Infrastructure

Fenwick Elliott acted for a European construction company in a motorway building dispute arising out of the termination of a €52 million contract, which was based on the FIDIC Yellow Book. There were five DAB referrals and subsequent ICC arbitration proceedings.

There were a number of hearings before both the DAB and the arbitral tribunal (ICC arbitration), where Fenwick Elliott represented the client, the claimant in these proceedings.

Advising a joint venture organisation, which was bidding for a major public procurement project, on the prospects of challenging that process.

An international mechanical engineering contractor sought help with the risk analysis of a complex JV contract to design, supply and build a new process plant – and eventually to extricate it from a lock-in pre-agreement when its full potential liabilities became clear.

When an engineering project in the UAE fell into dispute, the contractor, dissatisfied with his current advisors, approached Fenwick Elliott to take over conduct of its claim.