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Find out moreWe 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.
Read the full editionAl Tamimi & Company is delighted to announce that it has further strengthened its Qatar offering with the appointment of new Partner and Regional Head of Construction & Infrastructure, Andrew Symms.
Andrew has over 30 years’ experience advising on the full spectrum of construction and engineering legal matters, including all forms of international dispute resolution. He has worked across many jurisdictions and joins us from DWF where he was Partner for several years. He previously worked as a Partner with other leading international law firms and acted as Legal Counsel for the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games.
He has exceptional multi-sector experience, particularly in relation to the legal and commercial issues surrounding the delivery of large projects ranging from residential and commercial buildings to international sporting venues to roads, power stations, transmission lines, water treatment facilities and process plants. His clients include construction and engineering companies, energy companies, airports, airlines, property developers, consultants, public authorities, governments and sports organisations.
Matthew Heaton, Head of Office – Qatar, commented: “We are delighted to welcome such a well-respected construction and infrastructure expert to our team. Andrew will add further depth to our market-leading Dispute Resolution team as well as deep knowledge of the construction and infrastructure sectors. Andrew’s recruitment underlines Al Tamimi’s commitment to the Qatar market.”
Commenting on his appointment, Regional Head of Construction & Infrastructure, Andrew Symms said: “The opportunity to work with the existing team at Al Tamimi is one I am really looking forward to. Al Tamimi in Qatar already has an outstanding reputation and I anticipate building on this success.”
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