The Evolving Landscape of Construction Disputes in Saudi Arabia

Speakers

• Dr. Hamed Merah, CEO – Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration
• Andrea Stauber, Partner – King & Spalding
• Vincent Rowan, Partner – King & Spalding
• Tim Whealy, Partner & Quantum Expert – HKA
• Christian Alberti, Chief of ADR and General Counsel – Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration
• Amanda Clack, Partner & Regional CEO – HKA

• Spaces: 120
• Venue: King & Spalding, 8 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ

What this session will cover

Our panel will discuss the impacts of new parties, projects, contracts and laws on Saudi giga projects, the typical claims and disputes issues arising and the mechanisms being explored or adopted by parties to seek to efficiently resolve those disputes.

Join our panel of King & Spalding construction lawyers, HKA experts and guest speakers, as they explore the evolving landscape of Saudi construction projects. This session will focus on the impacts of new parties, projects, contracts and laws on Saudi giga projects, the typical claims and disputes issues arising and the mechanisms being explored or adopted by parties to seek to efficiently resolve those disputes. Following a keynote introduction by Dr. Hamed Merah (CEO of the Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration), the panel discussion will explore:

• the development of the construction disputes landscape in the Kingdom.
• the evolving nature of DABs in KSA and how we are witnessing giga projects adopting DABs to manage disputes.
• the panel’s collective experience in navigating the nuances of delivering complex projects in the Kingdom and its understanding of the causation of disputes in Saudi and the wider ME region.