Emerson Holmes

Representative experience

Acting for a Korean contractor on multiple UNICTRAL arbitration concerning the construction of a mine in Western Australia. The arbitration is seated in Singapore and the governing law is the law of Western Australia.*

Acting for a Korean contractor on claims against a supplier of turbines for an independent power plant in Saudi Arabia and English law governs.*

Acted for a US contractor in a large off-shore LNG dispute involving repudiation and termination off the coast of northern Australia related to the determination of a joint venture involving the contractor-consortia.*

Acting for an American entity in relation to a US$3 billion ICC arbitration involving the design, procurement and construction of a portion of work that comprises one of the world’s largest LNG facilities.*

Advising an Italian contractor in an ICC arbitration concerning claims for extensions of time and loss and expense arising from the construction of a hydroelectric dam in Ethiopia.*

Acting for an Australia Joint Venture on disputes arising out of the design and construction of a process plant in Western Australia. *

Advising a state owned company in Indonesia about potential disputes with a contractor arising from the construction of a pumped storage power plant in Indonesia. The governing law was Indonesian law.*

Acting for an Italian contractor in an ICC arbitration arising out of the design and construction of an access road in Malaysia. (Malaysia law/Singapore seat)*

Advising an international contractor in relation to claims brought by a Korean entity arising from the construction of an off-shore facility in Malaysia.*

Acting for a Korean contractor in a SIAC arbitration arising out of the design and construction of a section of the MRT extension in Singapore. (Singapore law/Singapore seat).*

Advising an Italian contractor in a Dispute Adjudication Board arising out of the design and construction of a hydroelectric dam in Malaysia. *

Acting for a commodity house in a KLRCA arbitration arising out of various breaches of a supply agreement. The supply agreement was governed by the laws of Malaysia and the arbitration was seated in Kuala Lumpur.*

Advising a leading construction company in Malaysia in connection with multiple calls on performance securities which included hearings before the High Court of Malaysia.*

Advising an international oil major regarding the construction of a gas facility in the People's Republic of China. The issues included Production Sharing Agreement payments.*

Advising a leading Korean contractor related to performance obligations in an EPC contract for a Abu Dhabi Waste-to-Energy Project. The contract was governed by the laws of England and Wales.*

Acting in an ICC arbitration in relation to disputes arising from the construction works on a hydroelectric power project in Ethiopia. The project was procured on the FIDIC Red Book and Ethiopian law governed.*

Acting for a subcontractor in an ICC arbitration in relation to disputes concerning the construction of a power project in Nigeria. The arbitration was seated in Johannesburg and the contract was based upon the FIDIC Silver Book.*

Acting for a Taiwanese company against a U.S. company in an LCIA arbitration concerning defective works. English law governed the contract and the arbitration was seated in London.*

Acting for a Taiwanese company against a Korean entity in an UNCITRAL arbitration seated in Singapore arising out of the manufacture of defective wafers. Singapore law governed the contract.*

Acting for a Dutch contractor in SIAC arbitration proceedings in relation to claims arising from the construction of the Exxon Mobile Parallel Train Park in Singapore.*