Jonathon has more than 23 years’ experience in legal practice. He maintains a broad practice within Australia and the Asia-Pacific encompassing advice and appearance work in high value commercial disputes and class actions, international arbitration, mining and energy, insurance, public law, regulatory matters and commissions of inquiry. He is regularly retained by leading law firms and large corporate clients to conduct cases throughout Australia at first instance and on appeal, and internationally, including in arbitrations seated in Singapore, London and New York.
Jonathon has substantial experience in international law and is recognised as a leading barrister in international law and arbitral law by Who’s Who Arbitration. His recent cases in this area include acting in a SIAC arbitration in Singapore for Samsung for claims exceeding $1.2 billion. Within arbitration, his subject-matter expertise is general commercial, mining and energy, M&A, international sale of goods (CISG), investment treaty disputes, insurance and financial services.
Jonathon also has a large advice practice across numerous areas of the law. He is recognised by The Legal 500 as a leading silk in commercial disputes at the Australian Bar.
Prior to joining the Bar, Jonathon was a Senior Associate at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP in New York from 1999 to 2005.
* Jonathon Redwood does not hold a current practising certificate from the UK Bar Standards Board, is not regulated by the UK Bar Standards Board and is not subject to the Legal Ombudsman Scheme. Jonathon’s current practising certificate is issued by the New South Wales Bar Association and he is regulated by the standards and scheme administered by the New South Wales Bar Association.
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Example cases
- Acting for major Wagyu beef producer in Western Australia in large international arbitration under the UNCITRAL Rules, seated in Perth, for claims arising from a major business acquisition.
- Acting for global energy supplier in cross-border international arbitration under the ICC Rules, seated in Perth, relating to termination of information technology contracts.
- Acting for multinational supplier of energy technologies in multi-party arbitrations, seated in Perth, relating to Sunraysia solar project.
- Acting for large Australian resources company in large investment treaty claims, seated in Singapore.
- Rinehart v Hancock Prospecting [2019] HCA 13; 366 ALR 635 (interpreting of arbitration agreements, scope, third parties).
- International Arbitration, SIAC, Singapore, for Samsung for claims of over $1.2 billion (briefed by King & Spalding and Herbert Smith Freehills).
- Represented BHP Billiton in two large ICC arbitrations (ICC Arbitration Nos. 17714 and No. 17772 of 2011) seated in Singapore concerning price review mechanisms in long-term supply contracts (instructed by Herbert Smith Freehills).
- Scelta Marble v Quarella SPA (ICC Arbitration No. 16698 of 2011)(international arbitration concerning alleged breach of distribution agreement, seated in Singapore, governed by the Vienna Convention on International Contracts for the Sale of Goods (CISG), hearing at Chambers of Arbitration (Milan, Italy), instructed by Baker McKenzie.
- TCL Air Conditioner v The Judges of the Federal Court (2013) 251 CLR 533 (constitutional, arbitration).
- Westport Gordian v Insurance Corporation v Gordian Runoff Ltd (2011) 244 CLR 239 (arbitration, standard of reasons for awards).
- Wagners Nouvelle Caledonie v Vale Nouvelle Caledonie [2010] QCA 219 (Relationship between UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, ICC Rules and UNCITRAL Model Law).