Antony Thompson SC

Antony has been involved in international arbitrations and litigation relating to production sharing agreements for the development of oil and gas fields (including financial/tax implications), off-shore oil rig construction disputes, pipeline stability disputes, nuclear energy and power plant intellectual property and construction disputes, joint venture disputes relating to the mining of resources, and, in various instances, follow up applications to enforce or set aside the awards, either in the English Courts (New York Convention, Section 67 and 68 of the English Arbitration Act, 1996) and under the South African Arbitration Act, 42 of 1965. He has experience of arbitrations conducted under various rules including ICC, AFSA and ad hoc arbitrations.

He has been involved in many construction disputes during his practice, including a number of international arbitrations and High Court cases in Southern Africa. He has represented the South African power utility, Eskom, Anglo American, the Government of Botswana and the Government of Namibia. He has experience in relation to power plants, including audio leak detection systems, canals, off-shore oil rig construction, mines, soil stability, on-bottom (ocean) stability of pipelines, and general construction issues in relation to buildings as well as professional negligence - liability of contractors, engineers and architects.

He has advised on and been involved in a number of cases concerning conflicts of laws and has appeared in the Court of Appeal on the application of the Rome Convention to Letters of Credit and in the Supreme Court of Appeal in South Africa on the “gap” problem in the context of limitation.