Ranked in 2 Practice Areas

Expertise Based Abroad

Projects & Energy

Qatar

1 Years Ranked

Expertise Based Abroad

Dispute Resolution

Qatar

1 Years Ranked

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Provided by Paul Prescott

Global

Practice Areas

Construction and Engineering, Energy, Hospitality and Leisure, Infrastructure, Project Development, Real Estate, Transportation, Freight and Logistics

Career

Paul Prescott is a partner and leads the Construction and Dispute Resolution practice in Saudi Arabia. He has more than 20 years' experience, of which more than 10 years have been spent in the Middle East.

He has substantial experience advising government departments, investors, sponsors, developers, lender clients and joint venture contractors on major construction, infrastructure, real estate, hospitality, wastewater, energy and process engineering projects in the Middle East. These have included logistics facilities, airports, road and heavy rail engineering infrastructure, stadia infrastructure and facilities, hotels, mixed-used developments, independent sewage treatment plants, renewable energy projects and food manufacturing plants in the Middle East and globally.

Paul has extensive knowledge and in-depth experience of standard form contracts for the procurement of construction and engineering projects using the FIDIC suite of contracts, NEC, ICC, ICE, MF/1 and LOGIC. He has considerable experience advising clients on PPP arrangements, EPC arrangements, framework agreements and target cost arrangements.

He also assists clients in resolving disputes, including supporting them in achieving successful outcomes with the use of ADR techniques, which include mediation, expert determination and arbitration. He leads our arbitration practice in Saudi Arabia.

Paul is ranked in Chambers Global for four consecutive years and has a Building Information Modelling Project Management certificate from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

Professional Memberships

Society of Construction Law

Qatar British Business Forum

Chambers Review

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Chambers Global Guide

Dispute Resolution - Qatar

Saudi Arabia expertise based abroad
Individual Editorial

Paul Prescott advises clients from a range of sectors, such as infrastructure, real estate and construction, on both commercial litigation and cross-border arbitration cases. He recently joined the Riyadh office of Addleshaw Goddard after leaving Dentons in Qatar.


Projects & Energy - Qatar

Saudi Arabia expertise based abroad
Individual Editorial

Paul Prescott maintains a prolific projects practice and is well regarded for his skilful representation in PPPs and construction matters. He is also adept at handling renewable energy and real estate projects. He recently joined the Riyadh office of Addleshaw Goddard after leaving Dentons in Qatar.

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