Phillip Ashley

International arbitration

• A national oil company in an USD 1.2bn ICC arbitration relating to cross-flows between oil blocks.
• An independent power producer in an LCIA arbitration concerning the pricing of natural gas in Israel.
• An operator in two LCIA arbitrations concerning unpaid cash calls relating to operations in Angola with a value of approximately USD 80m, including various counterclaims concerning allegations operator performance.
• International energy companies in approximately USD 12bn of arbitrations relating to the pricing of natural gas an LNG.
• A leading state-owned company in a pricing dispute regarding a long-term crude oil supply contract with a sum in dispute in excess of USD 16bn.
• An independent oil company in an UNCITRAL arbitration concerning the redetermination of tract interests in an LNG mega-project in the ASEAN region. 
• A manufacturer in a London Chamber of Commerce Arbitration concerning a nuclear reactor.

Commercial litigation

• The non-operators in the forced removal of an operator under a joint operating agreement by vote (TAQA Bratani Ltd & Ors v Rockrose UKCS8 LLC [2020] EWHC 58 (Comm))
• Marathon Oil, TAQA Bratani, Centrica and JX Nippon in relation to a dispute concerning joint venture consent to the sale of transportation and processing assets, including issues concerning pre-emption and reasonable assurances for transfer (Apache Beryl I Ltd v Marathon Oil UK LCC & Ors [2017] EWHC 2258 (Comm)).
• Neptune E&P UK Limited in relation to delay and liquidated damages concerning the fabrication of the topsides for the Cygnus project (Heerema Hartlepool Limited v Neptune E&P UK Limited [2018] EWHC 2217 (TCC)).

Judicial review and Competition Markets Authority

• Octopus Energy as an interested party in judicial review challenges related to the transaction by which Octopus Energy acquired Bulb Energy from administration (British Gas Trading Ltd, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero [2025] EWCA Civ 209).
• The electricity system operator in a dispute concerning the Connection and Use of System Code and EU law (SSE Generation Ltd & Ors, R (On the Application Of) v Competition And Markets Authority [2022] EWHC 865 (Admin))
• Utilita Energy in a Competition and Markets Authority determination relating to the decision of Ofgem (GEMA) to introduce a common minimum capital requirement for electricity and gas suppliers.  

Expert determination

• A system operator in an expert determination to ascertain fair commercial terms for third party access a mid-stream gas pipeline under a transportation agreement and parallel international treaty.  
• A large international oil company in an expert determination concerning compensation for disruption caused in the process of construction and tie into existing facilities.