Michael Pryles

Experience

International Arbitration Experience

Dr. Pryles has extensive experience in International Arbitration. The list below illustrates the diverse spectrum of experiences that Michael has gained during his career:

  • Presiding arbitrator in a dispute concerning Japanese and Swiss companies arising
    out of a joint venture agreement for the commercialisation of pharmaceutical
    products. SIAC Rules. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: SGD
    120 million.
  • Co-arbitrator in a dispute involving United States and India-incorporated
    companies arising out of contracts for the supply and maintenance of aircraft engines. SIAC Rules. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: USD 430 million.
  • Co-arbitrator in a dispute involving Japanese and Spanish parties arising under a
    contract for the construction of a renewable energy plant. ICC Rules. Place of
    arbitration: Tokyo. Amount in dispute: USD 30 million.
  • Co-arbitrator in an investor-State arbitration against Georgia by a United States
    telecommunications investor. ICSID Rules. Place of arbitration: Washington, D.C.
    Amount claimed: USD 150 million.
  • Co-arbitrator in a dispute concerning a gas supply agreement between Italian and
    Russian companies. Ad hoc. Place of arbitration: Stockholm. Amount in dispute:
    non-monetary relief.
  • Presiding arbitrator in a warranty dispute involving Singaporean and Chinese
    companies under a sales contract in the renewables sector. UNCITRAL Rules.
    Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: TBQ.
  • Co-arbitrator in an ad hoc arbitration administered by the PCA concerning a dispute
    over decommissioning obligations under two petroleum concessions granted by a
    South East Asian government to Bermudan and Japanese corporations. Rules of the
    International Court of Justice. Place of arbitration: Zurich. Amount in dispute: USD
    2 billion.
  • Presiding arbitrator in a dispute concerning an investment and subscription
    agreement between Singaporean corporations and Indian corporations and
    individuals. SIAC Rules. Place of arbitration: Mumbai. Amount in dispute: INR 12
    billion.
  • Presiding arbitrator in a dispute under an operating agreement for the discovery and
    extraction of petroleum from an onshore block in India brought by an Indian and a
    Scottish corporation against an Indian State-owned entity. UNCITRAL Rules.
    Place of arbitration: London. Amount in dispute: USD 400 million.
  • Co-arbitrator in an investor-State dispute brought by a Turkish company against the
    Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. ICSID Rules. Place of arbitration: Paris. Amount
    claimed: USD 200 million.
  • Co-arbitrator in a dispute between companies from the United States and Australia
    concerning a breach of contract claim in the pharmaceutical industry. ICDR Rules.
    Place of arbitration: New York. Amount claimed: USD 20 million.
  • Presiding arbitrator in a dispute concerning the enforcement of a settlement deed against a South East Asian government. LCIA Rules. Place of arbitration: United Kingdom. Amount in dispute: USD 1.2 billion.
  • Co-arbitrator in a dispute involving Swiss and Indonesian companies arising from a joint venture dispute. ICC Rules. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: USD 30 million.
  • Presiding arbitrator in two cases concerning a dispute over an oil and production sharing agreement in North East Africa. UNCITRAL Rules. Place of arbitration: England. Aggregate amount in dispute: USD 330 million.
  • Co-arbitrator in an investor-State arbitration against an Eastern European country. UNCITRAL Rules. Place of arbitration: Netherlands. Amount in dispute: EUR 30 million.
  • Presiding arbitrator in a dispute involving Mauritius and Indian arising from a shareholders’ agreement. ICC Rules. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: USD 22 million.
  • Co-arbitrator in an investor-State arbitration against the Kingdom of Spain. ICSID Rules. Place of arbitration: France. Amount in dispute: EUR 60 million.
  • Presiding arbitrator in a dispute involving companies from Singapore, Bermuda and Dubai regarding contracts for hire of drilling units in the petroleum and oilfield industry. SIAC Rules. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: USD 410 million.
  • Co-arbitrator in an investor-State arbitration against a South East Asian country regarding the taxation of English and Wales companies holding interests in contracts for exploration, development and production of oil. UNCITRAL Rules. Place of arbitration: Netherlands. Amount in dispute: Unquantified.
  • Co-arbitrator in an investor-State arbitration against Egypt regarding the treatment of a Dutch company operating in the water and sewerage sector. ICSID Rules. Place of arbitration: France. Amount in dispute: USD 100 million.
  • Co-arbitrator in a dispute between companies from Indonesia and the British Virgin Islands regarding a gas sales agreement. ICC Rules. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: USD 250 million.
  • Co-arbitrator in two cases involving companies from China, the Cayman Islands and the Netherlands concerning the ownership of a fertiliser manufacturer and medical device companies. ICC Rules. Place of arbitration: Hong Kong. Aggregate amount in dispute: USD 1.5 billion.
