Expertise

Jemma is an Associate within our Construction and Engineering team working across the MENA region, advising clients in both contentious and non-contentious matters.

Jemma has experience advising employers including government bodies and funders in relation to transport, energy and infrastructure projects under bespoke FIDIC-based contracts. Jemma also has experience in dispute avoidance having advised and prepared clients for mediation and negotiations to settlement, as well as drafting of settlement agreements.

Prior to moving to relocating to the Middle East, Jemma worked with our Manchester, UK office focusing on domestic disputes acting for clients on matters including commercial developments, PFI schemes and civil and engineering infrastructure works (under JCT and NEC contracts). Her domestic dispute experience relating to contractual disputes subject to both adjudication and litigation, including advising at all stages as to litigation risk and prospects of success.

Jemma's experience includes:

• Advising an employer in relation to a DIAC arbitration in respect of a dispute relating to an extension of time claim relating to substations in Dubai, UAE.
• Advising a corporate entity in Dubai, UAE on construction issues in order to obtain financing for major public infrastructure works, identifying potential risks presented within the contractual terms.
• Advising an employer in relation to a dispute involving termination of a telecommunications contract in Dubai, UAE.
• Advising a Dubai-based Owner in relation to defective works in respect of a desalination plant in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Advising an employer based in Dubai, UAE with an extension of time claim in relation to an amusement centre in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Advising a UAE developer on a landmark development in UAE valued in excess of AED 1 billion, including drafting and advising on the contractual documentation.
• Advising a Bank in the Middle East on the procurement and contractual documentation for its headquarters.
• Advising a GCC state owned entity in respect of an ICC arbitration involving the termination of a main contractor's appointment in relation to the construction of a significant infrastructure project, exceeding USD 1 billion in dispute.
• Advising a GCC state owned entity in respect of Contractor claims for extensions of time and variations in respect of a sporting venue. Assisting the client in preparation for mediation, resulting in settlement.
• Advising an employer based in Saudi Arabia in respect of a claim for incomplete works against a UK Contractor.
• Assisting with drafting due diligence reports for a third-party funder in Oman in connection with funding in respect of construction for a solar project.