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Adam Gregory specializes in construction and engineering disputes in the infrastructure and oil and gas sectors. As a Senior Associate in our International Arbitration practice, Adam has represented clients in a range of infrastructure disputes throughout Australia, Asia, Europe and the Middle East.

Credentials

Diploma in Legal Practice, University of Tasmania

Bachelor of Laws, University of Tasmania

LL.B. International & Business Law, University of Tasmania

High Court of Australia

Singapore International Commercial Court, Registered Foreign Lawyer

Tasmania

Victoria

Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (former convenor)

Lighthouse Club (Construction Law)

Society of Construction Law (Singapore Chapter)

English

Portuguese

Matters

Acting for two of the largest construction / engineering companies in the World (as a JV) in an ICC Arbitration seated in London. The project is based in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and involves the construction of the World’s largest new build petrochemical plant. The claims relating to EPC contract claims, defective design and performance, and full range of commercial issues. The amount in dispute is more than USD 700 million.

Acting for the owner of a windfarm in a dispute with a German supplier in respect of defects and other breaches of warranties including in respect of wind power generation availability and catestrophic failures.

Acting for a Spanish contractor in respect of a dispute with the owner of a waste-to-energy plant in the United Kingdom.

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Acting for two of the largest construction / engineering companies in the World (as a JV) in an ICC Arbitration seated in London. The project is based in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and involves the construction of the World’s largest new build petrochemical plant. The claims relating to EPC contract claims, defective design and performance, and full range of commercial issues. The amount in dispute is more than USD 700 million.

Acting for the owner of a windfarm in a dispute with a German supplier in respect of defects and other breaches of warranties including in respect of wind power generation availability and catestrophic failures.

Acting for a Spanish contractor in respect of a dispute with the owner of a waste-to-energy plant in the United Kingdom.

Acting for a JV comprised of a Spanish and Italian contractor in respect of a dispute regarding a subway extension in Canada against the State entity.

Acting for a Korean contractor in respect of JV dispute with an American oil and gas company regarding a power plant in Malaysia.

Acting for a Saudi state-back entity in respect of the power generation for a large new development.

Acting as project counsel for a large U.S. university regarding the construction of a new medical centre.

Acting for a large U.S company in respect of its worldwide supply contract for the provision of satellites.

Acted for a large U.S. company in respect of the construction of a large data centre in Texas. The dispute involved various time and cost disputes, including critical delay and defects.

Acted for a Danish company in the negotiations with a Italian contractor regarding the supply of specialist equipment for a large project in Australia.

Acting in an ICSID investor-state arbitration against a Middle-Eastern State on behalf of a Spanish contractor. The arbitration focuses on common construction issues, such as delay, disruption and disputed variations, but also involves various breaches several Bilateral Investment Treaties. The amount in dispute is more than USD 300 million.

Advising a joint venture comprising two large power companies as pre-litigation counsel regarding a power-plant dispute in the Philippines.

Acted for the owner of a combined-cycle powerplant located in the United States in a claim by the Spanish contractor. The primary claims by both parties related to the early termination of the contractor and the amount in dispute was approximately USD 500 million.

Acted for a Korean contractor on multiple UNICTRAL arbitrations arising out of disputes concerning the construction of a mine in Western Australia. The main arbitration was seated in Singapore with a governing law of Western Australia. Amount in dispute: over AUD 2 billion. Downstream arbitrations also had hundreds of millions in dispute and involve termination, misleading and deceptive conduct claims and breach of warranty claims.

Acted in a large (over AUD 2 billion) off-shore LNG dispute involving repudiation and termination off the coast of northern Australia, including ancilliary court-based urgent remedies. The dispute involved both domestic and foreign-owned consortia.

Acted for an Australian contractor on a multinational dispute arising out of the construction of a process plant in Western Australia. The amount in dispute was over AUD 100 million and the dispute was under the ICC Rules.

Acted as pre-litigation counsel for a large off-shore contractor. The dispute was settled but concerned delay, disruption, claimed variations and allegations of poor performance.

Acted for a Dutch company on an urgent dispute involving a Chinese steel supplier and international shipping law.

Acted in a multinational pipeline dispute based in Queensland under the IAMA arbitration rules.

Acted as Counsel in the first Security of Payment Act dispute that was brought before the Supreme Court of Tasmania.

