Experience

  • •Acting as sole arbitrator in a DIAC arbitration seated in Dubai, UAE, between a German/Swiss service provider and an Afghanistan contractor in relation to trade of fuel transactions in Afghanistan. English law applied and issues of jurisdictions, capacity and legality involved questions under the UAE and Afghanistan law.
  • •Acting as sole arbitrator in an ICC arbitration seated in Paris, France, between a Lebanese subcontractor and a Lebanese main contractor in respect of the MEP works for a project of a luxury mixed-use community development covering over 250,000 square meters of land. The dispute involved issues of defective works, variations, delay, retention, and defects liability period. Lebanese law applied.
  • •Acting as presiding arbitrator in an ICC case seated in Geneva between a major international gas supplier and European trading company for Euro230 million compensations for the curtailment of gas supply under a contract to supply gas to the German market. Swiss law applied.
  • •Acting as party-appointed arbitrator in a construction dispute related to a water desalination facility under the SCCA Rules, seated in Riyadh applying Saudi law – amount in dispute is circa SAR300 million.
  • •Acting as party-appointed arbitrator in a construction dispute under the SCCA Rules, seated in Riyadh applying Saudi law – amount in dispute is circa SAR1.8 million.
  • •Acting as party-appointed arbitrator in an oil and gas ad hoc arbitration, seated in Riyadh applying Saudi law – dispute amount is circa USD60 million.
  • •Acting as presiding arbitrator in an ad hoc arbitration applying UNCITRAL Rules, seated in Seoul, South Korea, between a Japanese contractor and a Korean entity for a dispute concerning an energy project in Bangladesh. Bangladesh law applied. Questions concerning validity of arbitration agreement, multiple jurisdiction issues and conflict of laws involved guidance and application of English, Korean and Japanese laws.
  • •Acting as presiding arbitrator in an ICC arbitration seated in Amman, Jordan, between two Jordanian entities involving a dispute relating to the failure of a gas turbine on a power station. Jordanian law applied.
  • •Acting as presiding arbitration in a DIAC arbitration seated in Dubai, UAE, between a main contractor and a developer in relation to the construction of a residential project in Dubai. The dispute involved issues concerning termination of contract (FIDIC form), consequences of termination, claims of outstanding payments, interest, and other finance charges. UAE law applied.
  • •Acting as presiding arbitration in a DIAC arbitration seated in Dubai, UAE, between a main contractor and a developer in relation to the construction of a residential project in Dubai. The dispute involved issues concerning termination of contract (FIDIC form), consequences of termination, claims of outstanding payments, interest, and other finance charges. UAE law applied.
  • •Acting as sole arbitrator in a communication/ technology dispute under the LCIA Rules, seated in Riyadh applying Saudi law – amount in dispute is circa SAR45 million.
  • •Acting as sole arbitrator in a shareholders' dispute under the DIAC Rules, seated in the DIFC applying Saudi law – amount in dispute is circa USD100 million.
  • •Acting as a dispute board member, appointed by the ICC, in a dispute over extension of time and prolongation costs in one of the biggest refineries in the world. Kuwaiti law applied.
  • •Acting as co-arbitrator in an LCIA arbitration seated in Singapore, in relation to a joint venture agreement for the development of a real estate project in Dubai. UAE law applied.
  • •Acting as co-arbitrator in an ADCCAC arbitration seated in Abu Dhabi, between a UAE contractor and a government-owned company for a dispute related to the termination and liability for damages under an industry planning and organization consultancy contract. UAE law applied. 
  • •Acting as co-arbitrator in a DIAC arbitration seated in Dubai, UAE, between a UAE contractor and an international medical facilities group in respect of the construction of the extension of a hospital in Dubai. The dispute involved issues concerning delay, extension of time and prolongation costs, liquidated damages, and assessment of general damages under the UAE law, variations, design liability and professional negligence. UAE law applied. 
  • •Acting as presiding arbitrator in an ICC arbitration seated in Cairo, Egypt between a French manufacturer, and an Egyptian company in charge for managing an industrial zone in Suez. The dispute involved issues concerning the supplying and maintenance of industrial infrastructure and facilities. Egyptian law applied.
