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Commercial Arbitration in Australia Under the Model Law (Thomson Reuters, 3rd ed, 2022)
Commercial Arbitration in Australia Under the Model Law provides an annotated guide to domestic commercial arbitration legislation in Australia under the Uniform Commercial Arbitration Acts.

This pioneering work was first published in 2010 and is now in its Third Edition, co-authored by Professor Doug Jones AO and Professor Janet Walker CM. Since the Second Edition, all States and Territories have enacted Uniform Commercial Arbitration Acts based on the Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration. The Third Edition provides practical guidance and analytical commentary on the growing body of case law applying the Model Law in Australia and around the world. This edition also highlights innovations in institutional rules, including the 2021 Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA) Rules and 2020 Resolution Institute Rules and explains improvements to the efficiency of arbitration.

Praise for the Third Edition:

a superb resource for students, practitioners, academics and judges”The Hon Neil Kaplan CBE QC SBS, former Judge of the Hong Kong Supreme Court and Chair of HKIAC

“…comprehensive legal scholarship … invaluable experiential insights… a must-read, not only for Australian practitioners, but for arbitrators and arbitral counsel in Model Law countries around the world” – The Right Hon Beverley McLachlin PC CC, Chief Justice of Canada (2000-17)

“The indispensable reference point for all practitioners under the Uniform Australian Arbitration Acts” – Justin Gleeson SC, Solicitor General of Australia (2012-16)

“…it will be cited with approval in common law courts far beyond the antipodean shores whose arbitral jurisprudence it so beautifully captures and crystallises” – Louis Flannery QC, co-author of Merkin and Flannery on the (English) Arbitration Act 1996

“…the ‘go-to’ commercial arbitration text in Australia” Georgia Quick, President of the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration

Building and Construction Claims and Disputes (Construction Publications, 1996)
Building and Construction Claims and Disputes provides a commentary on the suite of common contractual provisions pertaining to basic and emerging principles of claims, and their interaction with common law and legislation. This commentary also discusses the important developments and trends in the law and construction practice, such as ‘partnering’ agreements, implied duties of good faith, and ADR.
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PAST AND FORTHCOMING PAPERS, SPEECHES AND PUBLICATIONS (2018—)

 

2024
Jones shares procedural approaches after GAR-LCIA roundtable Article for Global Arbitration Review , 6 December 2024
Chapter 13: ‘Arbitration: From an Arbitrator’s Perspective’ Chapter (co-authored by Claus Lenz, Patricia Galloway and Anneliese Day) in Kim Rosenberg, Erin Miller Rankin and Bryan Dayton (eds), Dealing with Delay and Disruption on Construction Projects (2nd ed, Sweet & Maxwell, forthcoming)
‘Regulation and Reform: Entering a New Era of Investor-State Dispute Settlement’ Article in Delhi International Arbitration Centre, DIAC Journal of Arbitration (forthcoming)
‘Resolving Infrastructure Disputes: The Interplay between International Commercial Courts and International Arbitration’ Article (co-authored by Professor Janet Walker CM) in the Journal of the American College of Construction Lawyers (forthcoming)
Dispute Boards: An Australian Experience Conference paper, CCCL Conference (24 May 2024). Slides available here
Procedural Innovations on the Horizon Conference paper (co-authored by Professor Janet Walker CM), SCA Conference (12 May 2024). Slides available here
Flexibility in International Commercial Dispute Resolution: CIArb Singapore Annual Thought Leadership Lecture Article in CIArb, Arbitration: The International Journal of Arbitration, Mediation and Dispute Management (2024) 90(2) Arb 109
‘Experts & Arbitration: “Hired Guns”: Modern Solutions to Ancient Problems’ Article in Supreme Court Cases [2024] (3) SCC J-6
‘Some Thoughts on Artificial Intelligence’ Article in the Australian Construction Law Newsletter (2024) 214 ACLN 6
Witness Statements and Memorials: Reforms to Serve Parties, Arbitrators, and Arbitrations Article (co-authored by Robert Turnbull) in the Journal of the American College of Construction Lawyers (2024) 18(1) JACCL 65
Subtitle 13.7: ‘Arbitration’ Subtitle (co-authored by Professor Janet Walker CM) in the Hon Michael Kirby (ed), The Laws of Australia (Thomson Reuters, 2024)
Constructive Acceleration: Exploring the Delay/Accelerate Quandary Article (co-authored by Robert D’Onofrio, Dr Hamish Lal & Kim Rosenberg) in the International Construction Law Review [2024] (1) ICLR 78
Some Thoughts on Artificial Intelligence Conference paper, SICC Conference (10 January 2024)

