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Joe Tirado

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Aviation

Acting for an Asian corporation in relation to a potential ICC arbitration against a European aircraft manufacturer in relation to the delivery of a corporate jet.
Multi-jurisdictional (Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan and Austria) dispute to recover multi-million pound investment in commercial aircraft.
Acting for a leading Asian travel conglomerate in relation to a London seated LCIA arbitration in a claim worth in excess of £20 million arising out of an distributor agreement for a computer reservation system.
LCIA - Representing a Liechtenstein company in relation to two arbitrations in London concerning a multi-million dollar dispute arising under a shareholders' agreement in respect of aviation and property assets located in Eastern Europe.

Banking & Finance

Co-mediator in dispute concerning charges in excess of US$1 million for the supply of water pursuant to a financial model and the proposed revisions to the financial model. Settled.
Co-mediator in complicated breach of confidence dispute between credit reference agencies and a not-for-profit membership association regarding on-going co-operation. Settled.
High Court: Acting for wealthy Thai individual in action to recover in excess of US$100 million by way of personal guarantees.
Loan dispute amounting to approximately £50,000.
Acting for a number of financial institutions in a potential multi-billion euros claim related to the collapse of the Icelandic banking system.
Representing a top 10 City of London law firm in the successful opposition of an application to restrain the firm from continuing to act in proceedings against one of the principal defendants in the BCCI litigation.
U.S. oil exploration company and its wholly owned Cayman subsidiary – Letter of credit dispute with a Belgian bank.

Commercial Contracts

Mediator in a dispute between European parties concerning the alleged breach of a distribution agreement relating to the supply of lighting products in Europe. Arbitration in London for the contractual claims. Parallel proceedings commenced in local European court alleging collusion in the breach of a former director's restrictive covenants, including use of confidential information. Amount in dispute approximately US$5 million.
Mediator in a contractual dispute between a purchaser and supplier regarding an US$750,000 order of castors and wheels for use on hospital trolleys and carts. Settled.
Mediator in contentious family debt claim. Settled.
Mediator in indemnity claim for monies paid out to holidaymakers in respect of a mass claim for compensation following an alleged food poisoning incident at a hotel in Spain. Settled.
Co-mediator in dispute concerning charges in excess of US$1 million for the supply of water pursuant to a financial model and the proposed revisions to the financial model. Settled.
Co-mediator in dispute concerning unpaid invoices for legal services rendered to a property company. Settled.
Co-mediator in contractual dispute involving foreign parties regarding the provision of interior design services. Settled.
Co-mediator in complicated breach of confidence dispute between credit reference agencies and a not-for-profit membership association regarding on-going co-operation. Settled.
Co-mediator in family dispute between former co-habitees concerning the division of shared property. Settled.
ICC - Sole arbitrator in a distribution agreement arbitration in London subject to the laws of Florida between a Middle Eastern company and a U.S. corporation.
LCIA - Sole arbitrator in two arbitrations seated in London arising out of a restaurant franchise agreement and a lease for memorabilia.
High Court - Acting for Spanish sports promotion company Precisport in litigation with Roger Limited, a UK company in a US$20 million dispute relating to the licensing of trademarks of Valentino Rossi, the multiple MotoGP world champion.
UNCITRAL - Co-acting for North American car distributor in a US$100 million distribution agreement dispute with Asian manufacturer of motor vehicles.
ICC - Acting as co-counsel for a US pharmaceutical company in New York seat Collaboration and Licensing Agreement dispute.
ICC - Representing a Middle Eastern JV industrial gas supplier in a US$16 million arbitration and related High Court proceedings against a Middle Eastern iron and steel company for the non-payment of sums due under a gas supply agreement.
ICC - Acting for a Nigerian-based company in a London seated arbitration against European entities in a dispute concerning the construction and operation of an integrated furniture manufacturing plant in West Africa.
LCIA - Representing a Liechtenstein company in relation to two arbitrations in London concerning a multi-million dollar dispute arising under a shareholders' agreement in respect of assets located in the Ukraine.
LCIA- Acting for a leading Asian travel conglomerate in relation to a London seated arbitration in a claim worth in excess of US$30 million arising out of an distributor agreement for a computer reservation system.
ICC - Acting for an Asian corporation in relation to a potential arbitration against a European aircraft manufacturer in relation to the delivery of a corporate jet.
Ad hoc - International tax dispute arbitration and mediation in London between a Panamanian company and an English company regarding the acquisition of a European subsidiary company.
UNCITRAL/AAA - Canning licence arbitration under the auspices of the AAA in London subject to New York law between an international beverage and food conglomerate and a Middle Eastern canner.
Multi-jurisdictional (Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan and Austria) dispute to recover multi-million dollar investment in commercial aircraft.
Multinational telecoms company - Recovery of unpaid equipment rental fees against an English telecoms company.
High Court action - Acting for U.S. accounting consultancy against an English lighting public limited company in recovery of consulting fees.
English architectural practice - Recovery of unpaid fees from an English land developer.
High Court action - Acting for wealthy American individual to recover of costs from an English gun dealer in respect of defective shotguns.
U.S. software company - Recovery of costs in respect of defective software.
U.S. manufacturing multinational - Asbestos litigation in the U.S. and administration of an English corporation.
Acting for top 10 City of London law firm in application to restrain from continuing to act in proceedings against one of the principal defendants in the BCCI litigation.
High Court case of Matrix Securities Ltd v Theodore Goddard and David Goldberg - Acting for large City law office in a landmark case in the law of professional negligence involving complex tax issues.
Multinational UK based chemicals company - Corporate manslaughter case following an explosion at a gas depot in England.
High Court action - Acting for wealthy Thai individual in action to recover in excess of US$100 million by way of personal guarantees.
High Court action and mediation - Acting for large English national law firm in multi-million pound professional negligence involving complex issues of proprietary rights regarding goods located in Spain.
Wealthy Middle Eastern individual - US$150 million multi-jurisdictional civil fraud case.

