine corporation. Amount in dispute USD201 million. Co-arbitrator in four related arbitrations in Singapore concerning a technical and supply agreement. Chairman of an ICC arbitration in California involving a technology dispute between a Korean organisation and a US corporation. Amount in dispute USD150 million. Sole arbitrator in a dispute between a Canadian corporation and an Australian company in proceedings governed by the law of British Columbia. Party appointed arbitrator in an UNCITRAL arbitration concerning a dispute between two companies incorporated in Indonesia concerning a consultancy services agreement. Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between a company incorporated in the Netherlands and a company incorporated in Indonesia concerning a television supply and distribution agreement. Arbitration governed by the UNCITRAL Rules. Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between a company incorporated in Hong Kong and a company incorporated in Indonesia concerning a dispute under a joint venture service agreement. Arbitration governed by the UNCITRAL Rules. Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between a company incorporated in the Netherlands and a company incorporated in Indonesia, concerning a dispute under a technical and consultancy services agreement. Place of arbitration, Singapore. Chairman of an arbitration under the UNCITRAL Rules between a water company and the government regulator in the Philippines. Amount in dispute Pesos 4,122 million. Sole arbitrator of two arbitrations under the Rules of the SIAC concerning disputes between partners under a joint venture contract in China in the water industry. Amount in dispute in the first arbitration USD12 million; second arbitration USD1.274 million. Chairman of an arbitration concerning the construction of a

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gas pipeline in Thailand. Amount in dispute USD123 million. Party-appointed arbitrator in a construction dispute in India. Chairman of an arbitration involving an investment dispute in the Philippines (amount claimed USD54 million). Chairman of an arbitration involving a dispute between an American energy corporation and the government of an Asian country concerning a geothermal energy concession (amount claimed USD603 million). Sole arbitrator of a dispute between a Singapore company and a Vietnamese company under the rules of the SIAC concerning sale of goods. Sole arbitrator of an ICC arbitration in Singapore involving a computer industry dispute between an American corporation and a Korean company. Amount in dispute is USD34 million. Place of arbitration - Singapore. Chairman of an ICC arbitration involving a construction dispute in India involving French, Japanese and Indian parties. Amount claimed: USD500 million. Chairman of an ICC arbitration involving a Thai company and the Government of Laos. Amount in dispute: USD 8 million. Sole arbitrator of an ICC arbitration between Singapore companies and a Hong Kong resident. Amount in dispute: USD 3,300,000. Sole arbitrator of an ad hoc arbitration (under the UNCITRAL Rules) involving a Swiss corporation and an Indonesian corporation in a technology transfer and joint venture dispute. Amount in dispute: USD 9,000,000. Sole arbitrator of an ad hoc arbitration involving a Chinese state corporation and an Australian corporation involving a dispute under a technology transfer contract. Amount in dispute: USD 5,400,000. Chairman of an ICC arbitration involving an American corporation and several Philippine corporations. Amount in dispute: USD 60,000,000. Sole arbitrator of an ICC arbitration involving a joint-venture dispute between an Australian company and a Singapore company. Amount in dispute: A$150,000. Nominated sole arbitrator of an ICC arbitration involving companies incorporated in the Philippines and Thailand. Amount in dispute: USD 75,000. Arbitrator of numerous WIPO Domain Name disputes.

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DOMESTIC ARBITRATION EXPERIENCE

Special referee appointed by the County Court of Victoria. Sole arbitrator of approximately 30 retail tenancy disputes in Melbourne, Australia. One award was the subject of a series of appeals to the Supreme Court of Victoria, the Court of Appeal and the High Court of Australia. The High Court of Australia in a unanimous 5-0 decision (Justices Gaudron, McHugh, Gummow, Kirby and Callanan) upheld the award. Figgins Holdings Pty Ltd v. SEAA Enterprises Pty Ltd, High Court of Australia, 6 May 1999. Sole arbitrator of many domestic commercial disputes including:

• dispute between a banker and its customer concerning loan facilities (arbitration on documents alone);

• dispute between five members of a medical

partnership; • property dispute between a vendor and purchaser; • construction dispute involving a municipal council and

a building contracting company.

