As part of Dubai Arbitration Week, Gatehouse Chambers is holding their breakfast event at Horizons & Co.’s offices in Dubai.

Horizons & Co.’s Managing Partner Ali Al Zarooni will be speaking alongside an impressive array of experts, exploring the challenges of resolving mega-project disputes in the GCC region.

The big, the bad and the ugly: Mega-project litigation; cutting through the complexity.

With an expert blend of experience, the speakers will share war-stories and provide examples of best practice to see what works and what really does not when dealing with colossal cases. Among other key issues, the panelists will cover:

Party expectations: getting the strategy right.

Making the complex, simple: getting the most out of the expert team.

Location:  Horizons & Co. Law Firm, Floor 49, Burj Al Salam, Dubai.

Register to attend: events@gatehouselaw.co.uk

Gatehouse Chambers as part of Dubai Arbitration Week – "The big, the bad and the ugly: Mega-project litigation; cutting through the complexity" | Horizons & Co - Law Firm UAE

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Gatehouse Chambers as part of Dubai Arbitration Week – "The big, the bad and the ugly: Mega-project litigation; cutting through the complexity"

Date of event: November 13, 2024

As part of Dubai Arbitration Week, Gatehouse Chambers is holding their breakfast event at Horizons & Co.’s offices in Dubai.

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