Carla Basson

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Carla is a senior associate based in the Cape Town office of Clyde & Co, specializing in international construction arbitration and disputes. Carla regularly advises a wide range of international clients on arbitration proceedings under international rules, including VIAC, DIAC, DIFC-LCIA, ICC and UNCITRAL.

Carla has particular expertise working for large real estate developers, government entities, infrastructure developers and large scale multi-billion-dollar Legal Professional Privilege Review exercises. 

Carla recently returned to her home country after working in the International Arbitration and Disputes Team at a leading American firm in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 

Experience

• Representing Contractor in VIAC arbitration proceedings regarding large infrastructure project.
• Acting as part of Supervising Legal Representative team appointed by the DIFC Courts, in largest registered Document Disclosure case.
• Representing prominent Emirati family against government entity in multi-billion-dollar real estate DIAC arbitration dispute.
• Representing Joint-Venture in Dubai seated DIFC-LCIA arbitration proceedings against large Chinese engineering company.
• Representing UAE government-controlled entity in ICC arbitration proceedings seated in Dubai for construction of a residential tower in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
•  Advising large Abu Dhabi based EPC company on demurrage claims in front of the Tribunal De Commerce in Paris, France.
• Seconded to EPC company in Abu Dhabi as Legal Counsel.