DOUG HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED BY A NUMBER OF DIRECTORIES AS A LEADER IN HIS FIELD, INCLUDING:
- Doug was ranked as the “Most Highly Regarded” in the arbitration field in the 2017 Chapter of Who’s Who Legal Australia: Arbitration, which commented that he is recognised “as one of the pre-eminent practitioners in the field.”
- Doug retained a Band One ranking in the International Arbitration Category of Chambers Asia-Pacific 2017, which noted that he is “without question the leading Asia-Pacific-based arbitrator for construction disputes. Whether serving as co-arbitrator or chair, he knows his role and plays it to perfection.” Another comments that he is also “expert, diligent and unafraid to express his opinion in the transcript.”
- The 2017 Who’s Who Legal UK Bar observes that “One respondent sums up market sentiment by commenting that Douglas Jones is “an incredibly efficient chairman who is well organised and extremely responsive, no matter where he is in the world.” and that “Douglas Jones is described by one source as “a first-class arbitrator and my first choice for anything complex – he’s no-nonsense and gets things done.”
- Doug Jones was named Sydney International Arbitration “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers® for 2017, marking the third consecutive year that he has been awarded this honour.
ARBITRATOR IN
MATTERS
OVER
YEARS OF LEGAL PRACTICE
EXPERIENCE IN
JURISDICTIONS
ARBITRATION EXPERIENCE
Doug has over 40 years’ experience in project work, as Counsel in international and domestic arbitrations and mediations, and subsequently as an Arbitrator (sole, party appointed and chair). Doug’s arbitral appointments to date include:
| Arbitral Institutions / Rules | No. of Appointments | Positions Held |
| ICC | 65 | President, Sole Arbitrator, Member (3 Person Tribunal) |
| Ad hoc | 25 | President, Sole Arbitrator, Member (3 Person Tribunal) |
| LCIA | 25 | President, Sole Arbitrator, Member (3 Person Tribunal) |
| SIAC | 21 | President, Sole Arbitrator, Member (3 Person Tribunal) |
| ICSID | 12 | President, Member (3 Person Tribunal) |
| KLRCA/AIAC | 6 | President, Member (3 Person Tribunal) |
| DIFC-LCIA | 5 | President, Sole Arbitrator, Member (3 Person Tribunal) |
| SCC | 5 | President, Member (3 Person Tribunal) |
| DIAC | 4 | President, Sole Arbitrator, Member (3 Person Tribunal) |
| HKIAC | 4 | President, Member (3 Person Tribunal) |
| ACICA | 3 | President, Sole Arbitrator |
| KCAB | 3 | President, Member (3 Person Tribunal) |
| PCA | 2 | President, Member (3 Person Tribunal) |
| ICDR | 1 | Member (3 Person Tribunal) |
| VIAC | 1 | Member (3 Person Tribunal) |
| PDRCI | 1 | Member (3 Person Tribunal) |
| CRCICA | 1 | President |
| QICCA | 1 | Member (3 Person Tribunal) |
| ADCCAC | 1 | Tribunal Member |
ARBITRAL APPOINTMENTS INCLUDE:
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ICC
| Member, 3 person Tribunal, Riyadh seat, ICC arbitration, fertiliser plant dispute |
| Member, 3 person Tribunal, New York seat, ICC arbitration, hydroelectric power plant dispute |
| Member, 3 person Tribunal, Tokyo seat, ICC arbitration |
| Member, 3 person Tribunal, London seat, ICC arbitration, ammonia plant procurement dispute |
| Chairman, 3 person Tribunal, London seat, ICC arbitration, polysilicon production plant dispute |
| Chairman, 3 person Tribunal, London seat, ICC arbitration, plastic production plant construction dispute |
| Member, 3 person Tribunal, Singapore seat, ICC arbitration, construction dispute |
| Chairman, 3 person Tribunal, Singapore seat, ICC arbitration, natural resource purchase and sale dispute |
| Member, 3 person Tribunal, Riyadh seat, ICC arbitration, concrete purchase dispute |
| Chairman, 3 person Tribunal, New York seat, ICC arbitration, nuclear power plant dispute |
| Member 3 person Tribunal, Dubai, ICC arbitration, transport project payment dispute |
| Member 3 person Tribunal, London, ICC arbitration, construction dispute |
| Member 3 person Tribunal, London, ICC arbitration, gas plant dispute |
| Member 3 person Tribunal, Doha, ICC arbitration, construction dispute |
| Member 3 person Tribunal, London, ICC arbitration, hotel development dispute |
| Chairman, Singapore, ICC arbitration, defence contract dispute |
| Member 3 person Tribunal, Houston, ICC arbitration, road project dispute |
| Chairman, Geneva seat, ICC arbitration, mining purchase dispute |
| Chairman, New York seat, ICC arbitration, civil engineering and construction dispute |
| Chairman, Geneva seat, ICC arbitration, natural gas dispute |