  • •Acting as co-arbitrator in a CRCICA arbitration seated in Cairo, Egypt, between an Egyptian superstructure subcontractor and a German main contractor with respect to a hospital in Iraq. The dispute involved issues concerning termination, defective works with the slab on grade, delay, liquidated damages, and variation orders. Iraqi law applied. Jurisdictional issues raised question about the interactive between the law of the seat (Egyptian law) and the substantive law (Iraqi law).
  • •Acting as sole arbitrator in an ad hoc arbitration, seated in the DIFC, UAE, between a Qatari offshore oil and gas contractor and a Norwegian company concerning a joint venture agreement to own and operate offshore oil and gas assets. The dispute involved issues of specifications of equipment, warranties, deceit, and commercial fraud. Qatari law applied.
  • •Acting as co-arbitrator in an ICC arbitration seated in Cairo, Egypt, between an Egyptian contractor and a renowned developer concerning the development of a luxurious residential project in Cairo. Egyptian law applied.
  • •Acting as presiding arbitrator in a DIAC arbitration seated in Dubai, UAE, between a UAE main contractor and a developer for disputes in relation to the construction of a business tower in Dubai. The dispute involved issues concerning termination for convenience, delay, and assessment of unliquidated damages. UAE law applied.
  • •Acting as co-arbitrator in an ICC arbitration seated in Doha, Qatar, between a Lebanese subcontractor and Turkish contractors. The dispute involves questions of jurisdiction and the application of back-to-back payment clauses under the civil code. Qatari law applied.
  • •Acting as co-arbitrator in a CRCICA arbitration seated in Cairo, Egypt between a British hotel group and an Egyptian government-owned company concerning the termination of management and operation contract for a historical hotel in Cairo. Egyptian law applied.
  • •Acting as sole arbitrator in a DIFC-LCIA arbitration seated in the DIFC, UAE between a German supplier of materials and a UAE contractor in relation to a dispute regarding the specifications of supplied materials, payment of purchase price and compensation for damages. UAE law applied.
  • •Acting for a joint venture including one of the largest construction companies in the US, and one of the Middle East's largest construction companies, on complex disputes arising out of a major metro development in the Middle East. Issues concerning change orders and delay, and design issues. Includes ICC arbitration proceedings concerning several hundreds of millions of US dollars.
  • •Acting for one of China's largest construction companies in ICC arbitration proceedings concerning major infrastructure works in the Middle East (the development of a new city). Delay, variations (including design changes) and local authority requirements are central issues. Heavy civils works and design/M&E works and design. Amount in dispute exceed USD1 billion.
  • •Acting for a UAE contractor in a DIAC arbitration for a AED 80 million claim. The case involved issues under the FIDIC form of contract applying the UAE law, such as entitlement to extension of time, valuation of variations, concurrent delay and liquidated damages.
  • •Acting for a Saudi investment management company in arbitration proceedings under the Rules of Arbitration of the Geneva Chamber of Commerce against a Swiss investment company for a claim in the region of US$10 million.
  • •Acting for a leading Italian construction company in a construction arbitration against an Omani investor regarding a US$55 million dispute in relation to a turn-key contract.
  • •Acting for a leading Austrian contractor in a DIAC arbitration proceedings against a sub-contractor in relation to one of the largest projects in Abu Dhabi. The case involves contract interpretation issues under the UAE Law.
  • •Advising a Korean contractor on claims related to variation orders and failure of coordination between contractors with respect to the construction of a power and desalination plant in Saudi Arabia.
  • •Advising an EPC contractor on a gas-fired power station and desalination plant in Oman on legal, including assistance with key correspondence, advice on key contract terms and advising on contract positions with subcontractors.
  • •Advising EPC consortium on extension of time claims and contract interpretation matters in relation to an IWPP in Bahrain, which shall be developed to generate 1,500 MW of Power based on Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) technology and produce 50 MGD of water through Sea Water Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) technology.