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Infrastructure & Construction Lawyers
Contracts engineered for delivery. Disputes resolved with control.
Handle’s infrastructure and construction lawyers act for employers, developers, contractors and financiers on high-value projects across the UAE and the GCC — from EPC and FIDIC contract drafting to claims, adjudication and arbitration.
When this is needed
Construction Lawyers in the UAE: where the mandate begins.
- A major project is being procured, and the contract must allocate risk, securities and step-in rights clearly.
- Delay, variation or disruption claims are building, and notices and records must be controlled now.
- A performance bond or guarantee has been called — or must be called — under time pressure.
- A project dispute is heading to adjudication or arbitration, and quantum and evidence must be assembled.
Matters Handle leads
Infrastructure and construction mandates.
Four mandate types. One project kept on time, on budget and protected.
EPC & FIDIC Contracts
Employer and contractor agreements, risk allocation and securities.
Claims & Variations
Notices, extensions of time, disruption and quantum.
Project Finance & Securities
Direct agreements, bonds, guarantees and step-in rights.
Construction Disputes & Arbitration
Adjudication, expert determination, arbitration and enforcement.
The scope
Infrastructure & Construction Lawyers — scope, made explicit.
A focused, premium mandate — with the project, its programme and its capital at the center.
Procurement & Contract
FIDIC, EPC and bespoke forms drafted for enforceability.
Risk Allocation
Liability, insurance, securities and step-in rights structured.
Claims Control
Notices, records and quantum managed as the project runs.
Bonds & Guarantees
Calls enforced or defended under time pressure.
Disputes & Enforcement
Adjudication, arbitration and award enforcement.
The mandate
Construction law built for project delivery.
Projects are won or lost in the contract and the record. Handle’s construction lawyers draft and negotiate FIDIC, EPC and bespoke forms that allocate risk clearly, and keep notices, variations and claims under control while the project runs.
When disputes crystallise, the same team leads adjudication, expert determination and arbitration — with quantum, programme and technical evidence structured for the tribunal and enforcement planned from the start.
What the mandate delivers
- EPC and FIDIC contract advisory
- Construction claim management
- Performance bond and guarantee disputes
- Regulatory and compliance oversight
- Arbitration and litigation
- Project finance structuring
How the work runs
Four disciplines. One controlled project.
Every construction mandate is run with contract, claims, compliance and dispute control.
01
Contract Drafting & Review
FIDIC and EPC contracts engineered for enforceability.
02
Claims Management
Delay, variation and performance claims resolved through structured negotiation.
03
Construction Arbitration
UAE and international arbitration under the leading institutional rules.
04
Compliance Oversight
Legal governance for permits, safety and statutory obligations.
The Handle model
Practice-led. Never fragmented.
The matter may begin in one sector — it stays connected to strategy, capital and law.
Strategy & Operations
The work stays connected to market position, operating model, performance and execution governance.
M&A & Capital
The work stays aware of capital readiness, investor review, transaction logic and deployment discipline where relevant.
Legal & Regulatory
The work stays protected through structure, rights, governance, enforceability and regulatory or dispute readiness.
Why Handle
Technical understanding. Enforceable strategy.
Handle’s construction lawyers bridge commercial law and technical project execution — and connect every project to the financing, governance and capital structure behind it.
- EPC and FIDIC contract expertise
- Integrated legal and project oversight
- Arbitration and adjudication experience
- Practical construction risk allocation
- Compliance with UAE and international infrastructure requirements
- Outcomes measured in delivered projects and recovered value
Good litigation is disciplined project management. Clear filings, clean evidence, and a hearing plan that your board understands. That is how outcomes travel from courtroom to cash.
Hamda Al FalasiPartner, Law & Arbitration
Engagement paths
Where this work typically begins.
Growth & Expansion
When the asset must scale capacity, geography, capital, partnerships or market share.
Turnaround
When the asset must reset structure, capital, law, governance and operations under pressure.
Coverage
Construction lawyers for every forum where projects are decided.
Handle’s infrastructure and construction lawyers act before UAE onshore courts, DIFC and ADGM Courts and arbitral tribunals under DIAC, ICC and other institutional rules.
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Questions, answered
Infrastructure & Construction Lawyers — questions, answered.
How Handle’s construction lawyers protect projects and resolve disputes.
Which construction disputes does Handle manage?
EPC, FIDIC and design-build disputes covering delay, defects, variations and payment.
Does Handle draft and review project contracts?
Yes. Contracts are drafted to protect employers, contractors, developers and financiers from avoidable exposure.
Can Handle run construction arbitration?
Yes. Handle acts in domestic and international arbitration under the major institutional rules.
Does Handle manage infrastructure compliance?
Yes. Licensing, permits and environmental obligations are managed with the project team.
Can Handle act on performance bond calls?
Yes. Calls on bonds and guarantees are enforced or defended, including urgent injunctions.
Does Handle act for developers and contractors?
Yes. Handle acts for employers, developers, contractors and financiers.
Does Handle assess contractual risk?
Yes. Contractual risk is identified, quantified and mitigated at every project stage.
Can Handle support cross-border projects?
Yes. Multi-jurisdictional frameworks and recognition procedures are coordinated.
Does Handle monitor compliance during execution?
Yes. Compliance oversight frameworks are put in place for ongoing project governance.
How are claims kept enforceable?
Through disciplined notices, contemporaneous records and quantum prepared to tribunal standard.
Insights
Perspectives from live mandates.
Partner-led analysis on law, capital and strategy, shaped by boardroom realities across the UAE and the GCC.
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Work with Handle
Work with Handle’s Infrastructure & Construction lawyers — kept connected to the whole Handle model.
When the project cannot slip.
Request an initial review
When a project must be protected.
Set out the project. A partner reviews it and responds with a defined route, legal strategy and accountable lead.
- Partner-level review of every request
- Strict confidentiality and privilege from first contact
- One accountable partner from review to execution
