Alec Emmerson
Consultant, Dubai
Recent experience
- Advising Dubai Drydocks on and defending multi million dollar claims arising out of the flooding of the world's largest drydock (UAE Courts)
- Advising property insurers and their insured and pursuing claims for about US$10mĀ arising from the holing and damage of an offshore pipe line by a dredger (UAE Courts)
- Advising owner of a superyacht which became a CTL in Jaddaf and pursuing recovery against insurers and repairers for about US$5m
- Advising insurers of (another) superyacht which became a CTL in Dubai Creek in connection with a primary claim of US$13.8m and related reinsurance recoveries (litigation in England and Germany)
- Advising investors in a US$400m dispute in telecom sector (ICC Arbitration).
- Advising Indian Software Company in multimillion dollar development contract dispute (LCIA Arbitration)
- Advising subcontractor in Iraqi reconstruction related dispute (AAA Arbitration)
- Advising party to UAE hospital management contract dispute (DIAC Arbitration)
- Advising foreign principals and local agents in various commercial agency disputes (UAE & other GCC Courts) and banks and traders on l/c disputes
- Advising multinational insurer in connection with major losses in Iraq
- Advising local owners in claims against European naval architects, (DIAC Arbitration)
- Advising major international insurer on Builders Blanket Bond and other financial lines claims in the Middle East