Published in the Australian Construction Law Newsletter (2024) 214 ACLN 6

2023
Redefining the Role and Value of Expert Evidence in International Arbitration Article in the Journal of the American College of Construction Lawyers (2023) 17(2) JACCL 1
“Hired Guns”: Modern Solutions to Ancient Problems Conference paper, SCL India International Conference (9 December 2023). Slides available here

Published in Supreme Court Cases [2024] (3) SCC J-6

Disputes Arising from Government-Funded Infrastructure Projects: Application to India of the Australian State and Commonwealth Experience Conference paper (co-authored by Ron Finlay AM), SCL India International Conference (8 December 2023). Slides available here
Flexibility in International Commercial Dispute Resolution Lecture paper, CIArb Singapore Annual Thought Leadership Lecture (9 November 2023). Slides accompanying the lecture available here

Published in CIArb, Arbitration: The International Journal of Arbitration, Mediation and Dispute Management (2024) 90(2) Arb 109

Constructive Acceleration: Exploring the Delay/Accelerate Quandry Conference paper (co-authored by Robert D’Onofrio, Dr Hamish Lal and Kim Rosenberg), 10th International Society of Construction Law Conference, Istanbul (20 October 2023)
Midstream CMC: A Blessing or a Curse? Luncheon address, International Arbitration Club, London (14 September 2023)
Masterclass on Arbitral Advocacy: Ways in Which Parties’ Cases May be Presented in Arbitration Presentation, IAMC Hyderabad (19 August 2023)
Issue Resolution in Construction Projects Presentation, NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad (18 August 2023)
Complex Construction Disputes: Progression and Regression in Arbitral Procedure Article in the International Construction Law Review [2023] (3) ICLR 257
Complex Construction Arbitration Conference paper, Keynote Address, Ho Chi Minh City International Construction Arbitration Conference, SCL Vietnam (17 April 2023)

Published in the International Construction Law Review [2023] (3) ICLR 257

Collaborative Solutions in Construction: Rising to the Challenges Facing International Construction Article in the Journal of the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers [2023] JCCCL 1
Chapter 7: ‘Redefining the Role and Value of Expert Evidence Chapter in Bernardo M Cremades and Patricia Peterson (eds), Rethinking the Paradigms of International Arbitration (ICC Institute of World Business Law, Dossier XX, 2023) 142
Chapter 6: ‘Witness Statements and Memorials Chapter (co-authored by Robert Turnbull) in Bernardo M Cremades and Patricia Peterson (eds), Rethinking the Paradigms of International Arbitration (ICC Institute of World Business Law, Dossier XX, 2023) 133
Regulation and Reform: Entering a New Era of Investor-State Dispute Settlement Conference paper, Delhi Arbitration Weekend, Delhi International Arbitration Centre (18 February 2023).

To be published in Delhi International Arbitration Centre, DIAC Journal of Arbitration (forthcoming)

‘Interplay between State Courts and Arbitration: Bless or Curse?’: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 Lecture, Winter Academy on International Arbitration, Russian Institute of Modern Arbitration (23-25 January 2023)
Chapter 12: ‘Shaping the Future of International Dispute Resolution Chapter (co-authored by Jonathan Mance) in Sundaresh Menon and Anselmo Reyes (eds), Transnational Commercial Disputes in an Age of Anti-Globalism and Pandemic (Bloomsbury, 2023) 293
2022
Challenges for the Construction Industry and the Role of Construction Law Keynote address, III International Congress on Construction Law in Chile, SCL Chile (25 October 2022). Recording available here

Published in the Journal of the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers [2023] JCCCL 1