| Chairman, London seat, ICC arbitration, mining dispute |
| Member 3 person Tribunal, Geneva, ICC arbitration, metro project design dispute |
| Member 3 person Tribunal, Singapore, ICC arbitration, city development joint venture dispute |
| Chairman, Stockholm, ICC arbitration, floating drydock sale and purchase dispute |
| Chairman, Singapore, ICC arbitration, wind farm dispute |
| Chairman, Paris, ICC arbitration, road project dispute |
| Member 3 person Tribunal, Paris, ICC arbitration, petroleum dispute |
| Member 3 person Tribunal, Doha, ICC arbitration, energy dispute |
| Chairman, Singapore, ICC arbitration, construction dispute |
| Chairman, New Delhi seat, ICC arbitration, civil engineering and construction dispute |
| Member 3 person Tribunal, Geneva seat, ICC arbitration, construction dispute |
| Member 3 person Tribunal, Singapore seat, ICC arbitration, polysilicon plant dispute |
| Chairman, London seat, ICC arbitration, offshore mining dispute |
| Member 3 person Tribunal, Singapore seat, ICC arbitration, power plant construction dispute |
| Member 3 person Tribunal, Doha Seat, ICC arbitration, infrastructure construction dispute |
| Chairman, New York seat, ICC arbitration, oil infrastructure dispute |
| Chairman, London seat, ICC arbitration, power purchase agreement dispute |
| Chairman, London seat, ICC arbitration, share sale agreement dispute |
| Chairman, Singapore seat, ICC arbitration, power station/generator construction dispute |
| Member 3 person Tribunal, Zambia seat, ICC arbitration, mining dispute |
| Member 3 person Tribunal, Singapore seat, ICC arbitration, contract for civil works |
| Member 3 person Tribunal, Hong Kong seat, ICC arbitration, sales agreement dispute |
| Chairman, London seat, ICC seat, oil dispute |
| Member 3 person Tribunal, London seat, ICC arbitration, road construction dispute |
| Member 3 person Tribunal, London seat, ICC arbitration, sewerage plant construction dispute |
| Member 3 person Tribunal, Hong Kong seat, ICC arbitration, construction supply dispute |
| Chairman, Dubai seat, ICC arbitration, construction dispute |
| Chairman, Ho Chi Minh seat, ICC arbitration, road construction dispute |
| Chairman, Seoul seat, ICC arbitration, transport PPP dispute |
| Member 3 person Tribunal, London seat, ICC arbitration, sewerage plant construction dispute |
| Member 3 person Tribunal, Paris seat, ICC arbitration, manufacturing license intellectual property dispute |
| Chairman, Vienna seat, ICC arbitration, shareholder agreement disputes |
| Chairman, Vienna seat, ICC arbitration, shareholder agreement disputes |
| Sole Arbitrator, New Delhi seat, ICC arbitration, licensing intellectual property dispute |
| Chairman, London seat, ICC arbitration, Middle-East petrochemical plant construction dispute |
| Chairman, Hong Kong seat, ICC arbitration, offshore gas sale and purchase dispute |
| Sole Arbitrator, Sydney, ad-hoc arbitration under ICC rules, power technology from SE Asia and USA projects disputes |
| Sole Arbitrator, New Delhi seat, ICC arbitration, licensing intellectual property dispute |
| Sole Arbitrator, London seat, ICC arbitration, telecommunications dispute |
| Chairman, London seat, ICC arbitration, defence contract construction dispute |
Ad hoc
| Member 3 person Tribunal, Manama seat, ad hoc arbitration, water and power plant dispute |
| Member 3 person Tribunal, London seat, ad hoc arbitration, biochemical process plant construction dispute |
| Member 3 person Tribunal, Geneva seat, ad hoc arbitration, oil production dispute |
| Member 3 person Tribunal, Manitoba seat, ad hoc arbitration, energy construction dispute |
| Member 3 person Tribunal, Mumbai seat, ad hoc arbitration, regasification plant dispute |
| Sole Arbitrator, Singapore seat, ad hoc arbitration, oil infrastructure dispute |
| Chairman, Ghana seat, ad hoc arbitration, infrastructure loan dispute |
| Chairman, Dubai seat, ad hoc arbitration, road construction dispute |
| Sole Arbitrator, Kuala Lumpur seat, ad hoc arbitration, supply of goods dispute |
| Member 3 person Tribunal, Toronto seat, ad hoc arbitration, construction dispute |
| Sole arbitrator, Toronto seat, ad hoc arbitration, offshore wind farm dispute |
| Sole arbitrator, Singapore seat, ad hoc arbitration, construction dispute |
LCIA
| President, 3 person tribunal, London seat, LCIA arbitration, oil and gas production sharing dispute |
| Member, 3 person tribunal, London seat, LCIA arbitration, transport engineering dispute |
