Kim is a major projects lawyer advising stakeholders on all construction stages of the project cycle, in particular contract administration, dispute avoidance, dispute resolution and compliance issues, with a particular focus on the Middle East and Africa.
She has supplemented this experience by completing a Masters in Construction Law at the University of Melbourne in Australia. From an industry perspective, Kim is chair of the committee that reviewed the Society of Construction Law’s Delay and Disruption Protocol.
Kim also advises organisations on regulatory risk management and is our key contact for corporate investigations in the Middle East and North Africa.
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- Representing international contractors regarding significant delay and disruption claims referred to arbitration arising out of the construction of an airport in the Middle East.
- Advising an international contractor in relation to allegations of bribery in the award of contracts in the oil sector in the Middle East, the Caspian region and Africa.
- Representing a developer in the UAE in relation to arbitration proceedings concerning the construction of roads and utilities for a new master plan development.
- Representing an African government entity in relation to international arbitration proceedings arising out of the construction of nationally significant infrastructure.
- Representing a mining company in the Middle East in relation to delay and defect claims arising out of the design and construction of an aluminium rolling mill.
- Representing Brookfield against Mott MacDonald in one of the largest and most complex construction claims in UK litigation history relating to the design and construction of Wembley Stadium in London.
- Advising an international contractor in relation to an SFO investigation into allegations of bribery and corruption in the award of an EPC contract in North Africa.
- Advising international oil companies in relation to compliance-related allegations concerning operations in Kazakhstan, including the procurement of engineering and construction contracts, leading to internal investigations.
- Advising an international mining company in relation to a greenfield iron ore project and related infrastructure in central Africa.
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- University of Melbourne, Australia (Masters of Construction Law)
- College of Law, Australia (Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice)
- James Cook University, Australia (Bachelor of Law with Honours)
Professional qualifications
- Solicitor Advocate (Higher Courts Civil Proceedings), England and Wales
- Solicitor, England and Wales
- Solicitor, Queensland, New South Wales and Federal Courts, Australia
- Foreign Registered Lawyer, Dubai
Professional memberships
- Chair of the committee reviewing the Society of Construction Law’s Delay and Disruption Protocol
- UK Society of Construction Law
- Arbitral Women
- AIPN CIArb
- DIFC Courts
- IBA
- ICC UAE
- Society of Construction Law Gulf
- Society of Petroleum Engineers UK
- Women in Mining UK
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