Main Arbitration Experience

 

1. Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) 

  • Sole arbitrator in a mining joint venture dispute between a Singapore party and a Hong Kong party, under UNCITRAL rules and administered by the SIAC.  Place of arbitration is Singapore.  Governing law is Singapore law. Dispute value is about US$ 4 million. 
  • Co-arbitrator in a hotel joint venture dispute between a Hong Kong party and a Vietnamese party.  Governing law is Vietnamese law.  Place of arbitration is Singapore.  Dispute value is US$ 50 million. 
  • Co-arbitrator in an M&A dispute between a Spanish party and a Vietnamese party. Governing law is Singapore law.  Place of arbitration is Singapore.  Value of dispute is US$ 5 million. 
  • Co-arbitrator in a tax dispute between a Japanese party and a Vietnamese party. Governing law is Vietnamese law.  Place of arbitration is Singapore.  Dispute value is US$ 10 million. 
  • Sole arbitrator in a sale of goods dispute between a Chinese party and a Vietnamese party. Governing law is Vietnamese law.  Place of arbitration is Singapore. Dispute value is US$ 2 million. 
  • Sole arbitrator in a sale of goods dispute bewteen a Chinese party and a Vietnamese party.  Governing law is Vietnamese law.  Place of arbitration is Singapore. Dispute value is about US$ 20,000.

2. Vietnam International Arbitration Centre (VIAC) 

  • Co-arbitrator in a sale of goods dispute (urea) between a Singapore party and a Vietnamese party.  Governing law is Singapore law. Place of arbitration is Vietnam.  Dispute value is about $1 million.  Award was first set aside by the court at first instance.  The Court of Appeal then reversed the decision of the court at first instance.
  • Co-arbitrator in a letter of credit dispute between a Singapore party and a Vietnamese party.  Governing law is English law. Place of arbitration in Vietnam. Dispute value is about $ 1 million. 
  • Presiding arbitrator in a joint venture dispute between a Japanese party and Vietnamese party.  Dispute value is about US$ 300,000.
  • Presiding arbitrator in a sale of goods dispute (scrap steel) between a Singapore party and a Vietnamese party.  The dispute value is about US$ 1.5 million. 
  • Co-arbitrator in a sale of goods dispute between a Malaysian party and a Vietnamese party.  Governing law is Vietnamese law and Singapore law.  Place of arbitration is Vietnam.  Dispute value is about US$ 1 million.
  • Co-arbitrator in a joint venture dispute between 2 Vietnamese parties.   Dispute value is about US$ 1 million.
  • Co-arbitrator in a subcontract dispute between a Malaysian party and a Vietnamese party.  The dispute value is about US$ 50,000.
  • Co-arbitrator in a sale of goods dispute (rubber) between a Turkish party and a Vietnamese party.  The dispute value is about US$ 50,000.
  • Co-arbitrator in an equipment supply dispute (vehicle manufacturing equipment) between a Chinese party and a Vietnamese party.  The dispute value is about US$ 1 million. 
  • Co-arbitrator in a joint venture contract dispute (resort development) between 2 Vietnamese parties. Dispute value is about US$ 1 million. 
  • Co-arbitrator in a construction dispute between a Korean party and Vietnamese party.  Value of dispute is about US$ 8 million.
  • Co-arbitrator in a construction dispute between a Korean party and a Vietnamese party.  Value of dispute is about US$ 5 million.
  • Co-arbitrator in a construction dispute between a Korean party and a Vietnamese party. Value of dispute is over US$ 50 million. 

3. Others 

  • Co-arbitrator in a sale of goods dispute (fertiliser) under the rules of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce (SCC). Governing law is Swedish law.  Place of arbitration is Stockholm.  Dispute amount is about US$ 10 million.  
  • Co-arbitrator in a tax dispute between a Finnish party and a Japanese party under the rules of the Finland Arbitration Institute (FAI).  Place of arbitration is Helsinki.  Dispute value is about US$ 1 million.
  • Co-arbitrator in a construction dispute under the rules of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).  The dispute value is about over US$ 10 million.

4. Consultancy work

  • Member of the working committee under the Drafting Committee for the Law on Commercial Arbitration of Vietnam, enacted in 2010.