Simon Davenport KC, Sanjay Patel KC, Luke Wygas, Laurence Page, Katy Handley, Eric Shi, Sym Hunt-Brady and Liam Williams will be in Dubai for Dubai Arbitration Week from 10-14 November. Throughout the week, members will be speaking at various events:
Monday 10th November
At 3:30pm – 5:30pm, Sanjay Patel KC will be speaking at PWC’s event: ‘Forensic Investigation in Arbitration & Litigation’.
This session addresses the practical issues in investigating and addressing these potential fraud issues in an Arbitration and Litigation setting from a legal, investigating and testifying standpoint.
To sign up, please see here.
Tuesday 11th November
At 8:30am – 11:00am, Sanjay Patel KC will be speaking at Diales’ ‘Stand-up Disputes Show’.
The event will feature a series of dynamic sessions, each lasting approximately 15 minutes, led by individual speakers. Offering an alternative to the traditional seminar style, each session is designed to be interactive, with speakers engaging directly with the audience to foster open discussion and knowledge sharing on construction disputes.
Topics that will be covered in the session include:
• The DAB process in practice
• Hot tubbing v single cross examination
• Risk and Change Management
• Defects: From Snags to Showdowns
To sign up, please see here.
At 9:30am – 11:30am, Laurence Page will speak at a joint event hosted by 4 Pump Court, HAS Law Firm, ALC Lawyers & Counsels and MAK Law Firm: ‘Interim Awards Without Borders: Recognition and Enforcement of Interim Awards in the UK, UAE, Oman, and Saudi Arabia’.
The session will address:
• The process of obtaining, recognizing, and enforcing interim arbitral awards between the UAE, Oman, and Saudi Arabia.
• The interplay between the Middle East and the UK in this field.
• Whether the process has been simplified in recent years.
• How civil law courts in the region are responding to interim arbitral awards, including those from common law jurisdictions such as the UK.”
To sign up, please email [email protected].
Wednesday 12th November
At 16:00pm -18:00pm, Sanjay Patel KC will speak at HFW’s event: ‘ Strategic Arbitration Insights: Utilising Offshore Courts & Enhancing Financial Recover in Construction Disputes’. Sanjay will speak at the second session: ‘Maximising financial recovery from construction claims through arbitration’. This session will focus on strategic approaches to recovering financial claims in complex construction disputes.
Topics include:
• Claim consolidation
• Procedural tactics
• The use of pleadings vs memorials
To sign up, please see here.
Thursday 13th November
At 8:30am – 10:30am, Luke Wygas will speak at Yendall Hunter’s event: ‘How to manage risks to the construction of Data centres in the Middle East and beyond?’.
As demand for digital infrastructure surges across the Middle East and globally, the construction of data centres presents unique challenges, ranging from complex timelines and technical specifications to regional regulatory and geopolitical factors. These complexities often give rise to disputes and delays. This panel will delve into real-world case studies, discuss best practises, provide insights and will be an open forum for audience questions and engagement.
To sign up, please see here.
Simon, Sanjay, Luke, Laurence, Katy, Sym, Eric and Liam look forward to catching up with clients and friends in the region. If you would like to arrange a meeting, please contact Practice Manager Liam Williams – [email protected].
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