Andrew Mackenzie

Construction and Energy

• Acting for a global engineering business in a DIAC arbitration concerning a service contract in Iraqi. This USD 23 million dispute concerned issues of contractual breach, misrepresentation and included criminal sanctions and cross-border consequences.
• Acting for the Kuwaiti Government in an ICC disputes concerning the expansion of a major oil terminal.
• Acted for an unincorporated joint venture in a DIAC arbitration concerning the operation of Dubai International Terminal 3 with a claim value of over USD 1 billion.
• Acted for a Japanese-led joint venture in an ICC dispute in Doha in connection with the service contractor of a major new international airport terminal. The claim value exceeded USD 120 million.
• Acting for a global master planner in arbitration proceedings concerning the procurement, design, tender and construction of the Midfield airport Terminal, Abu Dhabi. 

ADGM/DIFC

• Advising multiple Defendants in ADGM Court proceedings concerning a share drag dispute with a multi-million dollar claim value.
• Acting for a UAE based funds manager in ADGM Court proceedings concerning allegations of fraud, embezzlement and breach of fiduciary duties.
• Acting for a luxury European fashion house in one of the first substantive actions before the ADGM Courts.
• Acting for a global logistical company in DIFC Court proceedings concerning a challenge to a 1782 application for pre-action disclosure in the US in support of ongoing arbitral proceedings.
• Acting for a major UAE-based bank in DIFC Court proceedings concerning the enforcement of personal guarantees worth in excess of AED 700m.

Commercial Arbitration

• Acting for a global logistics provider in a DIFC-LCIA multi-million dollar Arbitration seated in the DIFC and concerning issues of contractual breach, fraud and misrepresentation. The arbitration involved issues and actions across multiple jurisdictions including, KSA, DIFC, Dubai and the US.
• Acting for a large regional KSA-based bank in DIFC-LCIA arbitral proceedings, seated in the DIFC, concerning contractual breaches under numerous financial instruments in which an award for USD 183m was successfully obtained.
• Acting for a technology solutions provider in a multijurisdictional DIFC-LCIA arbitration with a claim value of USD 380m concerning issues of IP infringement and legal and contractual claims across five separate jurisdictions.
• Acted for an unincorporated joint venture in a DIAC construction arbitration concerning a major infrastructure project with a claim value of over USD 1bn.
• Acted on behalf of a global contractor in an LCIA Arbitration in London in relation to a dispute over the design and construction of a major oil pipeline in Abu Dhabi, with a claim value of over USD 120m.