About
In his time at the Bar, and since he took silk, Mr Douglas has been involved in a wide range of work at the highest level in constitutional and other fields of public law including public international law, and commissions of inquiry. He has been involved in cases such as the Nuclear Test Case in the International Court, and the Tasmanian Dams Case in the High Court. He was also Senior Counsel for the Applicants in both challenges to the cross-vesting legislation in the High Court. He has appeared as counsel in arbitrations in India, and sat as an arbitrator in the London Court of International Arbitration (“LCIA”) and the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC”). Admitted to Bar: 1975Appointed Kings Counsel: 1988Door TenantContactT:+61 2 8915 2324E:douglas@tenthfloor.orgPractice areasAdministrative, Public & ConstitutionalArbitrationBankingBuilding & ConstructionClass ActionsCommercialCommissions of InquiryCompetition (Antitrust)Consumer ProtectionCorporationsEquityInsuranceIntellectual PropertyReal property
Education
‘Property, Investment and the Scope of Investment Protection Obligations’ inThe Foundations of International Investment Law: Bringing Theory into Practice(Oxford University Press: 2014).
‘The Enforcement of Environmental Norms in Investment Treaty Arbitration’ inHarnessing Foreign Investment to Promote Environmental Protection(Cambridge University Press, 2013) 415-441.
Chapter 54 on ‘The ICSID Regime of State Responsibility’ inThe Law of International Responsibility(Oxford University Press, 2010) 815-42.
The International Law of Investment Claims(Cambridge University Press 2009).
Chapters 13-18 on ‘Financial Crime and Private International Law’ inBanks and Financial Crime: The International Law of Tainted Money(Oxford University Press, 2008).