Not exact matches
Represented Canadian oil company in ICC
arbitration concerning
disputed ownership interest in West African
offshore oil field
On a continent where foreign investors and law firms tend to distrust local courts and
arbitration centres and prefer to bypass them in favour of
offshore arbitration at venues such as the International Chamber of Commerce Court of
Arbitration (ICC) or London Court of International
Arbitration (LCIA), OHADA's Common Court of Justice and
Arbitration (CCJA) offers perhaps the best route to handling commercial
disputes in Africa.
Notable cases include Metall Market OOO v Vitorio Shipping, The «Lehmann Timber» (Court of Appeal); Global Process Systems v Syarikat Takaful Malaysia, The «Cendor MOPU» (Supreme Court); Commercial Court actions and
arbitrations relating to the petrochemical industry, including
offshore construction and the litigation arising from the Buncefield tank farm explosion; shipbuilding, ship finance and ship sale
disputes; shipping and commodities cases, raising a diverse range of issues relating to contracts of sale, bills of lading and Charterparties and Arbitration Act 1996 applications.
LCIA
arbitration of a multi-party, multi-contract,
dispute concerning the drilling of two deep water oil wells
offshore Nigeria.
James Willan has a broad experience of commercial litigation and international
arbitration, including the full range of commercial, banking, fraud, conflict of laws, commercial chancery and
offshore disputes.
Contract drafting and project administration; Risk assessment and management; Litigation and
arbitration of
disputes in Federal and state courts; Industries experience includes highways and bridges, commercial and residential, public infrastructure and transportation, power generation and
offshore drilling
We represent clients in a wide range of corporate
disputes and commercial and financial litigation in the Commercial Court, Chancery Division and in international
arbitrations and
offshore jurisdictions.
Scott has a broad practice in maritime litigation and
arbitration, international trade
disputes and
offshore, including charterparty, COA, CVC, slot sharing and sale and purchase contract
disputes, and a wide range of cargo
disputes, as well as working on a number of high profile maritime casualties.
He is also experienced in cross-border litigation and
arbitration and
disputes involving
offshore structures.