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Dubai Arbitration Week

Monday, November 10, 2025
08.15 - 11.45GST — Gulf Standard Time

Dubai Arbitration Week

Monday, November 10, 2025
08.15 - 11.45

Event details

Clyde & Co is delighted to announce our participation in Dubai Arbitration Week.

We invite you to join us for two dynamic panel debates, bringing together insights from Arbitrator, Counsel, Client, and Expert Witness perspectives.

Our discussions will explore two topical issues that have the potential to present significant challenges in arbitration proceedings, offering practical perspectives on how to navigate these successfully.

The sessions will also include an interactive Q&A, giving you the opportunity to engage directly with our panel of experts.

Agenda:

8:15am - 8:55am  
Registration, networking, and refreshments
 
8:55am - 9:00am

 Introduction

  • Speaker: Susie Abdel-Nabi, Partner and Head of the Commercial Arbitration and Litigation Group - Middle East, Clyde & Co
9:00am-10:00am

Panel one: Managing guerilla tactics deployed in construction disputes

Speakers:

  • Alexa Hall, Partner, Projects and Construction, Clyde & Co
  • Richard Harding KC, Barrister & Arbitrator
  • Jubeir Shamte, Head of Commercial Management, Wasl
  • Stuart McIvor, Managing Director, FTI Consulting 
10:00am-10:30am Coffee break and networking
Registration for panel two (for guests who did not attend panel one)
10:30am-11:30am

Panel two: Intersection of arbitration and insolvency

Speakers:

  • Alexandra Lester, Partner, Commercial Arbitration and Litigation Group, Clyde & Co
  • Keith Hutchison, Partner, Commercial Arbitration and Litigation Group, Clyde & Co
  • Sherif Maher, Partner, Commercial Arbitration and Litigation Group, Clyde & Co
  • Paul Leggett, Partner, Deloitte
11:30am-11:45am

Closing remarks and session wrap-up