Emily Sadie
Associate London
Emily is an associate in the Dispute Resolution Group.
Emily has experience in a wide range of international disputes, with a particular focus on international arbitration. Emily has experience representing clients in high-value, multi-jurisdictional arbitration under the ICC, LCIA and LMAA Rules, as well as experience advising clients on English High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court disputes. Emily specialises in construction & engineering and general commercial disputes.
Emily joined Watson Farley & Williams as a trainee in 2017 and qualified in 2019. She has worked in the firm’s London and Bangkok offices.
- Successfully representing PTT Public Company Limited in the UK Supreme Court hearing relating to a multi-million-dollar dispute between PTT and Triple Point Technology, Inc.
- Advising a consortium of Chinese-state owned contractors in an ICC arbitration relating to a force majeure and termination dispute arising out of an amended FIDIC Silver Book contract in respect of the design, construction, operation and maintenance of a 60MW(AC) PV plant.
- Advising a Pakistan state-owned company in an LCIA arbitration relating to a multi-million US dollar invoicing dispute under a master sales and purchase agreement for the supply of 60 LNG cargoes.
- Advising Precious Shipping Public Co., Ltd on a series of complex ongoing disputes over 11 ultramax bulk carrier newbuilding contracts with Jiangsu Guoxin Corporation Ltd, previously Sainty Marine Corporation Ltd.
- Advising Zaha Hadid Architects on its successful joint venture bid with local partner Cox Architects for the design contract for the terminal precinct and interior of the new AU$5.3bn Western Sydney airport at Badgerys Creek, New South Wales, Australia.
Education
- 2016 – 2017 Legal Practice Course, BPP Law School
- 2012 – 2016 LLB Law with Australian Law, University of Nottingham and University of Western Australia
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