Memorials and Witness Statements: The Need for Reform Article (co-authored by Robert D Turnbull) in CIArb, Arbitration: The International Journal of Arbitration, Mediation and Dispute Management (2022) 88(3) Arb 339
Australian Domestic Arbitration: One Country United under the Model Law Blog post (co-authored by Professor Janet Walker CM) in Kluwer Arbitration Blog (1 September 2022)
Deconstructing Risk‘ and ‘Reimagining Risk Lectures (delivered with Professor Janet Walker CM), University of Melbourne Law School Construction Masters Programme (30 June 2022)
Australia: The Very Model of a Modern Arbitration Law Sir George Turner Public Lecture, University of Melbourne Law School (29 June 2022). Recording available here
The SICC Technology, Infrastructure and Construction (“TIC”) List Presentation, Society of Construction Arbitrators Annual Conference, Berlin (8 May 2022)
Chapter: ‘Construction Arbitrations Involving Energy Facilities Ongoing author of Chapter in J William Rowley KC (ed), The Guide to Energy Arbitrations (Global Arbitration Review)
Discussing Expert Evidence in International Arbitration with Professor Doug Jones AO K&L Gates Hub Podcast (24 March 2022)
To What Extent Can a Tribunal Override the Parties’ Agreement on Procedure Fireside Chat, Moot Alumni Association XVI Annual Generations in Arbitration Conference (22 March 2022)
An International Arbitrator’s View on Dispute Boards Presentation, Dispute Resolution Board Foundation Region 3 Breakfast Briefings (1 February 2022)
‘Redefining the Role and Value of Expert Evidence’ Article in the Australian Construction Law Newsletter (2022) 202 ACLN 6
Resolving Infrastructure Disputes: The Interplay between International Commercial Courts and International Arbitration Article (co-authored by Professor Janet Walker CM) in the International Construction Law Review [2022] (1) ICLR 122
Chapter: ‘Redefining the Role and Value of Expert Evidence’ Chapter in Shashank Garg (ed), Arbitrator’s Handbook (LexisNexis, 2022)
2021
Modules on ‘Pre-hearing Conference‘, ‘Conduct of Hearings: Language and Interpretation‘, ‘Default of a Party or Absence of a Party or Witness‘, and ‘Closing the Proceedings Practical Insights (co-authored by Professor Janet Walker CM), Kluwer Arbitration Practice Plus
Memorials and Witness Statements: The Need for Reform Conference paper (co-authored by Robert Turnbull), ICC Institute 41st Annual Conference (29 November 2021)

Published (inter alia) in Bernardo M Cremades and Patricia Peterson (eds), Rethinking the Paradigms of International Arbitration (ICC Institute of World Business Law, Dossier XX, 2023) 133

Redefining the Role and Value of Expert Evidence Conference paper, ICC Institute 41st Annual Conference (29 November 2021)

Published (inter alia) in Bernardo M Cremades and Patricia Peterson (eds), Rethinking the Paradigms of International Arbitration (ICC Institute of World Business Law, Dossier XX, 2023) 142

Resolving Infrastructure Disputes: The Interplay between International Commercial Courts and International Arbitration Conference paper, 9th Society of Construction Law International Conference (5 November 2021)

Published in the International Construction Law Review [2022] (1) ICLR 122

Party Appointed Experts in International Arbitration: Cost v Benefit Keynote address, AMINZ Breakfast Webinar (3 November 2021). Recording available here
The Impact of COVID-19 on International Dispute Resolution Conference paper (co-authored by Jonathan Mance), 3rd Legal and Judicial Roundtable on Commercial Law (1 October 2021)

Published in Sundaresh Menon and Anselmo Reyes (eds), Transnational Commercial Disputes in an Age of Anti-Globalism and Pandemic (Bloomsbury, 2023) 293

‘Post-COVID Development of International Arbitration Centres’ Keynote address, GAR Live, Beijing (17 September 2021). Recording available here
The Ineffective Use of Expert Evidence in Construction Arbitration Article in AIADR, Journal of International ADR (2021) 1(5) J Int ADR 21
Witness and Expert Evidence: An Arbitrator’s Perspective Presentation, Pinsent Masons & International Chamber of Commerce Webinar Series (25 August 2021). Recording available here
Chapter 13: ‘Methods for Presenting Expert Evidence Chapter in Amy C Kläsener, Martin Magál & Joseph E Neuhaus (eds), The Guide to Evidence in International Arbitration (Global Arbitration Review, 2021) 154
Chapter: ‘Transparency and Efficiency in International Commercial Arbitration Chapter (co-authored by Professor Janet Walker CM) in Neil Kaplan & Robert Morgan (eds), Lawyer, Scholar, Teacher and Activist: A Liber Amicorum in Honour of Derek Roebuck (Holo Books, 2021)
Proportionate Liability Revisited Article in the International Construction Law Review [2021] (2) ICLR 195
Presentation of Damages: What Arbitrators Want from Lawyers and Experts Presentation, GAR Interactive: Damages (4 February 2021)
A New Path Forward: Efficiency through Transparency Article in KCAB International, Korean Arbitration Review (2021) 11 KAR 4
2020
Proportionate Liability Revisited Lecture paper, Pinsent Masons 8th Annual Lecture (17 November 2020). Slides accompanying the lecture available here

Published in the International Construction Law Review [2021] (2) ICLR 195

Ineffective Use of Expert Evidence in Construction Arbitration Conference paper, Keynote address, Dubai Arbitration Week (16 November 2020). Slides accompanying the address available here

