Prof. Weale has over 30 years’ experience as an Expert Witness with his first case taking place before the ICC Tribunal in Stockholm in 1989. His cases have mainly concerned price/contract disputes in long-term gas contracts, but he also covers other energy contract disputes. Clients value Prof. Weale’s very strong analytical skills and his robust performance during cross-examinations.
His main areas of expertise relevant for arbitration cases are:
Selected cases on which he has been engaged include:
Confidential Arbitration (AAA – International Centre for Dispute Resolution 2023) – Breach of contract dispute between multinational chemical companies. Submitted report and testified at merits hearing as expert witness on energy contracting.
Hearing: New York 2023
Lawyers: Eimer Stahl LLP
Gas arbitration case between sellers of gas from Trinidad & Tobago and a European Oil/Gas company
Hearing: New York 2007
Lawyers: Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP.
Gas arbitration between Nigerian company and European Oil/Gas company
Hearing: London 2006
Lawyers: Skadden Arps
Norwegian gas arbitration where he represented a European gas company
Hearing: case settled before hearing 2005
Lawyers: Kvale Advokatfirma DA
ICC case Norwegian gas arbitration case where he represented the Continental Buying Consortium
Hearing: Stockholm 1989
Lawyers: Coudert Brothers