Appointed as an Expert Arbitrator to resolve a dispute on pricing in an electricity steam co-generation plant agreement. Arbitrator of a construction dispute between a municipal council and a contractor. Panel member, Essential Services Commission Appeals Board, in an appeal against the ESC (Victoria, Australia).

MEDIATION EXPERIENCE

Mediation of a planning dispute between hotel operator and owners of adjoining properties. Party representative in a mediation and arbitration involving a building and construction dispute, Melbourne. Mediator appointed by the Supreme Court of Victoria in a copyright dispute. Mediator appointed by the Supreme Court of Victoria in a dispute between a bank and its customer. Mediator appointed by the Supreme Court of Victoria in a dispute between a life insurance company and a commercial corporation. Conciliator nominated by the President, Institute of Arbitrators, Australia in a corporate dispute involving shareholders.

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Conciliator in various retail tenancy disputes.

COMMERCIAL EXPERIENCE Over 10 years experience as a commercial/corporate lawyer. Work undertaken includes: • drafting joint venture agreements for Australia, China,

Taiwan and Indonesia;

• lead lawyer for the PowerGen (UK) consortium which acquired the Yallourn electricity generation company in Australia ($2.74 billion);

• acting for EDP (France) and National Grid (UK) in bids

to acquire other energy companies in Australia; • legal adviser to the government of the State of Victoria

on the restructure of the electricity industry, water regulation and re-structure and privatisation of the betting and gaming industries in Victoria;

• lead lawyer advising the Basslink Development Board of

the State of Tasmania on the establishment of an undersea electricity cable connection to join the Tasmanian and Victorian electricity grids;

• various other commercial transactions in Australia, Asia,

Europe and the United States.

PUBLISHED BOOKS Pryles and Hanks, Federal Conflict of Laws 1974 (Butterworths)

Pryles and Iwasaki, Dispute Resolution in Australian-Japan Transactions, 1983 (Law Book Company)

Sykes and Pryles, Australian Private International Law 1st edition 1979, 2nd edition 1987, 3rd edition 1991 (Law Book Company)

Sykes and Pryles, International and Interstate Conflict of Law Cases and Materials, 1st edition 1975, (Butterworths) 2nd edition 1981, 3rd edition 1988 (Law Book Company)

Pryles, Australian Citizenship Law, 1981 (Law Book Company)

Pryles, Conflicts in Matrimonial Law, 1975 (Butterworths)

Pryles, Torts in Private International Law Recueil des cours, vol.227 (1991-II) (Martinus Nijhoff)

Pryles, Waincymer and Davies, International Trade Law, first edition 1996, second edition 2004 (Law Book Company) Pryles, Dispute Resolution in Asia, first edition 1997, second edition 2002, third edition 2006 (Kluwer).

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Pryles and Moser, The Asian Leading Arbitrators' Guide to International Arbitration, 2007 (JurisNet)

PUBLISHED ARTICLES Over one hundred articles and chapters of books published in

various journals and books in Australia, United States, United Kingdom, India, West Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Singapore, Switzerland.

Articles on arbitration include the following:

'The Kaplan Lecture 2009: When is an arbitration agreement waived?' (2010) 27(2) Journal of International Arbitration 105 'Legal Issues Concerning International Arbitrations' (1990) 64 Aust LJ 470

'Dispute Resolution Clauses in Contracts' (1990) 1 Aust. Dispute Resolution Journal 116

'International Arbitration in Australia' (1990) 1 American Review of International Arbitration 37

'Comparative Aspects of Prorogation and Arbitration Agreements' (1976) 25 International and Comp LQ 543

'International Dispute Resolution and Litigation in Australia'. International Business Lawyer, November 1988, Vol.16, No.10

National Report on Australia in Sanders (ed) International Handbook on Commercial Arbitration (Kluwer)

