I am a construction partner at Trowers & Hamlins LLP based in the firm's Dubai office, but working on a regional basis across all of the firm's Middle East offices, which include Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, and Oman.My practice provides contract advisory services for all aspects of construction, engineering and oil and gas projects (especially those procured on an EPC basis) to employers, main contractors, specialist subcontractors and engineering and architectural consultants. I have extensive experience of advising upon procurement issues, amendments to redress the balance of risk in standard form (in particular FIDIC) and bespoke building contracts, consultancy agreements and forms of ancillary security relating to significant international infrastructure and development projects. In addition, I frequently advise clients (both claimants and respondents) in relation to construction dispute resolution, which includes amicable settlement assistance, drafting settlement agreements, mediation, dispute adjudication boards and arbitration proceedings conducted under various arbitration rules (ICC, LCIA, UNCITRAL, ADCACC and particularly those subject to the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) Rules of Arbitration). I have also gained further insight into arbitration in the MENA region generally from being regularly appointed as an arbitrator.