Force Majeure and the limits of reasonableness in MUR Shipping BV v RTI Ltd
Olivia Liang and Oliver Weisemann review how the court treated responses to Force Majeure events in the context of a sanctioned party.
Olivia Liang
Senior Associate
Olivia has experience advising employers, contractors and subcontractors on construction and engineering disputes.
Specialist expertise
Examples of Olivia’s expertise include:
- acting for a Chinese contractor in relation to disputes arising under an EPC contract regarding the design and construction of a railway link in Bangladesh;
- acting for a Chinese contractor in ICC arbitration proceedings concerning a major motorway in Macedonia;
- advising a joint venture on payment claims of over €100 million arising under a contract for the construction of a major motorway in Serbia;
- advising an employer in relation to disputes arising under EPC contracts for the construction of offshore grid connection platforms;
- acting for an employer in ICC arbitration proceedings arising out of an EPC contract for the design and construction of a combined-cycle plant in Jamaica;
- advising a Korean contractor in a dispute arising out of the supply & erection contract with O&M services for a desalination plant in Kuwait;
- advising a Korean contractor in a dispute arising out of an EPC contract for a hybrid desalination plant in Saudi Arabia;
- acting for an international contractor in a dispute arising under an EPC contract relating to a hydroelectric dam in Africa;
- acting for a project company in respect of a SIAC arbitration on claims arising out of an EPC contract for the construction of a refinery and petrochemical complex in Vietnam;
- acting for an international contractor in respect of an ICC arbitration on claims arising under an EPC contract for a fertiliser plant;
- acting for a national oil company in respect of an ICC arbitration regarding the termination of an EPC contract for the expansion of an oil refinery due to extensive defective works;
- acting for an employer in a series of adjudications relating to infrastructure works on a nuclear power project;
- acting for a private individual on a fraudulent misrepresentation claim brought in the Technology and Construction Court in respect of the construction of a private residence;
- advising a subcontractor on claims for delay and disruption arising in respect of an offshore wind farm;
- advising a contractor in respect of disputes regarding the design and construction of a nuclear power plant;
- acting for a subcontractor in respect of claims related to drilling and welding works for an offshore gas field;
- acting for a public transport authority on a procurement claim brought in the Technology and Construction Court by an unsuccessful bidder; and
- acting for a contractor in an LCIA arbitration concerning termination of an EPCM contract.
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Laws (Honours) – First Class
- Bachelor of Arts
- Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice – Distinction