Ted has a wide range of experience in both litigation and arbitration work spanning a number of commercial, industrial and professional sectors. Although much of his work relates to the Energy sector, he also has particular experience of engineering and construction disputes, media and product liability law, IT, Defence contracts, professional negligence and accountancy disputes arising on completion accounts.
He advises a number of major oil, gas and power companies on litigation, arbitration and expert determinations regarding a wide range of matters including disputes relating to: the price of oil and gas; equity determinations under unitisation agreements; joint bidding agreements; production sharing contracts; concession agreements; joint venture accounting; drilling contracts; gas sales and transportation agreements; gas and power tolling agreements; and electricity and gas trading agreements.
He has experience of international arbitrations involving oil, gas and minerals disputes in the Middle East, Indonesia, China, India, North America, South America, Central Africa, the UK, continental Europe and the USA. He conducts arbitrations under the ICC, LCIA and UNCITRAL Rules as well as ad hoc arbitrations. He also sits as an arbitrator for the ICC.
Ted Greeno has been listed as a leading individual in Chambers' Guide to the UK Legal Profession, Chambers Global's The World's Leading Lawyers and Legal 500's Legal Experts since those publications began.
Credentials
- The BSkyB Merger Litigation: acted for BSkyB in relation to claims brought following the merger of BSB and Sky Television, defending numerous and substantial claims brought by consumer electronics companies in relation to the development and manufacture of systems unique to the old BSB technology. Judgments include Tatung (UK) v. BSkyB (Court of Appeal 1993), Philips v. BSkyB (Court of Appeal 1994) and Gillatt v Sky Television (Court of Appeal 2000).
- Grand Metropolitan V William Hill Group and Brent Walker (Court of Appeal 1991 and Chancery Division 1996): acting for GrandMet in relation to its claim for the deferred purchase price of the William Hill betting business sold to Brent Walker and defending Brent Walker's claim for a price adjustment based on completion accounts to be determined by an expert accountant. The matter involved High Court proceedings for summary judgment, proceedings to rectify the relevant agreement and proceedings before the expert accountant with regard to accounting issues.
- National Power v. United Gas: acting for United Gas in proceedings against National Power concerning interpretation of a "take-or-pay" gas supply contract (Court of Appeal 1996, Commercial Court 1998).
- Svenska and Neste v. Shell, Esso, Enterprise and Enterprise Elf (Chancery Division 1992): acting for Shell, Esso, Enterprise and Elf Enterprise in relation to proceedings arising out of an expert's equity redetermination process under the Nelson Field Unitisation Agreement.
- Amoco and Ors v. Teesside Gas Transportation Ltd: acting for the owners of the CATS North Sea gas pipeline in a send-or-pay dispute with Enron (House of Lords 2001).
- Amoco and Ors v. Enron Corp: obtaining an anti-suit injunction restraining proceedings in Texas (Commercial Court 1996).
- Total Oil Marine plc and Chevron UK Ltd v.Ors: acting for the Ninian and Heather Field Groups (comprising ten oil companies) in relation to a dispute with the Alwyn North and South Field Groups concerning the latter's entitlement to transport crude oil from the Alwyn South Field without payment of tariff. (Chancery Division 1996)
- Total Gas Marketing Ltd v. ARCO British Ltd. and Ors.: acting for ARCO and others in relation to a dispute concerning a gas sales agreement (House of Lords 1998).
- RTZ Property Pension Trust Ltd. v. ARC Property Developments Ltd. (Court of Appeal 1998): acting for Defendants in their successful appeal for costs following discontinuance of the claim shortly before the end of trial.
- Koch Hightex Gmbh v. New Millennium Experience Company (Court of Appeal 1999 and Queens Bench Division 2001): acting for Koch Hightex on their claim for cancellation of the contract to supply the roof for the Millennium Dome.
- Enron Capital and Trade Resources Ltd v. TXU Europe Energy Trading Ltd (High Court 2002 and ongoing): acting for TXU in defence of claims for alleged breach of two long term “Virtual Power Station” agreements valued by Enron at £1.2 billion.
- Intel Corporation v. VIA Technologies Inc. (Chancery Division, Patents Court 2003): acting for Intel on VIA’s defence to a patent enforcement action based on European competition law.
- International Finance Corp. v Chevron Nigeria Ltd: acting for Chevron in Interpleader proceedings in which an English court upheld for the first time a purchaser's equitable lien under a contract for work and materials (Commercial Court 2005)
- Westerngeco Ltd. v. ATP Oil & Gas Ltd.: acting for ATP on its defence of Westerngeco's claim for a contractual indemnity under the CRINE standard terms against Westerngeco's liability to compensate Total for damage to a wellhead marker buoy (Commercial Court 2006)
Most of his Arbitrations are confidential. However, Arbitrations which have been reported (and are therefore in the public domain) include:
- Enron Oil and Gas India Ltd v Oil and Natural Gas Corporation and another
- Elpis Finance v International Petroleum Refining Services
- Creighton Ltd v Government of the State of Qatar
- Svenska Petroleum v Government of Lithuania (as Arbitrator)
Accolades
Ted is listed as a Leading Individual for Commercial Litigation and Energy (Oil & Gas)
Chambers’ Global 2003,
Ted is listed for both Commercial Litigation and Energy and Natural Resources law
Legal Business’ Legal Experts 2003
"Ted Greeno has the respect, and sometimes the fear, of the competition."
Chambers 2003-2004
Ted Greeno [is] known among peers as an aggressive fighter who is "happy to go to the nth degree..."
Chambers 2003-2004
Highly recommended litigation partners include Ted Greeno, "whose intellectual ability and tactical expertise one would find hard to fault"
Legal 500 2005 (Commercial Litigation)
The disputes team is "hard to beat", fielding the likes of the "legendary expert" Ted Greeno.
Chambers™ Global 2007 (Energy and Natural Resources)