Acted for a community group in a Federal Court dispute against Hydro Tasmania testing the law on ‘social licences’ for large-scale projects.

Matters

Acting for two of the largest construction / engineering companies in the World (as a JV) in an ICC Arbitration seated in London. The project is based in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and involves the construction of the World’s largest new build petrochemical plant. The claims relating to EPC contract claims, defective design and performance, and full range of commercial issues. The amount in dispute is more than USD 700 million.

Acting for the owner of a windfarm in a dispute with a German supplier in respect of defects and other breaches of warranties including in respect of wind power generation availability and catestrophic failures.

Acting for a Spanish contractor in respect of a dispute with the owner of a waste-to-energy plant in the United Kingdom.

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Close

Matters

Acting for two of the largest construction / engineering companies in the World (as a JV) in an ICC Arbitration seated in London. The project is based in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and involves the construction of the World’s largest new build petrochemical plant. The claims relating to EPC contract claims, defective design and performance, and full range of commercial issues. The amount in dispute is more than USD 700 million.

Acting for the owner of a windfarm in a dispute with a German supplier in respect of defects and other breaches of warranties including in respect of wind power generation availability and catestrophic failures.

Acting for a Spanish contractor in respect of a dispute with the owner of a waste-to-energy plant in the United Kingdom.

Acting for a JV comprised of a Spanish and Italian contractor in respect of a dispute regarding a subway extension in Canada against the State entity.

Acting for a Korean contractor in respect of JV dispute with an American oil and gas company regarding a power plant in Malaysia.

Acting for a Saudi state-back entity in respect of the power generation for a large new development.

Acting as project counsel for a large U.S. university regarding the construction of a new medical centre.

Acting for a large U.S company in respect of its worldwide supply contract for the provision of satellites.

Acted for a large U.S. company in respect of the construction of a large data centre in Texas. The dispute involved various time and cost disputes, including critical delay and defects.

Acted for a Danish company in the negotiations with a Italian contractor regarding the supply of specialist equipment for a large project in Australia.

Acting in an ICSID investor-state arbitration against a Middle-Eastern State on behalf of a Spanish contractor. The arbitration focuses on common construction issues, such as delay, disruption and disputed variations, but also involves various breaches several Bilateral Investment Treaties. The amount in dispute is more than USD 300 million.

Advising a joint venture comprising two large power companies as pre-litigation counsel regarding a power-plant dispute in the Philippines.

Acted for the owner of a combined-cycle powerplant located in the United States in a claim by the Spanish contractor. The primary claims by both parties related to the early termination of the contractor and the amount in dispute was approximately USD 500 million.

Acted for a Korean contractor on multiple UNICTRAL arbitrations arising out of disputes concerning the construction of a mine in Western Australia. The main arbitration was seated in Singapore with a governing law of Western Australia. Amount in dispute: over AUD 2 billion. Downstream arbitrations also had hundreds of millions in dispute and involve termination, misleading and deceptive conduct claims and breach of warranty claims.

Acted in a large (over AUD 2 billion) off-shore LNG dispute involving repudiation and termination off the coast of northern Australia, including ancilliary court-based urgent remedies. The dispute involved both domestic and foreign-owned consortia.

Acted for an Australian contractor on a multinational dispute arising out of the construction of a process plant in Western Australia. The amount in dispute was over AUD 100 million and the dispute was under the ICC Rules.

Acted as pre-litigation counsel for a large off-shore contractor. The dispute was settled but concerned delay, disruption, claimed variations and allegations of poor performance.

Acted for a Dutch company on an urgent dispute involving a Chinese steel supplier and international shipping law.

Acted in a multinational pipeline dispute based in Queensland under the IAMA arbitration rules.

Acted as Counsel in the first Security of Payment Act dispute that was brought before the Supreme Court of Tasmania.

Acted for a community group in a Federal Court dispute against Hydro Tasmania testing the law on ‘social licences’ for large-scale projects.

Credentials

Diploma in Legal Practice, University of Tasmania

Bachelor of Laws, University of Tasmania

LL.B. International & Business Law, University of Tasmania

High Court of Australia

Singapore International Commercial Court, Registered Foreign Lawyer

Tasmania

Victoria

Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (former convenor)

Lighthouse Club (Construction Law)

Society of Construction Law (Singapore Chapter)

English

Portuguese