  • Presiding arbitrator in a dispute concerning the sale of an interest in an oil mining lease in Nigeria. ICC Rules. Place of arbitration: United Kingdom. Amount in dispute: USD 360 million.
  • Co-arbitrator in a dispute involving South Korean and Chinese companies concerning web and mobile game licensing agreements. ICC Rules. Place of arbitration: France. Amount in dispute: USD 270 million.
  • Co-arbitrator in a dispute involving Russian and Turkish companies regarding a gas pricing dispute. UNCITRAL Rules. Place of arbitration: Sweden. Amount in dispute: unsubstantiated.
  • Co-arbitrator in a dispute concerning the divestment of an interest in a technology joint venture.  ICC Rules. Place of arbitration: San Francisco. Amount in dispute  USD 18 billion.
  • Co-arbitrator in a dispute concerning convertible bond agreements. ICC Rules. Place of arbitration: Korea.
  • Presiding arbitrator in a dispute relating to broadcasting services. UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules. Place of Arbitration: Hong Kong.
  • Co-arbitrator in an arbitration conducted under the SCC Rules concerning shareholdings within a financial institution.
  • Co-arbitrator in an ICSID arbitration against the Italian Republic.
  • Presiding arbitrator in a dispute arising out of a shareholders agreement in the resources industry. UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules. Place of Arbitration: Hong Kong.
  • Presiding arbitrator in a dispute relating to an agreement for the marketing and distribution of automobiles. Amount in dispute, $150m. JCAA Rules. Place of Arbitration: Japan.
  • Co-arbitrator in a dispute concerning a distribution agreement. JCAA Rules. Place of Arbitration: Japan.
  • Co-arbitrator in a dispute concerning a tollway business in a South East Asian country. Amount in dispute: USD 600m. SIAC Rules. Place of Arbitration: Singapore.
  • Co-arbitrator in a dispute concerning an investment in the private medical sector. Amount in dispute, USD $175m. Place of Arbitration: Hong Kong.
  • Member of an ad-hoc annulment committee in an ICSID proceeding.
  • Co-arbitrator in an ICSID arbitration against the Kingdom of Spain.
  • Presiding arbitrator in an ICSID arbitration against Croatia.
  • Co-arbitrator in an ICSID arbitration against Peru.
  • Co-arbitrator in an UNCITRAL arbitration concerning a South East Asian company and two central European companies. Place of Arbitration: Kuala Lumpur.
  • Sole arbitrator in a dispute involving a long term petroleum shipping agreement. Place of Arbitration: Mauritius.
  • Presiding arbitrator in a dispute between a US chemical company and a Korean corporation. Place of Arbitration: Singapore.
  • Co-arbitrator in a construction dispute in the electricity industry in India between a Chinese company and an Indian company.
  • Co-arbitrator in a dispute involving hotel management services. Place of Arbitration: Hong Kong under HKIAC rules.
  • Presiding arbitrator in a SIAC arbitration between a Singapore company and a company incorporated in Cyprus concerning an original manufacturing and supply contract in the telecommunications industry. Place of Arbitration: Singapore.
  • Presiding arbitrator in an ICSID arbitration against Austria.
  • Presiding arbitrator in an ICSID arbitration against Albania.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in a SIAC arbitration involving a joint venture agreement between two Indian companies. Place of Arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: In excess of USD 50 million.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in an ad-hoc arbitration involving an English and Korean company, involving the construction of maritime equipment. Place of Arbitration: London. Amount in dispute: In excess of USD 67 million.
  • Chairman in an ad-hoc arbitration involving a dispute about a petroleum exploration joint venture in Nigeria. Place of Arbitration: Nigeria. Amount in dispute: Currently assessed at  “in excess of hundreds of millions of US dollars”.
  • Chairman in an arbitration administered by ACICA involving a mining engineering dispute between Filipino and Australian companies. Place of Arbitration: Sydney Amount in dispute: USD 100 million .
  • Chairman in a AAA arbitration involving a joint venture for the production of apparel between an American and a Hong Kong company. Place of Arbitration: America Amount in dispute: Non monetary relief.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in an ICSID arbitration involving a mining dispute in South East Asia. Place of Arbitration: Singapore . Amount in dispute: To be determined.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in an ICC arbitration involving a dispute over an oil exploration contract in the Middle East. Place of arbitration: Paris. Amount in dispute: Excess of USD 500 million.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in a SIAC arbitration involving a share purchase agreement entered into by Singaporean and Chinese corporations. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: RMB 72,180,000.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in a SIAC arbitration involving entities from the United Kingdom and Indonesia. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: USD 173,000,000.