| Member, 3 person tribunal, Zurich seat, LCIA arbitration, machinery maintenance dispute |
| Member, 3 person tribunal, London seat, LCIA arbitration, mining licence dispute |
| Member, 3 person tribunal, London seat, LCIA arbitration, mining dispute |
| Member, 3 person tribunal, Abu Dhabi seat, LCIA arbitration, medical complex development dispute |
| President, 3 person tribunal, London seat, LCIA arbitration, nuclear power plant construction dispute |
| President, 3 person tribunal, London seat, LCIA arbitration, telecommunications sale of shares dispute |
| President, 3 person tribunal, London seat, LCIA arbitration, telecommunications dispute |
| President, 3 person tribunal, London seat, LCIA arbitration, telecommunications dispute |
| President, 3 person tribunal, London seat, LCIA arbitration, residential development dispute |
| Sole arbitrator, London seat, LCIA arbitration, power purchase agreement dispute |
| Member, 3 person tribunal, London seat, LCIA arbitration, civil engineering and construction dispute |
| Member, 3 person tribunal, London seat, LCIA arbitration, university and hospital dispute |
| President, 3 person tribunal, London seat, LCIA arbitration, share sale agreement dispute |
| President, 3 person tribunal, London seat, LCIA arbitration, offshore wind farm dispute |
| Member, 3 person tribunal, London seat, LCIA arbitration, airport development dispute |
| Member, 3 person tribunal, London seat, LCIA arbitration, infrastructure dispute |
| President, 3 person tribunal, London seat, LCIA arbitration, offshore wind farm construction dispute |
| President, 3 person tribunal, London seat, LCIA arbitration, offshore gas pipeline dispute |
| President, 3 person tribunal, London seat, LCIA arbitration, process engineering plant dispute |
| President, 3 person tribunal, London seat, LCIA arbitration, offshore oil and gas platform dispute |
| Member 3 person Tribunal, London seat, LCIA arbitration, oil and gas supply of goods dispute |
SIAC
| President, 3 person tribunal, Singapore, SIAC arbitration, development dispute |
| Member, 3 person tribunal, Singapore, SIAC arbitration, coal-fired power plant dispute |
| President, 3 person tribunal, Singapore, SIAC arbitration, infrastructure engineering dispute |
| President, 3 person tribunal, Singapore, SIAC arbitration, development dispute |
| Member, 3 person tribunal, Singapore, SIAC arbitration, marine engineering dispute |
| President, 3 person tribunal, Singapore seat, SIAC arbitration, thermal power plant construction dispute |
| President, 3 person tribunal, Singapore seat, SIAC arbitration, coal-fired power plant dispute |
| Member, 3 person tribunal, Singapore seat, SIAC arbitration, thermal power plant dispute |
| Member, 3 person tribunal, Singapore seat, SIAC arbitration, petrochemical plant dispute |
| Sole arbitrator, Singapore seat, SIAC arbitration, infrastructure dispute |
| President, 3 person tribunal, Singapore seat, SIAC arbitration, power plant construction dispute |
| President, 3 person tribunal, Singapore seat, SIAC arbitration, railway dispute |
| Member, 3 person tribunal, Singapore seat, SIAC arbitration, polymetallic mining dispute |
| Member, 3 person tribunal, Singapore seat, SIAC arbitration, iron ore production dispute |
| President, 3 person tribunal, Singapore seat, SIAC arbitration, oil and gas exploration dispute |
| Member, 3 person tribunal, Singapore seat, SIAC arbitration, hotel construction dispute |
| Sole arbitrator, Singapore seat, SIAC arbitration, commercial dispute |
| Sole arbitrator, Singapore seat, SIAC arbitration, power plant construction dispute |
| President, 3 person tribunal, Singapore seat, SIAC arbitration, gas services dispute |
| Sole arbitrator, Singapore seat, SIAC arbitration, railway construction dispute |
| President, 3 person tribunal, Singapore seat, SIAC arbitration, iron commodities dispute |
ICSID
| Member, 3 person tribunal, ICSID arbitration, financial regulatory services investment treaty dispute |
| Member, 3 person tribunal, ICSID annulment proceedings, mining dispute |
| Member, 3 person tribunal, Washington DC seat, ICSID arbitration, energy tariff dispute |
| President, 3 person tribunal, ICSID annulment proceedings, waste management dispute |
| Member, 3 person tribunal, Washington DC seat, ICSID arbitration, mining dispute |
| Member, 3 person tribunal, ICSID arbitration |
| President, 3 person tribunal, London seat, ICSID arbitration, power plant construction dispute |
| Member, 3 person tribunal, Washington DC seat, ICSID annulment proceedings |
