Adam Gray

Sustainable Horizons: The Saudi Arabian Vision

We are excited to share the latest edition of the Law Update, beautifully and appropriately titled “Sustainable Horizons: The Saudi Arabian Vision.” Giving special honor to the Kingdom’s 2030 vision, this update focuses on a collection of both informative and inspiring articles.

For those in construction, you can learn about how the tendering environment impacts risk-pricing for contractors, the updates on the legal framework of the construction industry and how contractors can protect themselves against financial difficulties.

There is good news too from the kingdom’s banking sector, from which the practice of “Open Banking” is being pushed for! But what is open banking? We’re answering that too.

Also . . . Are there any women trail blazers in Saudi Arabia you can name? We’ll help you with that. We cover how the Middle East has been making strides in empowering women in the entrepreneurial space,most notably in STEM fields.

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Adam Gray

Senior Counsel

Biography

Adam Gray is Senior Counsel in the Transport and Insurance practice specialising in Shipping Litigation.A

He is a UK Solicitor having qualified at an International Group P&I Club in London. He now practices as an Associate Legal Consultant in Dubai. Adam has a particular expertise in maritime dispute resolution and marine insurance matters. He assists his clients in litigating, negotiating and settling complex contentious cases across a wide spectrum of dispute types, including ship arrests, collisions, charterparty and cargo claims, P&I and FD&D matters.

Recent Experience

Acted on behalf of Owners in a complex charterparty dispute involving wheat shipments that fell short of import regulations. Carefully navigated the client out of a sensitive situation with a Middle-Eastern Government Department to avoid heavy fines and permit re-export. In addition, the client was protected from third party claims in the charterparty chain.
Represented a multinational insured in a high value marine insurance claim involving the loss of a high value cargo of fuel oil in the wake of a high profile marine liquidation.
Acted for a Respondent charterer in a LMAA Arbitration, succeeding on all heads of claim. The arbitration was brought on the grounds of non-payment of hire and demurrage but we were able to prove the vessel was not cargoworthy upon arrival and consequently off-hire. The Tribunal was convinced that time lost was for the Claimant Owner’s account.
Advising a foreign buyer of a rig in the UAE on its liabilities and obligations to accept delivery despite the seller’s non-performance under the sale and purchase agreement.
Protecting Owner’s interest under a charterparty when its vessels were re-delivered by the Charterer at the wrong place in a foreign jurisdiction and subject to a multi-million dollar port invoice.
Arrested several ships and sister-ships on behalf of a lender and executed against them to recover the full arrears.