  • Presiding arbitrator in an ad hoc arbitration administered by the Permanent Court of Arbitration under the UNCITRAL Rules, involving a Singaporean corporation and an Indonesian corporation in respect of the purchase of transportation vehicles. Place of Arbitration: Kuala Lumpur.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in an ICC arbitration relating to a dispute in the tourism sector involving entities from Africa and the United Kingdom. Place of Arbitration: London. Amount in dispute: USD 27,465,000.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in an ICC arbitration involving two Indonesian companies. Place of Arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: USD 59,000,000.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in a SIAC arbitration involving entities in the automotive industry in respect of a transportation infrastructure project in Asia. Place of Arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: TBQ.
  • Member of various ICSID Annulment Committees.
  • Chairman of an investor-state arbitration administered under ICSID rules, in respect of a dispute between an Austrian Investor and a European country. Place of Arbitration: TBQ. Amount in dispute: TBQ.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in an ICC arbitration administered by the Permanent Court of Arbitration, involving Korean and Japanese corporations in respect of a share purchase agreement. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: JPY 3,900,000,000.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in an ICC arbitration involving the sale and purchase of iron, involving entities from the United States and China. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: USD 54,900,000.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in an ICC arbitration involving a Joint Venture between two European corporations relating to the production of water treatment products. Place: of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: EUR 95,000,000.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in an ICC arbitration between two Japanese corporations in contractual dispute relating to pharmaceutical goods. Place of Arbitration: Japan. Amount in dispute: USD 332,377,000.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in an ICC dispute involving entities in the petroleum industry. Place of arbitration: London. Amount in dispute: USD 63,586,384.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in an ICC Arbitration involving a joint operations agreement for petroleum exploration between two Indonesian parties. Place of Arbitration: London. Amount: USD 15,529,000.
  • Party appointed arbitrator for a dispute involving Singaporean and Indian entities administered under the ICC Rules. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: TBQ.
  • Party appointed arbitrator for an arbitration administered under the UNCITRAL Rules relating to construction of a terminal station between Korean and Bermudian entities. Place of Arbitration: London. Amount in dispute: TBQ.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in arbitration in a SIAC arbitration involving a share subscription agreement. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: USD 60,000,000
  • Party appointed arbitrator in an ICC arbitration involving German and Danish companies in a dispute arising out of a joint venture and shareholders’ agreement. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: USD 125,000,000.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in a Dubai construction dispute which was conducted under the DIAC Arbitration Rules. Amount in dispute: AED 309,090,000.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in a LCIA arbitration involving a dispute in relation to a drilling contract between companies from Britain and Mozambique. Place of arbitration: London. Amount in dispute: USD 16.5 million.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in an ICC arbitration involving a dispute arising out of a co-promotion agreement between Japanese entities. Amount in dispute: USD 332,377,000.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in an ICC arbitration which involves disputing entities from Gabon. Resources sector. Place of arbitration: London. Amount in dispute: USD 63,586,384.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in an ICC arbitration involving a dispute between Dutch entities arising out of a joint operating agreement. Resources sector. Place of arbitration: London. Amount in dispute: USD 15,529,000.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in an ICC arbitration involving a dispute between entities from India and Singapore arising out of a joint venture agreement. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: TBQ.
  • Member of an ad hoc Committee constituted by ICSID in annulment proceedings relating to a dispute between an individual and a nation state. Place of arbitration: Washington, D.C.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in an ICC arbitration between entities from the United States and the Republic of Korea. The dispute arises out of a confidentiality and non-disclosure agreement. Place of arbitration: London. Amount in dispute: USD 5,600,000.
  • Chairman of a CIETAC arbitration involving disputes between Chinese entities relating to equity transfer agreements. ICC Rules. Arbitration languages: Chinese and English. Amount in dispute: RMB 309,770,046.56.
  • Chairman of NAFTA arbitration administered by the Permanent Court of Arbitration and conducted under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules. Place of arbitration: Toronto.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between corporations from Bermuda and South Korea relating to a construction dispute. UNCITRAL Rules. Place of Arbitration: London. Amount in dispute: TBQ.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in a SIAC arbitration relating to a share subscription agreement dispute between a Mauritian corporation and an Indian corporation and nationals. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: USD 63 million.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in an ICC arbitration between German and Korean corporations involved in a dispute relating to a license and distribution agreement. Place of arbitration: Seoul. Amount in dispute: USD 14 million
  • Party appointed arbitrator in a joint venture dispute relating to a supply agreement between Filipino and Korean corporations. ICC Rules. Amount in dispute: TBQ.