| Member, 3 person tribunal, Albania seat, ICSID annulment proceedings |
| President, 3 person tribunal, Ankara seat, ICSID arbitration, natural gas dispute |
| President, 3 person tribunal, ICSID annulment proceedings |
| President, 3 person tribunal, Washington DC seat, ICSID arbitration, oil exploration dispute |
KLRCA/AIAC
| Member, 3 person Tribunal, Kuala Lumpur seat, AIAC arbitration, telecommunications dispute |
| Sole arbitrator, Kuala Lumpur seat, KLRCA arbitration |
| Member, 3 person Tribunal, Kuala Lumpur seat, KLRCA arbitration, oil and gas dispute |
| Member, 3 person Tribunal, Kuala Lumpur seat, KLRCA arbitration, offshore petroleum dispute |
| Member, 3 person Tribunal, KLRCA arbitration |
| Member, 3 person Tribunal, Kuala Lumpur seat, KLRCA arbitration, oil and gas dispute |
SCC
| President, 3 person Tribunal, Stockholm seat, SCC arbitration, power plant dispute |
| President, 3 person Tribunal, Stockholm seat, SCC arbitration, drydock purchase agreement dispute |
| President, 3 person Tribunal, Stockholm seat, SCC arbitration, energy dispute |
| President, 3 person Tribunal, Stockholm seat, SCC arbitration, gas supply dispute |
| Member, 3 person Tribunal, Reykjavik seat, SCC arbitration, aluminium reduction plant dispute |
DIFC-LCIA
| Member, 3 person Tribunal, Dubai seat, DIFC-LCIA arbitration, harbour works dispute |
| Member, 3 person Tribunal, Dubai seat, DIFC-LCIA arbitration, construction dispute |
| Member, 3 person Tribunal, Dubai seat, DIFC-LCIA arbitration, power and desalination plant dispute |
| President, 3 person Tribunal, Dubai seat, DIFC-LCIA arbitration, civil engineering and construction dispute |
| Sole Arbitrator, Dubai seat, DIFC-LCIA arbitration, litigation funding agreement dispute |
DIAC
| President, 3 person Tribunal, Dubai seat, DIAC arbitration, mixed purpose construction dispute |
| President, 3 person Tribunal, Dubai seat, DIAC arbitration, mechanical engineering dispute |
| President, 3 person Tribunal, Dubai seat, DIAC arbitration, civil engineering and construction dispute |
| President, 3 person Tribunal, Dubai seat, DIAC arbitration, racecourse construction dispute |
HKIAC
| President, 3 person Tribunal, Hong Kong seat, HKIAC arbitration, cryptocurrency joint venture agreement dispute |
| President, 3 person Tribunal, Hong Kong seat, HKIAC arbitration, dispute over share purchase agreement |
| President, 3 person Tribunal, Hong Kong seat, HKIAC arbitration, oil & gas share purchase dispute |
| Member, 3 person Tribunal, Hong Kong seat, HKIAC arbitration, automobile marketing company sale dispute |
ACICA
| Sole arbitrator, Sydney seat, ACICA arbitration, rail depot construction dispute |
| President, 3 person Tribunal, Perth seat, ACICA arbitration, submarine procurement dispute |
| Sole arbitrator, Melbourne seat, ACICA arbitration, water recycling plant dispute |
KCAB
| Member, 3 person Tribunal, Seoul seat, KCAB arbitration, technology licence dispute |
| President, 3 person Tribunal, Seoul seat, KCAB arbitration, steelmaking plant dispute |
| Member, 3 person Tribunal, Seoul seat, KCAB arbitration, combined cycle power plant dispute |
PCA
| President, 3 person Tribunal, London seat, PCA arbitration, airport equity and debt financing dispute |
| President, 3 person Tribunal, PCA arbitration |
ICDR
| President, 3 person Tribunal, Los Angeles Seat, ICDR arbitration, licence agreement dispute |
PDRCI
| Member, 3 person Tribunal, Philippines seat, PDRCI arbitration, joint venture agreement manufacturing dispute |
VIAC
| Member, 3 person Tribunal, Hanoi seat, VIAC arbitration, hydro power plant dispute |
CRCICA
| President, 3 person Tribunal, Cairo seat, CRCICA arbitration, oil and gas dispute |
QICCA
| Member, 3 person Tribunal, Doha seat, QICCA arbitration, construction dispute |
ADCCAC
| Member of the Tribunal, ADCCAC arbitration, construction dispute |
RECENT SICC APPOINTMENTS INCLUDE:
- The Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic v Lao Holdings NV
- Lao Holdings NV v The Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
- Sanum Investments Ltd v The Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Doug’s country experience includes:
Australia
Canada
Fiji
Ghana
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Iran
Korea
Laos
Malaysia
Nepal
New Zealand
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
People’s Republic of China
Singapore
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Taiwan
Thailand
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
Vietnam
Zambia