Counsel to a Middle Eastern engineering firm in notifying international financial institutions of judicial attachment orders to suspend the encashment of project securities totaling over QAR 73 million pending final court rulings in Qatar.
Counsel to a Gulf-based engineering firm in navigating complex jurisdictional challenges between arbitral tribunals and local courts, utilizing expert reports on corporate authority to invalidate arbitration provisions in a ‘Paid-when-Paid’ dispute.
Representation of a Qatari electromechanical joint venture in urgent summary proceedings before the Doha Court of First Instance, obtaining an ex-parte order to block the liquidation of a QAR 24.7 million performance guarantee by a Malaysian construction conglomerate.
Representation of a UAE oilfield services company in the termination of a multi-party Agency and Funding Agreement with US and Canadian energy services firms regarding an onshore project for a national oil company in Abu Dhabi.
Advising a Middle Eastern supplier on legal recourse and the recovery of substantial funding costs following the material breach of a subcontracting agreement by Texas and Alberta-based partners in the energy sector.
Counsel to a Gulf-based entity in a cross-border dispute involving the enforcement of cure notices and termination provisions against North American service providers regarding a major infrastructure project in the United Arab Emirates.
Representation of a regional MEP subcontractor in urgent proceedings before the Qatar Courts to attach a QAR 48.5 million performance bond following the alleged wrongful termination of a contract for a major downtown development in Doha.
Advising an international construction firm on the validity of dispute resolution mechanisms in a Letter of Intent, analyzing the conflict between expert determination, FIDIC arbitration clauses, and local court jurisdiction under Qatari law.
Counsel to a UAE-headquartered contractor in structuring a QAR 188 million damages claim for repudiatory breach, involving complex ‘global’ claims for delay and disruption on a Phase 2 infrastructure project in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region.
Representation of a regional electromechanical contractor in urgent proceedings before the Qatar Court of Urgent Matters to attach a QAR 48.5 million performance bond issued for the Msheireb Downtown project, preventing encashment by a major regional construction conglomerate.
