Arbitrator

A highly regarded Arbitrator, Greg was previously awarded “Australian Arbitration Barrister of the Year” in the Lawyer Monthly Legal Awards. Maintaining an expansive domestic and international arbitration practice, Greg is briefed as both Arbitrator and Counsel in commercial arbitrations in a wide range of jurisdictions spanning continental Europe, the Middle East and the Asia Pacific Region.

Greg has appeared in domestic and international commercial arbitrations in Australia, London, Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai, Brazil, the Phillipines and Germany. He has particular expertise in commercial, maritime and building and construction disputes and has advised and appeared in disputes concerning cross-border legal issues and international investment disputes. Greg has also appeared as sole Arbitrator in matters concerning international contracts, sale of goods, confidential information, legal professional privilege and intellectual property.

Greg is a Fellow of the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (FACICA).
He is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a BarADR approved Arbitrator by the NSW Bar Association and a Course Director and Speaker of an Advocacy in International Workshop series run by ACICA.

SELECT MATTERS AS ARBITRATOR

HKIAC

Arbitration between two shareholders of an international trading company involving multiple disputes concerning shareholder and director’s conduct and entitlements.

ICC

Arbitration between a maintenance provider and an aircraft owner concerning a dispute about the entitlement of the maintenance provider to hold his aircraft pursuant to a contractual lien.

ACICA

Arbitration in Hong Kong between a software provider and an international company about the fitness for purpose of the software.


AUSTRALIAN DISPUTE CENTRE

ADC dispute between vendor and purchaser of shares as to price adjustment and construction of the share sale agreement.

AD HOC

Arbitration in Hong Kong between a software supplier and a bank concerning the fitness for purpose of administration software supplied to the bank.

Arbitration in Hong Kong involving a dispute between the purchaser of software for fast-moving consumer goods retailer and its software supplier.

Arbitration between two shipping companies about the entitlement of a shipping company for compensation about non-use of cargo space pursuant to a slot agreement.

Arbitration in Sydney about the entitlement of the police to use documents seized on a warrant.


SELECT MATTERS IN INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATIONS – AS COUNSEL

Greg has been involved in various international commercial and maritime arbitrations in the following jurisdictions. Select matters in which Greg has appeared are as follows.


Hong Kong

• Two container shipping companies over the terms of, and the amount due, under a Slot Agreement.

• A computer hardware and software supplier and a Hong Kong financial services company over the quality of the computer equipment and software supplied.

• The CEO of a container shipping company and the company, about whether the CEO was wrongfully dismissed and the amount of compensation owed by the company under the CEO’s employment agreement.

• The head contactor and a sub-contractor about the value and quality of work performed in a major construction dispute.
  

Dubai

• A CEO in a wrongful dismissal claim by his employer.

Germany

• An IT provider and a head contractor about the supply of IT services in 120 countries; wrongful termination of a services agreement and unpaid invoices for services rendered.

• An international commercial arbitration administered by the German Arbitration Centre in a dispute between an IT supplier and the commercial arm of Deutsche Telecom.

London

• Recovery of significant sum due under a guarantee of a Hong Kong registered Company.

• For the Plaintiff in a dispute concerning breaches of a Shareholders Agreement between two Hong Kong residents.

• An IT provider and head contractor for the supply of IT Services.

• A telecommunications company for the sale of its infrastructure.

Australia

• Two telecommunications companies about the terms of a Supply Agreement and other amounts due under it.

• Two telecommunications companies about the ownership of the intellectual property in Apple I telephone application and the amounts due under an agreement to export it.

• As sole Arbitrator in a dispute between a Chinese National and Korean National about the terms of a Joint Venture Agreement to develop commercial real estate in Southern Queensland.