Commodities

ICC/Mediation - South American merchandise safe custody contract dispute in London between a US based lender and European inventory services company.
Ad hoc - Acting for a PRC corporation in relation to a London seat arbitration in respect of a US$3 million claim under an iron-ore supply contract against a Hong Kong corporation.
SIAC/LCIA - Acting for US energy company in arbitrations in relation to a US$250 million coal supply contract with a South-East Asian coal mining company.
ICC - Arbitration in London between a European based supplier and Cayman Island incorporated company to recover in excess of US$10 million in relation to a contract for the sale and purchase of substantial quantities of zinc oxide.
London Sugar Association - Acting for North African commodity traders in respect of a trade default arising under a contract for the sale of 10,500mts of sugar.

Construction & Engineering

ICC: US$2 billion power station construction arbitration in South America.
Mediator in a dispute between a contractor and employer regarding the partial completion of engineering services in relation to the design and construction of a unique high-quality residential dwelling. Settled.Mediator in construction dispute relating to alleged defective works amounting to approximately £30,000.
Mediator in claim for unpaid invoices relating to disputed construction works. Settled.
Party-appointed arbitrator in an arbitration concerning a £20 million dispute relating to the delivery of industrial installations in Eastern Europe.
ICC- Co-arbitrator in a US $60 million arbitration seated in South America relating to the development of an iron and steel plant.
ICC - Party-appointed arbitrator in a US$25 million dispute relating to the delivery of industrial installations in Eastern Europe.
ICC - US $12 million delay and disruption claim relating to the construction of a power and desalination plant in the Middle East.
ICC - US$5 million construction dispute between a European construction company and contractor in relation to the construction and upgrade of a football stadium in South Africa for the FIFA 2010 World Cup.
LCIA - Middle East EPC contract dispute in London between a Middle East subsidiary of a U.S. multinational and a Far East contractor.
Ad hoc - Complex construction arbitration in London between a large international power company and an English contractor.
Ad hoc - Engineering arbitration in London between an Italian electrical contractor and an English electrical company.
Ad hoc - Large and complex construction arbitration in Santiago, Chile, subject to Chilean law between a multinational engineering company and Chilean state-owned construction company.
Construction arbitration in Saudi Arabia between a European contractor and a Middle Eastern construction company.
Ad hoc - French land contamination insurance arbitration and mediation in London involving a Holland-based holding company insured and an English insurer.

Employment & Workplace: Termination of director's employment contract. Arbitrations in Paris and London between Canadian and U.S. individuals and a Romanian oil company.

Energy & Natural Resources – Mining

Gold mining joint venture UNCITRAL arbitration in Stockholm under the auspices of the SCC between an Australian mining company and a Georgian mining company.
Acting for an international mining company in relation to potential ICSID/ICC contractual and bilateral investment treaty claims worth approximately £350 million, regarding alleged breaches of project documentation and expropriation of the mining company's investments in Asia.

