Arbitration Experience
Sole Arbitrator: Services contractual dispute under the SIAC Expedited Procedure, concerning the nature and extent of services provided, the resulting payment obligations, and claims for contractual interest. The proceedings also involve a jurisdictional objection under Indian arbitration law.
Arbitrator: Ad hoc arbitration arising from a charter party dispute between a Singapore charterer and an Indian shipowner. The dispute concerned demurrage claims and required detailed analysis of vessel performance data, laytime calculations, port operations, and the interplay of technical chartering clauses with operational realities.
Sole Arbitrator: Mercantile dispute under the SIAC Rules and Singapore law, involving enforcement of a promissory note linked to a cross-border distribution arrangement. The matter demanded careful consideration of the commercial and logistical structures underlying the agreement, as well as the financial mechanisms affecting cross-border obligations.
Sole Arbitrator: High-profile shareholder contractual dispute under SIAC Rules and Singapore law, concerning rights to intellectual property transferred under a prior settlement agreement. The dispute engaged complex technical considerations regarding the scope, valuation, and enforcement of IP assets, as well as the contractual allocation of responsibilities relating to their use and exploitation.
Sole Arbitrator: Multinational services contractual dispute under the AAA-ICDR Rules, where the dispute turned on technology, cybersecurity, and associated safeguards in determining contractual responsibility. The case required assessment of data integrity protocols and its interface with contractual obligations, illustrating the ability to engage with technical evidence in resolving commercial disputes.
Active as counsel in the arbitration and mediation space having represented/advised clients from several jurisdictions across sectors. Amongst them:
Aviation:
- Acted for an Australian party in a Singapore-seated arbitration arising from an Aircraft Delivery Contract involving a used aircraft. The dispute spanned multiple interconnected agreements, including delivery, inspection, acceptance, and commercial arrangements, requiring consolidation of proceedings and addressing jurisdictional challenges. The matter engaged several technical issues typical of used-aircraft transactions, including configuration status, OEM-mandated documentation, maintenance records, life-limited parts traceability, and compliance with service bulletins and airworthiness requirements.
- Advised on an LCIA arbitration concerning the purchase of an aircraft for a client subject to significant regulatory and compliance constraints. The client's sanctions status raised complex issues around export controls, end-user certifications, escrow structures, and the practical enforceability of delivery obligations amid evolving international restrictions. The work required assessing how these regulatory hurdles, together with aviation-specific compliance regimes, impact contractual performance, risk allocation, and the ability to complete or enforce delivery.
Healthcare & Pharmaceutical:
- Represented a UK pharmaceutical company in contractual claims against its Indonesian distributor, addressing issues related to the abuse of a technology license and breaches of commercial obligations, including a non-compete clause. The case involved questions of mediation and arbitration in Singapore.
- Part of the counsel team advising a Singapore Distributor in its claims against its Danish principal in the pharmaceutical space for wrongful termination of the distributorship and licence agreements. This involved matters of Swiss governing law and arbitration in London.
- Advised a Japanese healthcare company on its arbitration strategy in disputes with non-compliant distributors across the Asia-Pacific region.
Infrastructure & Construction:
- Advised a Mozambique-based company on setting aside proceedings of an arbitral award under ICC Rules. The case involved a claim against a contractor for failure to construct two power plants in accordance with the specified requirements. The dispute included claims related to substandard workmanship, non-compliance with design specifications, and delays in remediation works. Served as instructing counsel to a locally qualified counsel before the Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC).
Other Commercial matters:
- Represented the Republic of India as part of the counsel team in claims against it by two UK Corporations. The dispute arose over India's retrospective tax demand, which the companies argued violated bilateral investment treaty protections, including the fair and equitable treatment standard, protection from expropriation.
- Appeared for an Indian party in its claims against its German and Indian counterparties in a dispute involving Trade Licenses and Fees in an ICC Arbitration. The matter also involved impleading a non-signatory to the arbitration agreement.
- Represented an Indian service provider in a dispute with a Japanese counterparty over unpaid dues in an SIAC arbitration.
- Represented an Australian company in a negotiated settlement with an English counterparty regarding damages for wrongful termination of contract.
His experience is complemented by a robust technical grounding in how complex mechanical systems and embedded software interact, drawing on his earlier experience at GE Healthcare. He frequently worked with engineers to understand source-code architecture, software activation and configuration processes, and cross-system interoperability when structuring technology and equipment arrangements. This has equipped him to grapple confidently with the technical dimensions of contemporary industrial and digital systems - matters that often inform delivery timelines, performance standards, acceptance issues, and service obligations in technology-intensive disputes.
During his time with GE Healthcare India, was appointed the Business’ Ombudsperson - called upon to decide a range of cases that were referred to the office of the Ombudsperson for resolution.