  • Chairman of an LCIA arbitration in a dispute arising out of the financing of a joint venture between corporations from the US and Trinidad and Tobago. Resources sector. Amount in dispute: USD 227 million.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in an ICC arbitration involving a dispute between Korean and Indian corporations relating to a stock purchase agreement. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: TBQ.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in a multi-party, joint venture dispute concerning the shareholders’ agreement which relates to a project in the Middle East. Resources sector. LCIA Rules. Place of arbitration: London.
  • Chairman of a multi-party, multi-contract, arbitration under the Rules of KLRCA with a seat in Kuala Lumpur. The parties are various corporations and individuals in South East Asia. The dispute concerns a contract for construction and associated guarantees with amounts in dispute totalling USD 90 million.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in an ad hoc arbitration involving a corporation incorporated in Singapore and a corporation incorporated in Malaysia. UNCITRAL Rules, place of arbitration Kuala Lumpur. Amount in dispute USD 40 million.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in an investor-State dispute between a Russian corporation and a central Asian State. Rules: ICSID Rules. Place of arbitration and amount in dispute to be determined.
  • Chairman of an ICC arbitration involving a foreign owned Indian corporation and a state owned Indian corporation concerning a telecommunications agreement. Place of arbitration: India. Law governing the proceedings: Indian Law. Estimated amount in dispute: in excess of USD 1 billion.
  • Chairman of an ad hoc arbitration with a seat in Stockholm concerning pricing in a long term energy supply agreement. Amount in dispute up to EUR6 billion.
  • Chairman of an ICC arbitration involving a shareholder’s dispute concerning a Cayman Islands entity and a corporation formed in the Philippines. Place of arbitration, the Philippines and governing law, the Law of the Philippines. Estimated amount in dispute: TBQ.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between United States entities relating to the pharmaceuticals industry. ICC Rules. Place of arbitration: Tokyo. Amount in dispute: TBQ.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between Singapore companies and Indonesian individuals relating to the resources sector. SIAC Rules. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: SGD 32,000,000.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between Japanese and United States entities relating to the electronics sector. JCAA Rules. Place of arbitration: Osaka. Amount in dispute: TBQ.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between various entities relating to the petrochemical industry. UNCITRAL Rules. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: TBQ.
  • Member of Ad Hoc Committee in annulment proceedings in relation to a mining dispute under CAFTA involving a Central American state. ICSID rules. Place of arbitration: Washington, D.C.
  • Chairman in a dispute between a Norwegian corporation and American corporation relating to a licence agreement. ICC Rules. Place of arbitration: London. Amount in dispute: TBQ.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between Indonesian entities relating to the resources sector. UNCITRAL Rules. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: USD 20 million
  • Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between Mauritian and Norwegian entities relating to a construction contract. SCMA Rules. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: TBQ.
  • Sole arbitrator in a shareholder dispute between various Mauritian and Singaporean entities. SIAC Rules. Place of Arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: USD 82 million.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between Indonesian and Australian entities relating to the resources sector. UNCITRAL Rules. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: TBQ.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between a German corporation and various Indian entities concerning the consumer optics industry. ICC Rules. Place of Arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: USD 15 million (partially quantified).
  • Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between Vietnamese and Costa Rican entities concerning agreements in relation to the energy sector. UNCITRAL Rules. Place of Arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: USD 18 million.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between a Vietnamese entity and a United States entity concerning the telecommunications industry. ICC Rules. Place of Arbitration: United States. Amount in dispute: USD 20 million.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between Australian and Indian corporations concerning the mining industry. UNCITRAL Rules. Place of Arbitration: Australia. Amount in dispute: TBQ.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between a State party and a French entity concerning the defence industry. ICC Rules. Place of Arbitration: France. Amount in dispute: USD 30 million.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between Hong Kong corporations and French corporations concerning the telecommunications industry. ICC Rules. Place of Arbitration: Hong Kong. Amount in dispute: USD 90 million.
  • Chairman in a dispute between a US corporation and Chinese individual concerning the office supply industry. UNCITRAL Rules. Place of arbitration: Hong Kong. Amount in dispute: USD 100 million.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between a US corporation and various Indonesian entities concerning the mining industry. SIAC Rules. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: USD 310 million.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in an investment dispute between a UK investor and an African Republic concerning financing in the power industry. ICSID Rules. Amount in dispute: USD 119 million.
  • Chairman in a dispute between Singaporean and US corporations concerning the logistics industry. LCIA Rules. Place of arbitration: Hong Kong. Amount in dispute: USD 12 million.
  • Chairman in a dispute between German and US corporations concerning the power industry. ICC Rules. Place of arbitration: London. Amount in dispute: USD 28 million.
  • Chairman in a dispute between Indonesian corporations concerning the pharmaceutical industry. ICC Rules. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: USD 11 million.