Energy & Natural Resources – Oil & Gas

Mediator a dispute between a drilling company and an oil exploration company over disputed drilling costs in excess of £6 million.
UNCITRAL - Party-appointed arbitrator. Arbitration seated in Scotland concerning alleged misrepresentation and breach of warranty under an oil services sale and purchase agreement, subject to Scottish law. Claim in excess of US$50 million.
ECT – Party-appointed arbitrator in Stockholm seated arbitration.
VIAC - Party appointed arbitrator in Vienna seated arbitration between an Eastern European and European concerning equipment supply contact.
ECT - Representing a sovereign state in a multi-billion dollar Energy Charter Treaty claim in relation to the alleged expropriation of hydrocarbon assets.
LCIA - North Sea well drilling dispute in London between a UK gas exploration and production company and a UK independent oil & gas company and a global provider of geophysical services and equipment.
UNCITRAL - Acting for a US company in respect of a US$20 million dispute against a UK energy company in relation to a service agreement for the provision of seismic data acquisition services.
UNCITRAL - Indemnity claim arbitration in London between a U.S. multinational and an Indian oil company regarding a complex claim for the recovery of customs duties and fines in relation to the acquisition of a jack-up drilling rig in India.
Ad hoc - Arbitration in London concerning a contract dispute between a Bermudan company and a Liberian company regarding the purchase of a jack-up rig in Central America.
LCIA - African drilling rig contract arbitration in London between a leading South African oil company and an Australian contractor.
Ad hoc - Maritime arbitration in London between an English oil services company and Russian owners of a rig vessel located in South America.
UNCITRAL - Production sharing contract arbitration in London subject to Indian law between an Indian oil and gas company and a state agency.
ICC - Breach of contract and fraud arbitration in Geneva between Indonesian individuals and company and a Kazakhstani oil refinery.
ICC - Termination of director's employment contract arbitrations in Paris and London between Canadian and U.S. individuals and a Romanian oil company.
CCIG - Oil exploration consultancy agreement arbitration in Geneva subject to Swiss law between an English oil exploration company and a Cayman-registered oil exploration consultancy.
High Court (Commercial Court) - Acting for a European oil refinery relating to a crude oil supply contract.
U.S. oil exploration company and its wholly owned Cayman subsidiary - Letter of credit dispute with a Belgian bank.
Norwegian oil company - Recovery of a loan debt from an English public limited company.
International oil company - Investigation of environmental and economic damage regarding the construction of an oil pipeline in the Caspian region.
English oil exploration company - Recovery of demobilisation costs and loss of profits from an English drilling contractor in the North Sea.
Yemeni oil exploration company - Breach of contract claim against a Canadian corporation to supply equipment in the Republic of Yemen.
U.S. oil exploration company - Breach of contract claim against an English contractor in relation to the supply of oilfield service equipment in Georgia.
Large international gas company - Multimillion dollar claim following the termination of a gas sales agreement following the insolvency of the counterparty.
Expert determination on behalf of a Norwegian oil exploration company regarding North Sea royalty payments.
Expert determination on behalf of the English subsidiary of a European power company regarding a North Sea contract pricing dispute.

Energy & Natural Resources – Power

ICC – US$2 billion power station construction arbitration in South America.
ICC - Party-appointed arbitrator. The approximately US$15 million dispute relates to alleged breaches of a European cross-border electricity supply agreement. The dispute is subject to Belgian law and the seat of the arbitration is Lugano, Switzerland.
Ad hoc - Construction arbitration in London between an Indian independent power producer and a Japanese contractor regarding a 330-megawatt combined cycle power station in India.

Energy & Natural Resources – Renewables

ICC - Acting in London seated potential arbitration in a dispute between a European supplier and a Far East Asian party arising out of a US$220 million agreement for the supply of multicrystalline silicon wafers for the manufacture of photovoltaic cells in solar panels.
ICC/Mediation - Acting for an Asian supplier of wind turbines in a US$33 million London seated arbitration against a European contractor in relation to the supply of equipment.
ICC/High Court - Acting in London seated arbitration and related High Court proceedings in a dispute between a European supplier and an Asian party arising out of a US$500 million agreement for the supply of multicrystalline silicon wafers for the manufacture of photovoltaic cells in solar panels.
LCIA - Representing a European engineering company specialising in turnkey projects for installing and implementing solar power plants and wind farms in a London seated arbitration against an Asian counter-party in a US$20 million silicon long-term supply agreement dispute.
ICC - Acting for a European company in a London seated arbitration initiated against it by an Asian company in a US$9 million dispute concerning a silicon long-term supply agreement.
LCIA - Acting for a European company in a London seated arbitration initiated against it by an Asian/US company in a US$20 million dispute concerning a silicon long-term supply agreement.
LCIA - Advising a Luxembourg registered corporation in relation to two potential arbitrations arising of two separate preliminary share sale and purchase agreements dispute relating to the sale of shares in a company which possesses rights to develop a wind power park located in Central Europe.

