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Click here to enlarge.   Matthew SECOMB   
White & Case LLP
19 Place Vendôme
75001 Paris
France
Tel: +33.1.55.04.15.54
Fax: +33.1.55.04.15.16
msecomb@whitecase.com
http://www.whitecase.com

 
 
Languages   English (native); French (fluent)
   
Nationality   Australia
   
Bar Admission   Solicitor, England and Wales - 2004
Barrister and Solicitor, Victoria (Australia) - 2000
   
Education   University of Melbourne (LLM - 2006; BCom - 1995); Deakin University (LLB (Hons) - 1999)
   
Experience  
as Arbitrator  
Sole arbitrator in several international arbitration proceedings under the aegis of the ICC
   
Experience  
as Counsel  
International arbitration proceedings, ad hoc (including UNCITRAL) and under the Rules of the ICC, JCAA and LCIA (mostly construction, telecommunications and mining matters); arbitration-related proceedings before national courts; Counsel at the Secretariat of the ICC Court of International Arbitration (2001 - 2005)
   
Publications  
Relating to  
Arbitration  
• "William Nagel v. The Czech Republic: Is the 'Investment Question' Jurisdictional, Substantive or Both?," 2006(2) Stockholm Int'l Arb. Rev. 147 (with M. Polkinghorne)

• "Practical Issues In Arbitration Practice Involving The People’s Republic of China," 21(9) Int'l Arb. Rep. 30 (2006) (with M. Polkinghorne)

• "Questions pratiques nées de la procédure arbitrale impliquant la République populaire de Chine," Décideurs Juridiques et Financiers 159 (Sept./Nov. 2006) (with M. Polkinghorne)

• "Interest in ICC Arbitral Awards: Introduction and Commentary," 15(1) ICC Bull. 53 (2004) (with L. Hammoud)

• "Amaltal Corp. Ltd v. Maruha (NZ) Corp. Ltd. – Scope of the public policy exception," 2004(5) Int'l Arb. L. Rev. N-66

• "Awards and Orders Dealing with the Advance on Costs in ICC Arbitration: Theoretical Questions and Practical Problems," 14(1) ICC Bull. 59 (2003)

• ""Terms of Reference and Negative Jurisdictional Decisions: A Lesson from Australia," 18(2) Arb. Int’l 125 (2002) (with S. Greenberg)

• "Suspension of the Enforcement of Awards under Article VI of the New York Convention – Proof and LSAs," 5(1) Int'l Arb. L. Rev. 1 (2002)

• "Shades of Delocalisation – Diversity in the Adoption of the UNCITRAL Model Law in Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore," 17(5) J. Int’l Arb. 123 (2000)

• "Confidentiality and Privacy in International Commercial Arbitration: The Lessons of Ali," 2000(4) Vindabona J. 89

• "Beaufort Developments (NI) Ltd v. Gilbert-Ash (1998) 2 All ER 779," Building Dispute Practitioners Society Newsletter (Mar. 2000)
   
Other  
Connections  
with France  
Member (Australia), ICC Commission on International Arbitration (2006-present)
   

 
   
 
 
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