  • Chairman in a shareholders’ dispute between Singaporean and Indonesian corporations. SIAC Rules. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: USD 35 million.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between various Chinese and Russian entities concerning the automotive industry. UNCITRAL Rules. Place of arbitration: Hong Kong. Amount in dispute: USD 200 million.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between French and Singaporean companies relating to the textile industry. SIAC Rules. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: TBQ.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between Chinese and Indonesian corporations in the power industry. ICC Rules. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: USD 29 million.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between Indonesian and Australian entities relating to the resources sector. UNCITRAL Rules. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: USD 250 million.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in three related matters between Chinese and Russian corporations concerning financial and commercial contracts. UNCITRAL Rules. Place of arbitration: Hong Kong. Amount in dispute: TBQ.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between Singaporean companies and a private entity concerning an acquisition in the hospitality industry. ICC Rules. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: TBQ.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in dispute under English law between Indonesian and US parties concerning the energy export industry. SIAC Rules. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: USD 25,000,000.
  • Chairman in a dispute between US and Southeast Asian entities concerning the acquisition of assets in the petroleum industry. SIAC Rules. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: USD 26,000,000.
  • Chairman in an ad-hoc dispute between a State party and a Thailand private entity. Place of arbitration: Bangkok. Amount in dispute: USD 26,000,000.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between Singaporean and Australian companies concerning the power industry. SIAC Rules. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: TBQ.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute concerning a desalination facility in Pakistan. SIAC Rules. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: USD 48,500,000
  • Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between a US investment fund and two Middle East parties. ICC Rules. Place of arbitration: London. Amount in dispute: TBQ.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in an ad-hoc shareholder dispute involving US, European and Asian entities. Place of arbitration: Hong Kong. Amount in dispute: USD 82,000,000
  • Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between a US corporation and a South American state. UNCITRAL Rules. Amount in dispute: TBQ.
  • Chairman in a dispute between a French joint venture and a government entity in a South Asian country. Administering body: JCAA. Amount in dispute: USD 45,000,000
  • Chairman in a multi-party dispute between European corporations concerning financial investment contracts. LCIA Rules. Place of arbitration: London. Amount in dispute: USD 600,000,000.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between US and Indian companies concerning product manufacturing and distribution. SIAC Rules. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: USD 20,000,000.
  • Chairman in a commercial dispute between Taiwanese and Japanese companies concerning the rail sector. ICC Rules. Place of arbitration: Hong Kong. Amount in dispute: USD 13,000,000.
  • Chairman in a commercial dispute between Taiwanese and Malaysian technology companies. HKIAC Rules. Place of Arbitration: Hong Kong.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in an investment dispute between a Japanese company and a South Asian public authority, concerning the power industry. ICC Rules. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: USD 100,000,000
  • Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between an Australian distributor and a Chinese manufacturer. Place of arbitration: Melbourne
  • Party appointed arbitrator in a commercial dispute between a Japanese entity and a public utility in the Indian sub-continent, concerning the water industry. ICC Rules. Amount in dispute USD 46,000,000
  • Chairman of an investment dispute between a central European corporation and an Indian State Government. ICC Rules. Place of Arbitration: New Delhi. Amount in dispute USD 225,000,000
  • Chairman of an arbitration involving a dispute between shareholders in India, Malaysia and Mauritius. Place of Arbitration: Singapore. SIAC Rules.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in a multi-party investment dispute between Canadian and British Virgin Islands investors and a Central Asian Republic concerning rights in the uranium mining industry. UNCITRAL Rules. Amount in dispute USD 4,000,000,000.
  • Chairman of an arbitration of a multi-party dispute in the Indian telecommunications industry including parties from India and Malaysia. Place of arbitration: Singapore. SIAC Rules. Amount in dispute: USD 800,000,000.
  • Chairman of an arbitration of a dispute in the oil industry between a Canadian/Chinese company, a Singapore company and a Cayman Islands company. UNCITRAL Rules administered by HKIAC.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in a pharmaceutical dispute between parties from Korea and USA. ICC Rules. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute USD 15,000,000.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in a multiparty dispute involving parties from Malaysia, USA, Korea, Bermuda and Belgium. ICC Rules. Amount in dispute: USD 65,000,000
  • Sole arbitrator in a dispute between UK and US pharmaceutical companies. Place of arbitration: London. ICC Rules. Amount in dispute USD 48,000,000
  • Sole arbitrator of a dispute between a Korean company and a Japanese company under a technology licensing agreement. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Rules of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre.
