Olivia Peck

Associate
Norton Rose Fulbright Australia

Sydney
Australia
T:+61 2 9330 8057
Sydney
Australia
T:+61 2 9330 8057
Olivia Peck

Olivia Peck

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Biography

Olivia is a lawyer in our commercial litigation and international arbitration teams. She has experience working on large-scale commercial disputes, with particular experience in proceedings concerning issues of public international law and proceedings relating to the recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards. Prior to joining Norton Rose Fulbright, Olivia was a lawyer at a leading boutique firm.  


Professional experience

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B.A/LLB. – The University of Sydney (2016 - 2021)

  • Supreme Court of New South Wales 2022
  • CCDM Holdings, LLC v the Republic of India:  Acting for award assignees in respect of the recognition and enforcement in Australia of an investor-state arbitral award obtained against India pursuant to the New York Convention as implemented into Australian law arising out of a satellite investment in India. 
  • Blasket Renewable Investments LLC, 9REN Holdings S.a.r.l and NextEra Energy Global Holdings B.V. & Anor v The Kingdom of Spain:  Acting for Blasket Renewable Investments LLC, 9REN Holdings S.a.r.l, NextEra Energy Global Holdings B.V. and NextEra Energy Spain Holdings B.V. in separate but jointly heard Federal Court proceedings against Spain for the recognition and enforcement of three Energy Charter investor-state arbitral awards pursuant to the ICSID Convention as implemented into Australian law.  
  • Infrastructure Services Luxembourg S.a.r.l & Ors v The Kingdom of Spain:  Acting for the Infrastructure Services investors in ongoing proceedings relating to the recognition and enforcement of an arbitral award obtained against Spain and the execution of the corresponding judgment debt. These proceedings follow from the High Court of Australia’s landmark decision in Kingdom of Spain v Infrastructure Services Luxembourg S.a.r.l. (2023) 275 CLR 282, in which the High Court unanimously held that Spain was not immune from the jurisdiction of Australia in relation to the recognition and enforcement of the award pursuant to Article 54 of the ICSID Convention. 
  • DVU18 v Commonwealth of Australia:  Acting in ongoing Federal Court proceedings against the Commonwealth of Australia on behalf of DVU18, a stateless refugee, who was held in immigration detention between 2013 and 2022.  DVU18 seeks damages for false imprisonment against the Commonwealth arising from the circumstances of his detention. 
  • Acting in Federal Court proceedings against three foreign entities on behalf of five Australian women, who were passengers on a commercial flight from Doha to Sydney. The case involves claims brought under the 1999 Montreal Convention arising out of unlawful bodily examinations conducted by Qatari authorities in Doha. 
  • Advising a large multinational client in relation to a multi-million contractual dispute with the Commonwealth.
  • Advising a large Australian client on a multi-million dollar liquidated damages dispute in relation to the construction of a large-scale solar farm.
  • Acting in an international arbitration for an Australian-based client against a Singapore-based based entity, concerning construction delays to a clean-energy project based in Brisbane, Australia.

 

Member of ACICA45

Member of the Law Council of Australia, International Law Section

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