Muhammad Mohsin Naseer
Legal ConsultantMuhammad is a lawyer in the Arbitration Department, with over 15 years of experience.
He specialises in dispute resolution, focusing predominantly on real estate and construction matters. Registered with the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC), Muhammad frequently acts in mediation and negotiations.
He regularly advises and represents his clients - including employers, contractors and subcontractors - in disputes arising from their contractual relationships, particularly under FIDIC, or other project development and construction contracts. A strong negotiator, Muhammad is particularly skilled in amicably resolving disputes between parties.
He is well-versed in commercial, partnership, joint venture, and corporate disputes. Additionally, he has been known to act in insurance disputes between the insurer and insured across various sectors, as well as intellectual property disputes.
Languages
- English
- Arabic
- Urdu
Education & Qualifications
- Bachelor of Laws from the University of Punjab, Pakistan
- Master of Laws, University of Glamorgan, UK
Professional Memberships
- Registered Legal Practitioner with the DIFC Courts
- Arbitrator registered with the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC)
Experience highlights
- A Kuwaiti entity on a multi-million AED claim concerning a subcontract and agency agreement for a transport devices project in Dubai.
- A joint venture of international entities acting as a main contractor, on a claim pertaining to the non-payment of outstanding amounts relating to retention and certified amounts in the construction of a major airport tribunal in Dubai.
- A partner of an engineering consultant company on a multi-million AED claim, pertaining to unpaid profits and related rights in the company.
- A UAE-based subcontractor on the return of multi-million certified amounts, together with the return of a performance guarantee, for the construction of a 5-star hotel and apartment block in Dubai.
- An international investment company on a dispute regarding the construction of one of the Gulf’s largest outlet malls, amounting to over AED 800m.
- A UAE-based contractor on a dispute relating to the cancellation of a performance bond valuing AED 50m, and other related costs under the main contract for the development of a plot and the construction of a multi-storey tower in Dubai.
- A UAE-based subcontractor on multi-million EOT, variation claims, and costs towards certain structural steel works in the construction of a retail park in Dubai.
- A UAE-based contractor, pertaining to the payment of multi-million certified and uncertified amounts, return of performance guarantee, dewatering cost, and prolongation costs for the construction of a residential project in Dubai.
- A UAE-based subcontractor in a dispute regarding non-payment for the supply, delivery, installation, testing, commission, and acquisition of structured cabling works.
- A UAE-based contractor in a dispute with their UAE employer, in claims relating to breach of contract, unpaid certified and uncertified amounts, general cost claims, and EOT claims regarding the construction and completion of a pumping station and its rising mains in Dubai.
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