Presenters

Simon Davis, Barrister & Arbitrator, Francis Burt Chambers
Simon Davis is a barrister and arbitrator at Francis Burt Chambers. He has a general commercial, civil and construction practice and accepts arbitrator appointments in the same areas. Since joining the Bar in 2004 he has worked as counsel on a range of actions and arbitrations across several industry sectors, appearing before various different courts and tribunals both as lead counsel and as a junior. Since 2015 Simon has acted as arbitrator on several commercial arbitrations, both international and domestic. Before coming to the Bar, Simon had twelve years experience in major commercial law firms in London, Paris and Perth. In Perth from 2000 to 2004 he was at Allens Arthur Robinson, where his practice covered international and domestic commercial litigation, arbitration and alternative dispute resolution, for a range of commercial and resources clients. In London and Paris from 1993 to 2000 Simon was a disputed solicitor at Freshfields, where he gained particular experience in international arbitration, both commercial and construction/technical, acting for a variety of governmental, industrial and commercial clients in arbitrations governed by common and civil law systems. Simon is admitted to practice in Western Australia, Victoria and England and Wales. He is a Fellow and Councillor of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and an Honorary Fellow in the Faculty of Law of the University of Western Australia, where he co-teaches International Commercial Arbitration.


Andrew Vinciullo, Partner, Hopgood Ganim Lawyers
Andrew is a senior construction and disputes lawyer who advises on complex construction, infrastructure, resources and energy projects across Western Australia. He works closely with clients and industry stakeholders to manage construction risk across the full lifecycle of major projects, and regularly advises government authorities, developers, principals and contractors on high-value commercial and residential construction projects, including apartment tower developments, major road and haulage infrastructure, and large-scale mining, resources production and refinery projects. Andrew has extensive experience advising on project risk allocation, project management issues and dispute avoidance strategies, and regularly assists clients with the negotiation and drafting of construction contracts across both traditional and bespoke procurement models. In addition to his front-end practice, Andrew acts in complex construction disputes before the Supreme and District Courts of Western Australia, the Federal Court of Australia, and in international and domestic arbitration, expert determination and statutory adjudication proceedings.