  • Sole arbitrator of a dispute between an English insurer and a State party under the Rules of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between a German and two Chinese companies concerning the supply of liquid gas. Place of arbitration: Stockholm. Stockholm Chamber of Commerce Rules.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in a multi-party shareholders dispute involving 16 parties from Korea, U.A.E and the Netherlands. ICC Rules. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute USD 4,700,000,000
  • Chairman of an ICC arbitration involving Indonesian and United Kingdom parties concerning an investment dispute in Indonesia. Place of arbitration: Jakarta. Amount in dispute: USD 240,000,000
  • Chairman of an ICC arbitration involving Japanese, Egyptian and Kuwaiti parties concerning performance under an engineering contract. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute: USD 34,000,000
  • Chairman of an ad hoc arbitration concerning various insurance disputes between an American company and a company incorporated in Bermuda. Place of arbitration: London.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between a Thai and a BVI company under the UNCITRAL Rules. Place of arbitration: Singapore.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between a US corporation and Canadian, Vietnamese and BVI companies concerning a resources project in Asia. ICC Rules. Place of arbitration: Toronto, Canada. Amount in dispute USD 4,000,000,000.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between a European maritime company and a Korean engineering company concerning liability for tax under a contract. Place of arbitration: Seoul. Amount in dispute USD 25,000,000
  • Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute concerning a power purchase agreement. Place of arbitration: Kuala Lumpur. Rules for Arbitration of the Regional Centre for Arbitration Kuala Lumpur.
  • Chairman of an ICC dispute concerning a share purchase agreement entered into between two Korean corporations. Place of arbitration: Singapore. Amount in dispute UD 32,000,000
  • Chairman of an Investor-State arbitration under a BIT concerning a Dutch claimant and a central European country. UNCITRAL Rules; amount claimed: Euro 250,000,000.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute in the energy industry in Pakistan.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between the subsidiary of a European owned oil company and an Indonesian company. Place of arbitration: Singapore. ICC Rules.
  • Chairman of an ICC tribunal hearing a dispute concerning oil exploration rights. Place of arbitration: Jakarta. Amount in dispute: USD 775,000,000
  • Sole arbitrator of a dispute between a Bermuda corporation and a State in eastern Europe involving satellite communications. Amount in dispute Euro 44,000,000 .
  • Party appointed arbitration in a dispute between a Singapore company and a south-east Asian State concerning technical exploration rights. SIAC Rules.
  • Chairman of an ad hoc arbitration involving a US corporation and a Bermuda company concerning a re-insurance dispute. Place of arbitration – London.
  • Chairman of an ICC arbitration involving middle eastern and Japanese parties concerning construction claims. Place of arbitration – Tokyo. Amount in dispute USD 46,000,000
  • Chairman of an arbitration between two Korean companies concerning a dispute under a M & A contract. ICC Rules. Place of arbitration – Paris. Amount in dispute USD 90,000,000
  • Party appointed arbitration in a dispute between a Swiss company and a Chinese company concerning royalties payable under a licensing agreement. ICC Rules. Place of arbitration – Singapore.
  • Chairman of a NAFTA arbitration under the ICSID Additional Facility Rules; seat, Toronto; hearings, Washington DC.
  • Presiding arbitrator in a commercial dispute (copyright and breach of contract) under the rules of the Japan Commercial Arbitration Association. Place of arbitration: Tokyo.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between a Korean and a US company concerning the sale of a chemical plant. ICC Rules. Place of arbitration – Seoul. Amount in dispute USD 29,000,000
  • Sole arbitrator of a shareholder agreement involving Singaporean, Indian and Thai parties. ICC Rules. Place of arbitration – Singapore. Amount in dispute USD 94,000,000
  • Party appointed arbitrator of a dispute concerning the operation of a power plant in south Asia. Amount in dispute SGD 36,241,000. UNCITRAL Rules.
  • Sole arbitrator of a supply agreement between a Singapore company and a PRC company. ICC Rules. Place of arbitration – Singapore. Amount in dispute: USD 31,000,000
  • Party appointed arbitrator of a dispute between a Chinese and a US corporation under a distribution agreement. SIAC Rules. Amount in dispute USD 10,000,000 .
  • Chairman of an ICC tribunal including a shareholders investment dispute. Place of arbitration – London.
  • Party appointed arbitrator of a dispute under the ICSID rules involving a middle-eastern State.
  • Party appointed arbitrator of a construction dispute. Swiss rules of international arbitration. Place of arbitration: Zurich. Amount in dispute USD 19,000,000
  • Chairman of an ICC arbitration involving a dispute concerning design services in relation to an infrastructure project in Taiwan. Amount in dispute USD 45,000,000
  • Party appointed arbitrator in an investment dispute between a Singapore company and the investment authority of a south Asian country. ICC Rules.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in a CIETEC arbitration involving a dispute between Chinese and Singaporean parties. Place of arbitration – Shanghai.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in a supply dispute between a South American and Korean company. ICC Rules. Amount in dispute USD 55,000,000
  • Party appointed arbitrator in an ICC Arbitration involving 3 Korean parties.
