DISPUTE RESOLUTION
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Combining global and local dispute resolution and litigation expertise
Disputes are an inevitable part of business. Whatever the situation, our top priority is to understand your business and objectives and to work with you to achieve the best outcome.
In Saudi Arabia, our team combines specialist expertise in complex multi-jurisdictional disputes with its particular expertise with disputes arising within, or with a connection to, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and beyond.
Arbitration
Our team has extensive Saudi experience. The team represents clients in arbitrations for high-value disputes arising under the rules of Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA), as well as in disputes arising under the rules of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), and the International Chamber of Commerce International Court of Arbitration (ICC). We act in arbitrations seated in Saudi Arabia and other jurisdictions.
Our Founding Partner, Mr Abdulaziz Bin Ali has extensive experience of sitting as an Arbitrator; both in ad hoc arbitrations and under all of the major institutional rules.
Litigation
Our team also represents clients before Commercial Courts within the Kingdom. Our team also has extensive experience representing clients internationally, and enforcement of foreign judgement or arbitral awards in the Kingdom.
We have specialist expertise in construction, fraud and shareholder disputes. We are well accustomed to working with clients to overcome the challenges that can arise. We are specialists in advising on resisting the enforcement and/ or challenging Arbitral Awards.
Advising on high-value, complex cases
Our dispute resolution and litigation lawyers deal with disputes that are amongst the highest value and most complex arising in the region. Whatever the case, we use our knowledge of the applicable international and national frameworks, to achieve your goals and business objectives. Our team has a reputation for dedicated client service, and for using innovative approaches to attain goals.
For dispute resolution and litigation, the primary areas of our expertise in the Saudi and wider Middle East include:
- International arbitration, including obtaining ancillary relief in support of arbitration
- Domestic Arbitration with a particular focus on the Saudi.
- International litigation, co-ordinated from the Middle East,
- Domestic litigation
- Interlocutory freezing and search orders and other protective measures.
The sectors in which we have particular expertise include:
- Construction and infrastructure disputes
- Fraud and asset tracing
- Public and private international law
- Partnership, shareholder and joint venture disputes
- Anti-corruption legislation and national and international sanctions regimes
- Telecommunications and media disputes.