Thomas Young

Thomas acts for clients at all levels of the supply chain, including governments, employers, contractors and designers, and has a particular expertise in ICC arbitration and the FIDIC forms of contract.

Examples of Thomas’ expertise include:

• acting for a Chinese contractor in relation to a US$2.4 billion dispute in ICC arbitration proceedings concerning a major infrastructure project in the Middle East;
• acting for a JV contractor in relation to multiple ICC arbitrations arising out of the design and construction of a metro project in the Middle East with amounts in dispute exceeding US$100m;
• acting for a developer in relation to disputes arising out of an EPC contract for power station in South America;
• acting for a European offshore contractorin an ICC arbitration in relation to a dispute in excess of €150 million over responsibility for the delays, defects and variations in the construction of wind turbine foundations for an offshore wind farm in UK waters;
• acting for a Chinese contractor in relation to a US$35 million dispute with a State Highway Authority in ICC arbitration proceedings concerning the responsibility for the delay to a highway project in the Middle East;
• acting for the operator of a major crude oil facility in the Caspian region in the resolution of issues with a consortium of oil majors worth several billions of dollars, including conducting an ICC arbitration for disputes in excess of US$200 million arising out of a long-term operating agreement;
• acting for a Chinese contractor in relation an UNCITRAL arbitration administered by SIAC concerning performance achieved on a gas fired power plant in South Asia;
• acting for a Chinese contractor in relation to a US$25 million dispute with an African government concerning a dam project;
• acting for a Europeancontractor in relation to a dispute with its employer arising from the engineering procurement and construction of a UK biomass power plant. The dispute concerned compliance with the performance specification and delay;
• acting for a Middle Eastern subcontractor in a US$50 million dispute with a European main contractor in relation to the construction of a significant network of production water wells in the Middle East;
• acting for a Korean contractor in relation to disputes arising from a US$182 million desalination project in the Middle East, including delay and disruption claims, liquidated damages claims in excess of US$30 million and issues relating to the performance bond;
• acting for a state oil and gas corporation in an ICC arbitration in relation to a dispute in excess of US$100 million concerning the construction of a major crude oil export pipeline;
• acting for a global consulting and engineering organisation in the defence of a multi-million claim in the Court of Appeal and Technology and Construction Court relating to geotechnical advice regarding the construction of a UK shopping centre;
• acting for a major UK pipeline and tunnelling contractor in an arbitration against a UK utilities company and related court proceedings in the High Court. This dispute concerned responsibility for damages resulting from a water main failure and was ultimately resolved through mediation and negotiation; and
• acting for a European contractor in relation to disputes with an employer and subcontractor arising out of the construction of a 270MW power plant under an EPC contract in Kazakhstan. Total value of the works is US$570 million.

Thomas’ memberships/positions include:

• member of the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation;
• member of the Society of Construction Law; and
• member of the International Pacific Bar Association.