Published in AIADR, Journal of International ADR (2021) 1(5) J Int ADR 21

Procedimiento de Prueba Innovador en el Arbitraje Internacional de la Construcción [Innovating Evidence Procedure in International Construction Arbitration] Article in Derecho & Sociedad (2020) 55 DS 233
An Australian International Commercial Court: A Quixotic Concept or a Necessity? Webinar (co-presented by the Hon Marilyn Warren AC KC), University of Melbourne Law School (27 October 2020). Recording available here
Book Review: The Law of Shipbuilding Contracts by Simon Curtis, Ian Gaunt and William Cecil (Routledge, 5th ed, 2020) Article in the International Construction Law Review [2020] (4) ICLR 424
Chapter 13: ‘International Construction Arbitration from an Arbitrator’s Perspective’ Chapter (co-authored by Claus Lenz, Dr Patricia Galloway & Anneliese Day KC) in Kim Rosenberg & Erin Miller Rankin (eds), Dealing with Delay and Disruption on Construction Projects (Sweet & Maxwell, 1st ed, 2020) 531
Let’s Get Together: Quo Vadis International Construction Arbitration? Conference paper, Keynote address, GAR Live Construction Disputes (9 July 2020). Slides accompanying the speech available here
PO1: The End or the Beginning? TagTime Webinar (with Professor Janet Walker CM), Delos Dispute Resolution (29 April 2020). Recording available here
Party Appointed Experts in International Arbitration: Asset or Liability? Article in CIArb, Arbitration: The International Journal of Arbitration, Mediation and Dispute Management (2020) 86(1) Arb 1
Expert Evidence in International Arbitration: Limiting the Differences Presentation, The Academy of Experts, London (12 February 2020). Recording available here
Book Review: Law for Professional Engineers: Canadian and Global Insights by Donald L Marston (McGraw Hill Education, 5th ed, 2019) Article in the International Construction Law Review [2020] (1) ICLR 99
2019
Arbitration in Australia: Rising to the Challenge Lecture paper, 18th Annual Clayton Utz & University of Sydney International Arbitration Lecture, Brisbane (20 November 2019). Recording available here
Busting the Club: Creating a New Face for Australian Arbitration Lecture, AFIA Conference, Brisbane (20 November 2019)
Developing Your Private Dispute Resolution Practice: What is Happening in International Arbitration? Presentation (co-presented by Professor Janet Walker CM), Keating Symposium, London (14 November 2019)
Leadership Interview: Interview with Doug Jones Interview published in Construction Economist: The Journal of the Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors [2019] (Fall) CE 42
Book Review: The Application of Contracts in Developing Offshore Oil and Gas Projects by Philip Loots and Dr Donald Charrett (Routledge, 2019) Article in the International Construction Law Review [2019] (4) ICLR 590
Navigating Penalties and Liquidated Damages across Common Law and Civil Law Jurisdictions Article in the International Construction Law Review [2019] (4) ICLR 526
A New Path Forward: Efficiency through Transparency Conference paper, Keynote address, 8th Asia-Pacific ADR Conference, Seoul (20 September 2019). Slides accompanying the address available here
Party Appointed Experts in International Arbitration: Asset or Liability? CIArb Australia Seminar, Brisbane (15 August 2019)

Published in  CIArb, Arbitration: The International Journal of Arbitration, Mediation and Dispute Management (2020) 86(1) Arb 1

Chapter: ‘Contratos de Aliança na Austrália: Um Estudo Comparativo de Contratos de Relacionamento’ (translated) Chapter in Fernando Marcondes (ed), O Direito da Construção no Ambiente Internacional: Contribuições Para a Consolidação de uma Lex Constructionis, (Almedina, 2019)
Damages in International Arbitration Presentation (co-presented by Professor Janet Walker CM), NPAC International Conference (6 June 2019)
Innovating Evidence Procedure in International Construction Arbitration Article in the Journal of the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers [2019] JCCCL 167
Two Arbitrators’ Views of Arbitration in Asia Presentation (co-presented by Professor Janet Walker CM), Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (29 January 2019)
Chapter 22: ‘The Legal Landscape of Cooperation: A Close Study of the Jardine Decision Chapter in HKIAC (ed), International Arbitration: Issues, Perspectives and Practice: Liber Amicorum Neil Kaplan (Wolters Kluwer, 2019)
A View from the Other Side: Advocacy Tips from Leading Arbitrators of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Contributor to CIArb Singapore Branch Publication (January 2019)
 Chapter: ‘The Initial Hearing’ Contributor to Chapter in Stephen Jagusch & Phillippe Pinsolle (eds), The Guide to Advocacy (Global Arbitration Review, 3rd ed, 2019)
2018
Third Party Funding in International Arbitration: Useful Experience from Australia Article in Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution, BCDR International Arbitration Review (2018) 5(2) BCDR Int Arb Rev 335
Chapter 19: ‘Prevention, Time Bars and Multiplex Constructions (UK) Ltd v Honeywell Control Systems Ltd (No 2) [2007] BLR 195 Chapter in Julian Bailey (ed), Construction Law, Costs and Contemporary Developments: Drawing the Threads Together: A Festschrift for Lord Justice Jackson (Hart, 2018)
Emerging International Best Practice in the Use of Party Appointed Experts in International Construction Arbitration Presentation, 4th International Conference on International and Domestic Arbitration, Indian Institution of Technical Arbitrators, Chennai (26 October 2018)
Use of Experts in International Arbitration Presentation, Dispute Resolution Expert Talks, New Delhi (23 October 2018)
Chapter 12: ‘Overcoming the Tyranny of Distance: Australia as an Arbitral Seat Chapter in Augusto Zimmermann (ed), A Commitment to Excellence: Essays in Honour of Emeritus Professor Gabriel A Möens (Connor Court, 2018) 256
Navigating Penalties and Liquidated Damages across Common Law and Civil Law Jurisdictions Conference Paper, Keynote address, 8th International SCL Conference, Chicago (28 September 2018). Slides accompanying the address available here