  • Chairman of an ICC arbitration in Singapore between a Singapore company and two Korean companies. Amount in dispute USD 44,000,000
  • Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between a Middle Eastern company and an Asian company. Place of arbitration – London. ICC Rules.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in an ICC arbitration in California involving American and Asian parties. Amount of dispute USD 250,000,000
  • Party appointed arbitrator in an ICSID arbitration between an American investment company and an East European State.
  • Chairman of an ICC arbitration involving a South East Asian country and a privatised airport terminal operator. Amount in dispute USD 1,500,000,000
  • Chairman of an arbitration in Kuala Lumpur involving a dispute between a contractor and a sub-contractor.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in a coal contract dispute under the UNCITRAL Rules, administered by the LCIA. Amount in dispute USD 110,000,000
  • Party appointed arbitrator in an electricity facility dispute in Thailand involving Japanese, US and Thai parties.
  • Sole arbitrator of an investment dispute between a claimant and 20 respondents. Please of arbitration: Singapore. SIAC Rules of Arbitration.
  • Chairman of an ICC arbitration involving 14 parties concerning investment disputes under share sale agreements. Place of arbitration – Singapore. Amount in dispute USD 72,000,000
  • Chairman of an UNCITRAL arbitration involving a dispute between a European distributor and an Asian manufacturer of motor vehicles. Place of arbitration – London. Amount in dispute DM 71,000,000.
  • Sole arbitrator of a dispute between a Singapore company and a Taiwan company concerning the sale and installation of computer technology. Place of arbitration, Hong Kong; HKIAC Rules.
  • Chairman of an ICC arbitration in Seoul involving a dispute between a Korean company and a German company concerning a design and construction contract. Amount in dispute is USD 25,000,000
  • Chairman of an ICC arbitration in Singapore involving a construction dispute concerning a hydro-electric facility in the Philippines with an asserted amount in dispute of USD 107,000,000.
  • Party appointed co-arbitrator in the Singapore arbitration under the rules of the SIAC involving a dispute between Malaysian and Swedish interests concerning option agreements.
  • Chairman of an ICC arbitration between a Japanese corporation and an Indian company concerning a licensing agreement. This ICC arbitration, with its seat in Tokyo, involved an amount in dispute of USD 23,000,000
  • Counsel for a listed Australian Mining Company involved in an arbitration in Paris concerning a joint venture in Africa. Amount in dispute USD 30,000,000
  • Counsel for a French enterprise involved in a four party consolidated arbitration in Melbourne concerning electricity and steam co-generation plants. Amount in dispute AUD 50,000,000 .
  • Party appointed arbitrator in a construction dispute in Laos. Amount in dispute USD 3,000,000
  • Chairman of an ICC arbitration involving a dispute between a Bermuda corporation and a Philippine corporation. Amount in dispute USD 201,000,000
  • Co-arbitrator in four related arbitrations in Singapore concerning a technical and supply agreement.
  • Chairman of an ICC arbitration in California involving a technology dispute between a Korean organisation and a US corporation. Amount in dispute USD 150,000,000.
  • Sole arbitrator in a dispute between a Canadian corporation and an Australian company in proceedings governed by the law of British Columbia.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in an UNCITRAL arbitration concerning a dispute between two companies incorporated in Indonesia concerning a consultancy services agreement.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between a company incorporated in the Netherlands and a company incorporated in Indonesia concerning a television supply and distribution agreement. Arbitration governed by the UNCITRAL Rules.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between a company incorporated in Hong Kong and a company incorporated in Indonesia concerning a dispute under a joint venture service agreement. Arbitration governed by the UNCITRAL Rules.
  • Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between a company incorporated in the Netherlands and a company incorporated in Indonesia, concerning a dispute under a technical and consultancy services agreement. Place of arbitration, Singapore.
  • Chairman of an arbitration under the UNCITRAL Rules between a water company and the government regulator in the Philippines. Amount in dispute PHP 14,122,000.
  • Sole arbitrator of two arbitrations under the Rules of the SIAC concerning disputes between partners under a joint venture contract in China in the water industry. Amount in dispute in the first arbitration USD 12,000,000; second arbitration USD 1,274,000
  • Chairman of an arbitration concerning the construction of a gas pipeline in Thailand. Amount in dispute USD 123,000,000
  • Party-appointed arbitrator in a construction dispute in India.
  • Chairman of an arbitration involving an investment dispute in the Philippines. Amount claimed USD 54,000,000.
  • Chairman of an arbitration involving a dispute between an American energy corporation and the government of an Asian country concerning a geothermal energy concession. Amount claimed USD 603,000,000.
