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Nouria Hammeda

Associate
Dubai
About

Nouria is an Associate in the Litigation & Regulatory team based in the Dubai office, focusing on commercial dispute resolution.

Nouria has acted on behalf of both international and domestic clients in a range of industries including real estate, energy, healthcare, insurance and retail.

Nouria’s clients include multinational companies, government entities and family conglomerates. She has experience across a variety of dispute forums including litigation, arbitration and adjudication.

Areas of FocusLitigation, Arbitration and Investigations
Professional QualificationsSolicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales

EXPERIENCE

Dispute Resolution

  • Acting for a major contractor in ICC arbitration proceedings related to a large-scale construction project in Slovakia. The dispute concerned claims for adjustments to the contract price and additional payment valued at over USD100m.
  • Assisting a state-owned mining company based in KSA in ICC arbitration proceedings involving multiple claims and counterclaims totalling USD1bn, with the largest valued at c. USD263m, relating to the construction of a Sulphuric Acid and Power Plant.*
  • Assisting a state-owned mining company based in KSA in dispute adjudication board proceedings involving multiple claims and counterclaims, with a cumulative value over c. USD106m, relating to the construction of a Di-Ammonium Phosphate and NPK facility.*
  • Representing a Dubai based provider of third-party administration services in its claim against a healthcare insurance provider, for breach of a Third-Party Administrator Agreement governed by UAE law.*
  • Acting for a real estate investment firm based in the Netherlands in pursuing injunctive proceedings in the DIFC Courts.*

*Denotes experience prior to joining DLA Piper

Education
  • University of Law, Legal Practice Course (LPC), Distinction
  • BPP, Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL)
  • London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Government BSc

My latest insights

Publication

Tackling corruption in international arbitration: Examining the ICC’s “red flags” approach

25 February 2025 .8 minute read

Publication

DIFC Court upholds USD1.6 billion ICC award and rejects claims of unlawful evidence

30 September 2024 .3 minute read

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Phone

+971 443 86345
(Work, Dubai)
+971 443 86101
(Fax, Dubai)
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