Expertise
Mark specialises in construction law and is also highly experienced in contentious commercial matters. He is particularly skilled in handling complex cases with cross border elements. He regularly acts in cases involving both Common Law and Civil Law, including those involving international standard forms of construction contracts including such as FIDIC.
He also regularly undertakes advocacy in diverse jurisdictions throughout the world. He is a member of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (London), a fellow of the Dispute Board Foundation (DBF) and a member of the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation (DRBF).
Mark’s practice areas include construction & engineering, energy & utilities, real estate, dispute resolution, arbitration and all other forms of alternative dispute resolution (ADR). He has worked for a wide range of clients across many construction-related projects including contractors, employers (including government and government-linked corporations), construction and engineering professionals/consultants (including architects & engineers) and insurers. He has also previously worked very extensively in the area of commercial dispute resolution and is familiar with may types of legal subject matter.
Mark has a history of successful international arbitration results on a wide range of engineering, infrastructure and building projects located in the Middle East, Europe and the Far East in particular. He has also successfully advised numerous government-linked corporations in the Middle East and Far East on dispute avoidance, as well as on actual disputes, concerning critical infrastructure such entities have owned and/or operated. These have included highly specialised petrochemical and waste to energy facilities located in Malaysia and airport facilities located in Singapore and Hong Kong.