Ilham Kabbouri

Representing a state-owned entity in an ICC arbitration brought by a subcontractor under a subcontract for the provision of drilling and associated management services

Representing a major consultancy firm, acting as Architect of Record, in expert determination proceedings against a Middle Eastern state authority arising out of a major commercial development

Representing a partnership in a DIAC arbitration brought by an Islamic finance lender under a Master Murabaha Agreement

Representing a Middle Eastern state-owned entity in enforcement-related proceedings before the Dubai International Financial Centre Courts and alongside local counsel in Belgium, the Netherlands and New York, including applications and cross-applications for discovery, attachment, enforcement and set-aside of arbitral awards

Representing a Middle Eastern state-owned airline in a DIAC arbitration against a UK concessionaire under a long-term airport concession agreement

Representing a state-owned entity in an arbitration relating to the provision of IT services; the dispute concerned issues of performance and entitlement to payment for services rendered

Representing a Middle Eastern state-owned refinery company against an Italian contractor in an ICC Arbitration regarding the construction of a Hydrogen Production Unit for use in the refining process

Representing the international branch of an African state-owned telecom company before the DIFC Courts in opposing the enforcement of an ICC arbitration award in respect of a dispute relating to a business venture in West Africa

Representing a UAE distributor in ICC arbitration proceedings initiated by a Korean company with regards to distribution contracts for consumer goods in West Africa

Advising an African state in relation to a dispute between its national port authority and an international port operator, arising out of allegations of breach of a concession agreement for the rehabilitation and management of the country’s port