Environmental: Investigation of environmental and economic damage regarding the construction of an oil pipeline in the Caspian region.

ICT – Information, Communication & Technology

Mediator/Arbitrator: Dispute between UK and North American parties regarding unpaid fees for services rendered in connection with the development of video games.
Mediator: Asset price dispute relating to the sale of a technology company. Approximately US$100,000 in dispute. Settled.
Ad hoc - Acting for a Spanish technology company in a London seated arbitration relating to a license to distribute technology products in Spain.
High Court (Patents Court) - Multinational semiconductor manufacturer - action for non-payment of royalties.
U.S. software company – Recovery of costs in respect of defective software.

Acting for a leading Asian travel conglomerate in relation to a London seated arbitration in a claim worth in excess of £20 million arising out of an distributor agreement for a computer reservation system.
Multinational telecoms company – Recovery of unpaid equipment rental fees against an English telecoms company.

Insurance: Claim for excess of £2 million in relation to land contamination between a Holland-based holding company insured and an English insurer.

Partnership & Shareholder

Complicated breach of confidence dispute between credit reference agencies and a not-for-profit membership association regarding on-going co-operation.
Representing a Liechtenstein company in relation to an arbitration in London concerning a multi-million dollar dispute arising under a shareholders' agreement in respect of assets located in the Ukraine.
Advising a Luxembourg registered corporation in relation to two potential arbitrations arising of two separate preliminary share sale and purchase agreements dispute relating to the sale of shares in a company which possesses rights to develop a wind power park located in Central Europe.

Professional Negligence

Indemnity claim for monies paid out to holidaymakers in respect of a mass claim for £600,000 compensation following an alleged food poisoning incident.
High Court action between an English law firm and an English company. Claim in excess of £7 million.
Representing a large City of London law firm in the High Court case of Matrix Securities Ltd v Theodore Goddard and David Goldberg, a landmark case in the law of professional negligence involving complex tax issues.

Property

Mediator in a dispute between a contractor and employer regarding the partial completion of engineering services in relation to the design and construction of a unique high-quality residential dwelling. Settled.
Dispute between former co-habitees concerning the division of shared property.
Mediator in a landlord and tenant dispute in relation to a substantial residential property with development potential in excess of US$10 million. Settled.
Dispute for the recovery on unpaid commercial rent.
Contractual dispute for the provision of architectural services.
English architectural practice – Recovery of unpaid fees from an English land developer.

Sale of Goods & Services

£75,000 claim for unpaid invoices for legal services rendered to a property company.
Contractual dispute for in excess of £75,000 involving foreign parties regarding the provision of interior design services.
Contractual dispute between a purchaser and supplier regarding an £500,000 order of castors and wheels for use on hospital trolleys and carts.
Representing a Middle Eastern JV industrial gas supplier in a £10 million arbitration and related High Court proceedings against a Middle Eastern iron and steel company for the non-payment of sums due under a gas supply agreement.

Sports: Acting for Spanish sports promotion company Precisport in litigation with Roger Limited, a UK company in a £15 million dispute relating to the licensing of trade marks of Valentino Rossi, the multiple MotoGP world champion.

Tax: International taxdispute in excess of £2 million between a Panamanian company and an English company regarding the acquisition of a European subsidiary company.

Utilities: Dispute between water companies concerning charges for over £750,000 for the supply of water pursuant to a financial model and the proposed revisions to the financial model.

Other Dispute Experience

Investigations

U.S. multinational food services company - Investigation of internal contract compliance issues in the U.K., Europe, and Africa.
U.S. electronics multinational - SEC investigation into alleged insider dealing.
New Zealand dairy company - US$1 billion multinational H.M. Customs and Excise investigation into the alleged infringement of EU quotas.
R v. Owen Oyston - Representation of a key defence witness in a high-profile trial.
Representing Finance Director of an English public limited company - Share dealing fraud.

Updated: August 2018

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