Matt’s expertise as Arbitrator
Matt is a highly experienced international arbitrator in all types of commercial and investment treaty arbitrations.
He acts both as sole arbitrator and as a member of three-person panels, including regularly acting as Chair. He has extensive experience of handling arbitrations under most the of the world’s leading institutional and ad hoc rules, including ICC, UNCITRAL, HKIAC, SIAC, LCIA, ICSID, and PCA and in a variety of sectors including financial services, private equity, energy and natural resources, joint ventures and manufacturing.
Reported Cases:
- Zhongshan v Nigeria – Co-arbitrator in a claim by a PRC investor against Nigeria under the PRC/Nigeria bilateral investment treaty concerning the development of a free-trade zone in Nigeria.
- Presiding arbitrator in a SIAC arbitration concerning a joint venture in the agrochemical sector in the PRC.
- Sole arbitrator in respect of a disputed agency agreement relating to a diamond mine in Asia.
- Sole arbitrator in respect of a disputed real estate investment in Sri Lanka.
- Presiding arbitrator in respect of a disputed joint venture agreement relating to clothing stores in the PRC; HKIAC, Hong Kong.
- Co- arbitrator in substantial UNCITRAL arbitration between two large energy companies concerning supply obligations relating to a major pipeline.
- Co-arbitrator in ICC arbitration concerning the status of contractual obligations in the light of EU sanctions.
- Co-arbitrator concerning claims relating to an international beverage business; HKIAC, Hong Kong seat.
- Aderlyne Limited v. Romania (ARB/22/13) – Co–arbitrator in ICSID arbitration, Aderlyne Limited v. Romania (ARB/22/13). Claim under the Energy Charter Treaty.
- Company Holdings B.V., Ethiopian Capital Goods Finance S.C. (Ethiopia) v Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia = Co-arbitrator in African Asset Finance Company Holdings B.V., Ethiopian Capital Goods Finance S.C. (Ethiopia) v Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, under Netherlands/Ethiopia bilateral investment treaty; UNCITRAL Rules, administered by PCA.
- FCL Ambiente S.r.l. v. Republic of North Macedonia (ICSID Case No. ARB/23/31). – Co-arbitrator in ICSID arbitration.
- Co-arbitrator in arbitration under the ICC Rules concerning the supply of raw materials from a South American mining company to a Middle Eastern entity.
- Co-arbitrator in a series of consolidated cases concerning inter alia allegations of fraud arising out of ship building contracts; London seated.
- Co-arbitrator in a shareholders’ dispute concerning a major commodity trading business; LCIA, London seat.
- Presiding arbitrator in for consolidated cases concerning coal supply contracts; London seat.
- Presiding arbitrator in ICC arbitration relating to the supply of equipment to a major infrastructure project in India; Singapore seat.