Ruimin is an international disputes expert, specialising in cross-border disputes, investment treaty arbitration, commercial dispute resolution, and risk mitigation. She has extensive experience practicing across commercial and government sectors in the United Kingdom (London), Australia (Sydney, Canberra and Brisbane) and China (Beijing).
With particular experience in complex and high-value commercial disputes for prominent clients in the global energy and resources sector, Ruimin has represented clients before international arbitral tribunals and State & Federal Courts in Australia. In addition, she has advised clients on risk mitigation in areas of human rights and corporate accountability, including modern slavery and anti-bribery and corruption. Ruimin also maintains an active pro bono practice, with experience representing applicants in international human rights courts, as well as assisting individuals and organisations across numerous social justice projects.
Ruimin is a former Adviser to the Australian Prime Minister on legal affairs and international policy.
Ruimin’s working languages are English and Chinese (Mandarin).
Ruimin’s work highlights include:
- Australian construction company: acting for a contractor as defendant and counter-claimant in a SIAC arbitration relating to the Roy Hill iron ore mining project in Western Australia.
- Vietnamese mining company: acting in a US $150 million SIAC arbitration against an Australian engineering company relating to engineering design and procurement services for a mineral processing plant in Vietnam.
- Australian-listed company: acting in a SIAC arbitration relating to breaches of contractual warranties from the sale of Indonesian oil assets to a Malaysian conglomerate.
- ComfortDelGro Corporation: acting for the major international transport company in a contractual dispute in the NSW Supreme Court.
- Prominent Australian corporations: advising on the implications of modern slavery legislation and supply chain risk management.
- Multinational corporation clients: advising on implications of foreign bribery legislation for their corporate governance frameworks.
