Bronwyn acts for national and international clients in high-value commercial disputes, international arbitration and cross-border enforcement. She sits as an arbitrator and holds senior roles in Australian and international dispute institutions.

Biography

Bronwyn acts for national and international clients across commercial litigation and international arbitration. Her clients span the resources, energy, pharmaceuticals, technology, renewables, international trade, building and construction, and insurance sectors.

Bronwyn advises on commercial litigation, international and domestic arbitration, conflicts of laws, enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards, and investor-state disputes. She has appeared in most superior courts in Australia and conducted arbitrations under the rules of the SIAC, ICC, UNCITRAL and other leading institutions. She also sits as sole arbitrator and presiding arbitrator.

Bronwyn handles high-value cross-border and multi-jurisdictional disputes. Her matters include resources company arbitrations under SIAC rules involving anti-suit injunctions to restrain foreign proceedings, enforcement of ICSID awards involving foreign state immunity, and first-of-kind defences in Australian courts to enforcement of Singapore arbitral awards.

Credentials

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Bronwyn's experience

International arbitration — multinational resources company

Acted for a multinational resources company in SIAC arbitration proceedings, including advice on anti-suit injunction to restrain foreign civil proceedings in breach of an arbitration agreement.

Investor-state dispute — ICSID enforcement

Advised on enforcement in Australia of an award made under the ICSID Convention, including issues of foreign state immunity.

Enforcement of foreign arbitral award

Represented US and Australian companies resisting enforcement of a foreign arbitral award made in Singapore at trial and on appeal in the Supreme Court of Victoria. Ran a first-of-kind defence in Australian courts based on double recovery as a breach of public policy.

Awards, recognition and ranking