'Arbitration', chapter 4, Sykes & Pryles, Australian Private International Law (3rd ed. 1991) Sydney: Law Book Co

'International Arbitration in Australia', Journal of the Japanese Institute of International Business Law Vol 19, No. 4, (1991) pp.453-461

'Institutional International Arbitrations', The Arbitrator, Volume 10, No 3, November 1991 127

'Arbitration Agreements' (1992) 30 Law Society Journal (New South Wales) 74

'Current Issues in International Arbitration in Australia' (1992) 9 Journal of International Arbitration 57 (Geneva)

'Drafting Arbitration Agreements' The Arbitrator, Volume II, Number 4, 1993 pp.213-225 also published (1993) 67 Aust. LJ 503

'Foreign Awards and the New York Convention' (1993) Volume 9, No. 3, Arbitration International 259

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'The Drafting of International Arbitration Agreements' (paper delivered at ICC Conference on 'International Commercial Arbitration in the Asia-Pacific Region' Hong Kong, March, 1994

'Money Judgments in Australia' Corporate Counsel's International Adviser, Issue No. 110, July 1, 1994

'Money Judgments in Australia', in Paley (ed). International Recognition and Enforcement of Money Judgements Business Laws Inc. (1994)

'Interlocutory Orders and Convention Awards: the Case of Resort Condominiums v. Bolwell' (1994) Arbitration International Volume 10, Number 4, 385

'The International Arbitration Regime in the Asia-Pacific Region' (1995) 10 ICSID Review 129

'Assessing Dispute Resolution Procedures' (1996) 7 American Review of International Arbitration 267

'Multi-Tiered Dispute Resolution Clauses' paper delivered at ICCA Conference, New Delhi, March 2000 and published in Journal of International Arbitration, 2001

'Excluding the Model Law' [2001] International Arbitration Law Review175

'International Arbitration in Australia' a paper delivered to a seminar organised by the Commercial Arbitration Association of the Republic of China in Taiwan, December 2001.

'Australia and New Zealand', chapter 14 of Arbitration in Asia, Moser ed, LexisNexis 2002.

'Application of the Lex Mercatoria in International Commercial Arbitration', Mealey's International Arbitration Report, Volume 18, Number 2, February 2003 pp.1-26; and, (2004) 78 Australian Law Journal 396-416.

'The Case for International Arbitration', Australian Mining and Petroleum Law Association Journal, forthcoming.

'Confidentiality' in The Leading Arbitrators' Guide to International Arbitration edited by Newman & Hill (Juris Publishing, Inc. 2004, 2nd edition 2008).

'Mediation Confidentiality in Subsequent Proceedings', paper delivered at ICCA Conference, Beijing, May 2004. Publication forthcoming.

'Arbitrating Disputes in the Resource Industries', (2005) 21 Arbitration International 405

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'Internationality and Commerciality, under the UNCITRAL Model Law' Singapore (forthcoming)

'Inoperative and Operative Arbitration Agreements: Developments in Australian Case Law' (2006) 23 Journal of International Arbitration, 227-238

'Lost Profit and Capital Investment' (2007) 1(1) World Arbitration & Mediation Review 1-17

'Reflections on Transnational Public Policy' (2007) 24 Journal of International Arbitration 1

'The Recognition and Enforcement of Taiwan Arbitral Awards in Australia' (2007) 11 VJ (1) 25

'Limits to Party Autonomy in Arbitral Procedure' (2007) 24 Journal of International Arbitration 327

Enforcement of Arbitration Agreements - the Approach of the Federal Court of Australia (forthcoming)

"Multiple Claims in Arbitration Between the Same Parties" (paper to be presented at ICCA Congress, Dublin, 2008)

'Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Awards under the New York Convention in Australia and New Zealand 2(2008)' 25 Journal of International Arbitration 899 (with Richard Garnett).

'When is an Arbitration Agreement Waived?", Journal of International Arbitration (forthcoming)

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