Martin Scott KC

Strong Wise Ltd v. Esso Australia Resources Pty Ltd [2010] FCA 240; 267 ALR 249, [2010] FCA 575- admiralty claims, limitation of liability convention, appearing for vessel owners

CMA CGM v. The Ship Chou Shan [2014] FCA 74; [2014] FCAFC 90 admiralty, collision in Chinese EEZ

Commonwealth of Australia v. Shenzhen Energy Transport Co Ltd [2015] FCAFC 116- ship grounding, Limitation Convention

Degroma Trading Inc v Viva Energy Australia [2019] FCA 469- arbitration enforcement

Hui v Esposito Holdings Pty Ltd [2017] FCA 648- removal of arbitrator and setting aside of partial award- UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules

Liaoning Zhongwang Group Co Ltd v Alfield Group Pty Ltd [2017] FCA 1223- challenge to enforcement of foreign award

Lighthouse Corporation Limited v Republic of East Timor [2019] VSC 278 & reserved appeal- private international law, sovereign immunity

Newsat Limited v Ballintine [2019] FCA- directors’ duties case concerning satellite procurement project for >US$300 million, project finance, corporate governance systems, foreign law, conflict of laws

ACCC v Mazda Australia Ltd [2021] FCA 1493

ACCC v Colgate Palmolive [2017] FCA 1590; [2019] FCAFC 83- cartel case concerning wholesale and retail supply to supermarkets

Mayfield Development Corporation v NSW Ports Operations Hold Co [2019] FCA- cartel case concerning a project for the development of a container handling facility >$300 million

3143 Victoria Street Doncaster Pty Ltd v. Retirement Services Australia (RSA) Ltd [2010] VSC 317; [2012] VSCA 134- contractual dispute

Skilled Group Ltd v CSR Viridian Pty Ltd [2012] VSC 290- contractual dispute concerning redevelopment of heavy infrastructure glass manufacturing plant

Bakers Investment Group (Australia) Pty Ltd v Caason Investments Pty Ltd (No 2) [2014] VSC 598- contractual dispute

UDP Holdings v Ironshore Corporate Capital [2019] VSC 645- warranty indemnity insurance

Major arbitrations include ($10 million or more):

Toll road infrastructure domestic arbitration (>$90 million) (2008) IAA Rules, seated Melbourne, appearing for State road owner and BOOT licensor - road engineering, traffic engineering, financial modelling;

Wind farm international arbitration (>$10 million) (2008) ACICA Rules, seated Melbourne appearing for project owner - electrical engineering, electricity generation, commissioning and regulatory compliance, construction;

3 Iron ore mining and supply contract international arbitrations (>$250 million) (2010), UNCITRAL Rules, seated Perth appearing for People's Republic of China incorporated steel mill purchaser and trading companies - Contracts of affreightment, charterparty, mining engineering;

Oil and gas production (FPSO) international arbitration (>$100 million) (2011), IAMA Rules, seated Melbourne appearing for Singaporean incorporated owner/facility operator – charterparty, engineering & safety case compliance, oil and gas regulatory compliance;

Gas fired power station domestic arbitration (>$100 million) (2012) appearing for owner, ACICA Rules, seated Sydney - engineering compliance;

Grain trade domestic arbitrations (2013), appearing for Australian and Chinese counterparties, Grain Trade Rules, seated Brisbane - commodity trading- contract;

Agribusiness sale international arbitration (>$45 million) (2015) for Chinese purchaser- UNCITRAL Rules, seated Melbourne -Agribusiness supply contracts, valuation;

Multiple engineering and construction arbitrations in the range $12 million to >$1 billion under various rules regimes for the Commonwealth, the State and private interests.

Further details of these arbitrations are available upon request.