Infrastructure business such as construction of major roads, bridges, and other civil infrastructure works, has recently witnessed a notable growth in Kuwait due to the the State’s interest in developing the nation as part of Kuwait 2035 sustainable development plan.
A sophisticated DIFC-LCIA arbitration concerning the termination of an agency was won by one of our partners on behalf of a well-known Turkish infrastructure company against its local agent in Kuwait. The arbitrators sided with our client, dismissing all of the agent's claims and ordering the agent to pay all of the client's arbitration costs and fees.
One of our partners successfully defended a leading Chinese company in a lawsuit involving a disagreement over the misapplication of offset regulation in connection to Sabah Al Salem University City Project. The case was settled out of court, saving the client over USD 21 Million.