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Michael Black QC

Michael Black QC is an international commercial lawyer practicing in off-shore litigation and international arbitration as an advocate, arbitrator and mediator. He was the principal draftsman of the Rules of the DIFC Courts and the first advocate to be authorised to practice. He appeared in the first trial and is retained in other matters before the Courts. For nearly 30 years he has specialized in asset-tracing, banking, insurance and professional negligence disputes and in particular in disputes arising out of large international infra-structure projects, acting not only for owners and contractors, but also for professionals, funders and insurers. He also has extensive experience of claims relating to project finance structures in the energy and oil and gas industries.



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Philip Boulding QC

Philip Boulding QC is a barrister with over 25 years experience in the field of construction and engineering law, including major technology, infrastructure, technology and energy-related disputes. He became Queen’s Counsel in 1996. Philip’s practice is strong internationally and has recently featured matters in Hong Kong, the Philippines, Signapore, Taiwan and Scandinavia. Current or recent cases in which Philip is advising and/or appearing as advocate include an international airport, a high-speed rail link, an off-shore oil and gas platform and a computerised ticketing system on an urban metro. As well as his advisory work, representing contractors and clients (including central and municipal government), he is increasingly appointed as arbitrator and is an accredited adjudicator.

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Alexander Nissen QC

Alexander Nissen QC has over 20 years of experience in construction and engineering disputes. His practice covers a wide range of cases in professional negligence (for and against architects, surveyors and civil structural and geotechnical engineers) and contractors and sub-contractors claims. Alexander has a considerable reputation as an advocate in the English courts, including the Court of Appeal, and also has a growing international practice; including a recent US$100,000 million ICC arbitration on a power station in the Far East. As a Chartered Arbitrator, Alexander receives appointments or international and domestic disputes: a recent example was an ICC arbitration of a dispute between international parties on a road building contract in East Africa.

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William Frain-Bell

William Frain-Bell specialises in international commercial dispute avoidance and resolution. Having qualified as a solicitor, he was called to the Bar firstly in Scotland (1999) and then in England & Wales (2000) and has extensive advocacy experience in courts and tribunals at every level in the UK. He is able to receive instructions from clients directly under the Bar Council’s Public Direct Access scheme and has full rights of audience in the international commercial court in Dubai, where he can also issue claims. He is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has been involved in a number of high level arbitrations and adjudications. These include an adjudication regarding one of Europe’s largest off shore wind turbine developments and an arbitration in Dubai concerning a dispute over the investment of a US$250m VC fund, involving parties from the UAE, Pakistan and the Cayman Islands.

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Krista Lee

Krista Lee is a dual qualified barrister who specialises in engineering and construction disputes. An Oxford law graduate who was called to the Bar in 1996, she has since gained an honours degree in engineering. An experienced advocate in the High Court, especially in the specialist Technology and Construction Court, Krista advises on the whole construction process, from negotiation and drafting of contractors, through appointment and management of contractors and consultants on site, to claims and their resolution by adjudication, mediation, arbitration and litigation. Krista also undertakes more general commercial work, including company law, partnership disputes and insolvency litigation.

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Nerys Jefford

Nerys Jefford was called to The Bar in 1986 and specialises in construction and engineering disputes, especially those arising from major infrastructure projects in the power and energy industries. She has been involved in a large number of high-value international arbitrations in jurisdictions around the world, most recently in Hong Kong and Singapore, relating to ship conversions, process plants, and a range of off-shore projects, as well as commercial and housing developments. In the UK, Nerys appears often in the specialist Technology and Construction Court (High Court) and is noted for her professional negligence cases and for expertise in bonds and guarantees.

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