Acting as co-counsel for a West African sovereign in an LCIA arbitration seated in London under English law, arising from the termination of a joint venture agreement for a large-scale coastal tourism and real-estate development. The dispute raises complex issues of jurisdiction and admissibility under a multi-tier dispute resolution clause, contractual sequencing of land delivery and vacant possession, interaction between English governing law and domestic land law, public-sector good-faith obligations, and the evidential and valuation challenges associated with pre-construction, project-finance-dependent developments.

Acted as co-counsel in an ICC arbitration for an indigenous gas-processing company in a dispute with a major international oil company arising from a Gas Processing Agreement following an earlier GSPA dispute. The case concerned alleged failure to supply gas in contractually compliant quantity and quality, avoidance of contractual trigger dates governing minimum delivery obligations, performance standards under a “reasonable and prudent operator” clause, and implied terms necessary to preserve business efficacy. The claim included significant capital and operating expenditure and loss heads, with damages claimed of approximately USD 303 million.

Acted for a power supplier in a dispute arising from a long-term power purchase arrangement with a state-linked counterparty. The matter involved issues of performance, payment defaults, termination, and contractual risk allocation, including take-or-pay obligations and related remedies. The tribunal made an award in the client’s favour, including damages, interest and costs.

Acted for a Nigerian State Government in defending a high-value arbitration arising from the termination and expiry of a public-private partnership arrangement in the ICT sector. The dispute raised issues of contract duration, allocation of operating costs, intellectual property ownership, and the limits of implied funding obligations under a memorandum of understanding approved at executive level. 

Acted for a project owner in an EPC dispute where the claimant sought to pursue a single arbitration across disputes arising under multiple separate contracts, each containing its own arbitration agreement. We raised a jurisdictional objection grounded in the Arbitration and Mediation Act 2023, arguing that consolidation requires express party agreement and a tribunal order, and highlighting the enforceability risks of proceeding outside the tribunal’s mandate. The tribunal upheld the objection, bringing the improperly constituted reference to an end.

Acted for a construction company in an arbitration arising from a large public-sector infrastructure project. The dispute concerned non-payment of certified sums, the valuation of extensive variations, market price fluctuations, and delay-related costs under a lump-sum contract. The tribunal upheld the contractor’s entitlement in substantial part, resulting in a significant monetary award reflecting certified works, approved variations and contractual interest.

Acted for a contractor in a complex arbitration arising from a major public construction project. The dispute involved the interaction between lump-sum pricing, multiple employer-directed variations, extensions of time, delayed certification, and termination. The claims included outstanding certified payments, additional works, delay-related site costs and interest, requiring detailed contractual and evidentiary analysis of variation mechanisms, certification regimes and employer risk allocation in government contracts.