Nick Hopkins KC, Jeff Gleeson KC, Tim Owen, and John Rowland KC

*** CBI Construction Pty Ltd application for special leave to the High Court will be heard on Friday, 17 November in Canberra.
The hearing and outcome of the application will be discussed by the panel at this event on Wednesday, 22 November. ***


CBI Constructors Pty Ltd v Chevron Australia Pty Ltd: A Cautionary Tale


The presentation and panel discussion will consider how ‘standard’ bifurcation orders in the arbitration between CBI Constructors Pty Ltd v Chevron Australia Pty Ltd (splitting liability and quantum) and the delivery of the interim award on liability led to an assertion that the Tribunal was relevantly functus officio. When the Tribunal held otherwise, the parties found themselves in the WA Supreme Court, which both at first instance and on appeal disagreed with the Tribunal, despite considerations of judicial deference. The procedural and substantive issues will be explored and discussed by a panel of experienced arbitration practitioners which includes senior and junior counsel who assumed conduct of the proceeding before the WA Supreme Court.

A must-attend event, the panel discussion will be focused on the practical learnings resulting from the decisions which provide a cautionary tale for both parties and tribunals.

The event will –
• Enhance procedural knowledge and skills.
• Gain CPD points.

This panel discussion is for all arbitration practitioners.