Richard Davies
Richard Davies
Richard Davies
Country Managing Partner, Head of Construction Disputes
Biography
Richard has been based in the UAE since early 2008 and is the Managing Partner of BCLP’s Middle East operations and Head of Construction Disputes Group.
Richard is highly experienced in both transactions and disputes arising out of construction projects, particularly those with an international flavour. He has acted for government departments, developers, occupiers, lenders, contractors and consultants.
He advises on procurement strategy, drafting and negotiating building and ancillary contracts, advising on claims (often during project execution) and represents clients in proceedings.
He is listed in Legal 500, Chambers and Who’s Who Legal as one of the leading specialists in the UAE.
Client Story
Getting vertiport pioneer Skyports off the ground in Dubai
Admissions
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England and Wales
Related Practice Areas
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Construction Disputes
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Infrastructure
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Real Estate Disputes
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Commercial Construction & Engineering
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Commercial Real Estate
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Litigation & Dispute Resolution
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Business & Commercial Disputes
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International Arbitration
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Energy Transition
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Aviation, Aerospace & Defense
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Regulation, Compliance & Advisory
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Healthcare & Life Sciences
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Real Estate
Experience
- Design And Build Defects In A Landmark Hotel - Led the team representing one of the Middle East’s largest hotel and mall owners in pursuing claims against the original design and build team for defects in a landmark hotel in Dubai. Developed a claim strategy which included the coordination and documentation of independent expert investigations into the extent of the defects, reviewing and analysing historic project records (including interviewing key personnel) to ascertain contractual responsibility for them and advising client on prospects of success. Pursued a robust but non-confrontational strategy with the other parties, enabling the client to progress commercial discussions and contributions towards remedial costs.
- Residential Mixed-Use Development In Myanmar - Drafted and successfully negotiated on behalf of a developer a design and build contract and ancillary documents for a mixed-use development in Myanmar. Tax and for-ex considerations were overcome by the use of an on-shore/off-shore procurement structure and coordination procedure.
- New airport development in GCC - Represented the master systems integrator for a major airport project in a GCC country in relation to its disputes with the project Owner and certain subcontractors in connection with responsibility for delay and extra costs. Matters include contractual adjudication proceedings and arbitration (under ICC rules).
- Haramain High Speed Rail Project - Handled (as part of a multi-disciplinary team) the engineering and technology aspects of the multi-phase Haramain High Speed Rail Project, linking the Holy cities of Makkah and Medinah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Particular challenges arose for the Phase 2 packages (which included not only the rolling stock, operation and maintenance of the railway but also the design and engineering of track and systems) and their integration with the separately procured train stations at challenging locations. The project is now nearing completion.
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