  • Sole arbitrator of a dispute between a Singapore company and a Vietnamese company under the rules of the SIAC concerning sale of goods.
  • Sole arbitrator of an ICC arbitration in Singapore involving a computer industry dispute between an American corporation and a Korean company. Place of arbitration Singapore. Amount in dispute is USD 34,000,000.
  • Chairman of an ICC arbitration involving a construction dispute in India involving French, Japanese and Indian parties. Amount claimed: USD 500,000,000
  • Chairman of an ICC arbitration involving a Thai company and the Government of Laos. Amount in dispute: USD 8,000,000
  • Sole arbitrator of an ICC arbitration between Singapore companies and a Hong Kong resident. Amount in dispute USD 3,300,000.
  • Sole arbitrator of an ad hoc arbitration (under the UNCITRAL Rules) involving a Swiss corporation and an Indonesian corporation in a technology transfer and joint venture dispute. Amount claimed USD 9,000,000.
  • Sole arbitrator of an ad hoc arbitration involving a Chinese state corporation and an Australian corporation involving a dispute under a technology transfer contract Amount claimed USD 5,400,000.
  • Chairman of an ICC arbitration involving an American corporation and several Philippine corporations Amount claimed USD 60,000,000.
  • Sole arbitrator of an ICC arbitration involving a joint-venture dispute between an Australian company and a Singapore company.
  • Nominated sole arbitrator of an ICC arbitration involving companies incorporated in the Philippines and Thailand.
  • Arbitrator of numerous WIPO Domain Name disputes.
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Domestic Arbitration Experience

Dr. Pryles has gained invaluable skills and knowledge through his domestic arbitration experience during his career. The list below indicates Michael’s domestic arbitration appointments:

  • Co-arbitrator in a construction dispute involving a technical ammonium nitrate plant in Australia. ICC Rules. Place of arbitration: Australia. Amount in dispute: USD 175 million.
  • Co-arbitrator in a dispute regarding alleged supply failures under a power supply agreement for an iron ore mine in Australia. UNCITRAL Rules. Place of arbitration: Australia.
  • Special referee appointed by the Country Court of Victoria.
  • Sole arbitrator of approximately 30 retail tenancy disputes in Melbourne, Australia. One award was the subject of a series of appeals to the Supreme Court of Victoria, the Court of Appeal and the High Court of Australia. The High Court of Australia in a unanimous 5-0 decision (Justices Gaudron, McHugh, Gummow, Kirby and Callanan) upheld the award: Figgins Holdings Pty Ltd v. SEAA Enterprises Pty Ltd, High Court of Australia, 6 May 1999.
  • Sole arbitrator of many domestic commercial disputes including:
    • dispute between a banker and its customer concerning loan facilities (arbitration on documents alone)
    • dispute between five members of a medical partnership
    • property dispute between a vendor and purchaser
    • A construction dispute between a municipal council and a contractor.
  • Appointed as an Expert Arbitrator to resolve a dispute on pricing in an electricity-steam co-generation plant agreement.
  • Panel member, Essential Services Commission Appeal Panel constituted under the Essential Services Commission Act 2001 (Vic) hearing an appeal against a decision of the Essential Services Commission.
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Mediation Experience

Michael’s mediation experience includes:

  • Mediation of a planning dispute between hotel operator and owners of adjoining properties
  • Party representative in a mediation and arbitration involving a building and construction dispute, Melbourne
  • Mediator appointed by the Supreme Court of Victoria in a copyright dispute
  • Mediator appointed by the Supreme Court of Victoria in a dispute between a bank and its customer
  • Mediator appointed by the Supreme Court of Victoria in a dispute between a life insurance company and a commercial corporation
  • Conciliator nominated by the President, Institute of Arbitrators, Australia in a corporate dispute involving shareholders
  • Conciliator in various retail tenancy disputes
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Commercial Experience

Over 10 years’ experience as a commercial/corporate lawyer. Work undertaken includes:

  • drafting joint venture agreements for Australia, China, Taiwan and Indonesia
  • lead lawyer for the PowerGen (UK) consortium which acquired the Yallourn electricity generation company in Australia ($2.74 billion)
  • acting for EDF (France) and National Grid (UK) in bids to acquire other energy companies in Australia
  • legal adviser to the government of the State of Victoria on the restructure of the electricity industry, water regulation and re-structure and privatisation of the betting and gaming industries in Victoria
  • lead lawyer advising the Basslink Development Board of the State of Tasmania on the establishment of an undersea electricity cable connection to join the Tasmanian and Victorian electricity grids
  • various other commercial transactions in Australia, Asia, Europe and the United States
  • member of boards of various large companies based in Melbourne, Australia.
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