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Ross Wilson

Associate
Dubai
About

Ross Wilson is a Scots law qualified solicitor and member of the Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations team in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

He has advised clients in the UK, Europe and the Middle East in a broad range of commercial disputes. Ross has represented clients in abritral forums such as the DIAC, ICC, and Scottish Arbitration Centre, as well as before the ADGM Courts, the Scottish Court of Session, and Irish High Court.

Ross acts on complex, multijurisdictional disputes within the hospitality, aviation, industrial, energy and oil and gas sectors. 

Areas of FocusLitigation, Arbitration and InvestigationsRegulatory and Government AffairsEnergy and Natural ResourcesIndustrialsFinancial ServicesInfrastructure, Construction and TransportConsumer Goods, Food and Retail
Bar admissionsAdmitted as a Solicitor with the Law Society of Scotland

EXPERIENCE

  • Acting for a leading aviation services business in a DIAC seated arbitration in respect of a USD96m dispute arising under a concession in Iraq. The dispute also involves advising in respect of 2 concurrent claims brought before the local Iraqi courts.
  • Acting for a global engineering business in enforcing an ICC award against an Iraqi state entity, involving issues such as criminal sanctions and cross-border consequences.
  • Acting for a UAE based funds manager in ADGM Court proceedings concerning allegations of fraud, embezzlement and breach of fiduciary duties.
  • Advising a Saudi-Arabian based manufacturer of oil and gas products in a DIAC arbitration regarding the supply of defective raw material.
  • Acting for a main contractor against an employer in a high value, complex dispute with allegations of delay, disruption, and defects in the construction of a hotel in the UAE.
  • Advising a leading energy services company in disputes arising from the construction of a large offshore windfarm. 
  • Advising an international client in the context of Irish High Court injunctive proceedings preventing the unauthorized use of confidential and proprietary information.

     
Languages
  • English
Education
  • Glasgow University, Diploma in Professional Legal Practice (PgDip), Distinction, 2019
  • Glasgow Caledonian University, LLB (Hons) Bachelor of Laws, 2018

Prior Experience

Ross trained with DLA Piper in Edinburgh, and has completed secondments to DLA Piper’s office in Dublin. Prior to joining DLA Piper, Ross tutored in private law at a leading Scottish university.

Memberships and Affiliations

  • Solicitor and Notary Public, Law Society of Scotland

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+971 (0)44 386 223
(Work, Dubai)
+971 (0)52 235 8852
(Mobile , Dubai)
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