MEA Construction ADR: Understanding and resolving common disputes in KSA webinar

Overview

This timely webinar is designed to support organisations operating across the construction and infrastructure sectors as they navigate contractual, commercial, and project-delivery challenges arising from regional conflict in the Middle East, geopolitical instability, and heightened uncertainty. Conflict-driven disruption increasingly affects supply chains, labour and material prices, logistics, and regulatory compliance, placing pressure on parties to assess whether contractual performance may be suspended, delayed, or excused under force majeure and related provisions.

The session brings together construction dispute and contract specialists to examine how force majeure clauses operate in conflict-affected environments, with a particular focus on FIDIC and NEC forms, and a comparative reference to other standard contract forms, such as JCT. It will consider how courts and arbitral tribunals have interpreted force majeure and exceptional events, highlight common drafting and procedural pitfalls, and set out practical steps that employers, contractors, consultants, and project stakeholders should be taking now to protect their contractual positions, preserve entitlements, and mitigate dispute risk.

Speakers

William Brown, Director of Fortfield & Brown Limited

William Brown is the Director of Fortfield & Brown Limited and is a dual-qualified solicitor and civil engineer, as well as a solicitor advocate. He leverages his technical and legal expertise to help clients resolve construction and procurement issues efficiently and with commercial awareness. He serves as an adjudicator on the ICE and RICS panels and has extensive experience representing parties in adjudication, mediation, and arbitration and in public procurement matters.

Nouman Qadir, Associate at Fortfield & Brown Limited

Nouman Qadir is a qualified civil engineer, chartered construction manager (MCIOB), and certified project manager who applies his expertise to help clients resolve construction and procurement disputes. He is an Associate at Fortfield & Brown Limited, teaches Construction Law at Queen’s University Belfast, is the Treasurer of Construction Industry Council NI, and a committee member of CIOB NI.

Fortfield & Brown Limited provides services in dispute resolution, including mediation, adjudication, and arbitration; contract drafting and review; contract training; and procurement matters.