Published in the International Construction Law Review [2019] (4) ICLR 526

International Experience with the Use of Dispute Boards in Infrastructure Works Presentation, VI IBDiC International Conference (3 September 2018)
International and Domestic Arbitration Regimes: Should They be Combined or Separated? Conference Paper, Chinese Arbitration Association 2018 Taipei Conference (28 August 2018)
Innovations in International Infrastructure Arbitrations Public Lecture, University of Melbourne Law School (23 August 2018). Recording available here
PO1: The Beginning, The End, or Irish Hoses for Courses? Presentation (co-presented with Professor Janet Walker CM), AFIA Conference, Dublin (23 July 2018).
Chapter: ‘The Substantive Rights of Parties in Arbitration: Voie Directe and Voie Indirecte Chapter in Neil Kaplan & Michael Moser (eds), Jurisdiction, Admissibility and Choice of Law in International Arbitration: Liber Amicorum Michael Pryles (Wolters Kluwer, 2018)
Energy Arbitrations in the Construction Sector Article in IBA, Construction Law International (2018) 13(1) CL Int 15
Arbitrators as Law-Makers Article in the Indian Journal of Arbitration Law (2018) 6(2) IJAL 18
Case Note: Dreymoor Fertilisers Overseas Pte Ltd v Eurochem Trading GmbH [2018] EWHC 2267 Article in Resolution Institute, Arbitrator & Mediator (2018)

 

LIST OF PUBLISHED WORKS

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2020s

 

 

2024
  • ‘Arbitration’. Subtitle (co-authored by Professor Janet Walker CM) in the Hon Michael Kirby (ed), The Laws of Australia (Thomson Reuters, 2024)
  • ‘Arbitration: From an Arbitrator’s Perspective’ (co-authored by Claus Lenz, Patricia Galloway and Anneliese Day) in Kim Rosenberg, Erin Miller Rankin and Bryan Dayton (eds), Dealing with Delay and Disruption on Construction Projects (2nd ed, Sweet & Maxwell, forthcoming)
  • Constructive Acceleration: Exploring the Delay/Accelerate Quandary‘ (co-authored by Robert D’Onofrio, Dr Hamish Lal & Kim Rosenberg) [2024] (1) International Construction Law Review 78
  • ‘Experts & Arbitration: “Hired Guns”: Modern Solutions to Ancient Problems’ [2024] (3) Supreme Court Cases J-6
  • Flexibility in International Commercial Dispute Resolution: CIArb Singapore Annual Thought Leadership Lecture‘ (2024) 90(2) Arbitration 109
  • ‘Regulation and Reform: Entering a New Era of Investor-State Dispute Settlement’. DIAC Journal of Arbitration (forthcoming)
  • ‘Resolving Infrastructure Disputes: The Interplay between International Commercial Courts and International Arbitration’ (co-authored by Professor Janet Walker CM) Journal of the American College of Construction Lawyers (forthcoming)
  • ‘Some Thoughts on Artificial Intelligence’ (2024) 214 Australian Construction Law Newsletter 6
  • Witness Statements and Memorials: Reforms to Serve Parties, Arbitrators, and Arbitrations‘ (co-authored by Robert Turnbull) (2024) 18(1) Journal of the American College of Construction Lawyers 65
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  • ‘Whither the Standard Form?’ [1995] International Construction Law Review 392
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