Ali Auda

Apr 4, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Raid Abu-Manneh |Ali Auda |Lisa Dubot

[co-author: Ross Tennant]In a recent Scottish decision, FES Ltd v HFD Construction Group Ltd [2024] CSOH 20, the Court of Session, Scotland’s Supreme Civil Court, held that under the SBCC Standard Building Contract with Quantities for use in Scotland ("SBCC")recovery of loss and expense is conditional upon compliance with notification provisions. This decision is important for those with contracts based on JCT Standard Building Contract, 2016 Edition (“JCT Standard Form”).

Mar 4, 2024 | lexology.com | Gerard Moore |Raid Abu-Manneh |Dany Khayat |Patricia Ugalde Revilla |Ali Auda |Jagpreet Sandhu | +2 more

We recently reported on the newly launched Abu Dhabi International Arbitration Centre branded as "arbitrateAD" (the "Centre"), which replaced the Abu Dhabi Commercial Conciliation and Arbitration Center ("ADCCAC") on 1 February 2024. The Centre recently published its Arbitration Rules, effective from 1 February 2024 (the "arbitrateAD Rules"), which incorporate international best practices and standards, and provide a modern, cost-effective and flexible arbitration framework.

Nov 23, 2023 | lexology.com | Raid Abu-Manneh |Sarah Garvey |Rachael O’Grady |Luiz Aboim |Kwadwo Sarkodie |Jawad Ahmad | +5 more

On 7 November 2023, King Charles III made his first King's Speech in which he set out Rishi Sunak's Government's upcoming legislative programme. One significant announcement was that the Government's intention to introduce an Arbitration Bill (the “Bill”) to fine-tune the UK’s Arbitration Act 1996 (the “1996 Act”) in this Parliamentary session (due to end on 19 December 2023).

Aug 10, 2023 | mondaq.com | Raid Abu-Manneh |Dany Khayat |Alain Farhad |Ali Auda

On , the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration ("CRCICA") released the long-awaited draft of its updated Arbitration Rules ("2023 Draft Rules"). The 2023 Draft Rules are available here. The suggested changes notably take into account recent changes introduced by other leading arbitral institutions, such as SIAC, SCCA, ICC, LCIA, and HKIAC.

Jun 22, 2023 | lexology.com | Raid Abu-Manneh |Alain Farhad |Patricia Ugalde Revilla |Gerard Moore |Bruno Savoie |Ali Auda | +2 more

Part 3: Arbitration in Saudi Arabia - The SCCA Arbitration Rules 2023Following our detailed Legal Update on the Saudi Centre for Commercial Arbitration (“SCCA”) in Part 2, in this Part 3, we examine the SCCA’s recently published arbitration rules (the “2023 Rules”), which came into force on 1 May 2023.