Magnus Taylor

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Magnus Taylor graduated from the University of Warwick with a first-class degree in B.A. History. He holds an MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies from the University of Oxford. Magnus completed his vocational solicitor training at the University of Law, graduating with Distinctions in both the Graduate Diploma in Law and MSc LPC in Law, Business and Management.

Prior to joining the Dubai office, Magnus has eighteen months of experience in the firm's London office where he was involved in assisting on a wide range of matters encompassing energy, marine, insurance, sanctions, and construction (advising on both contentious and transactional matters).

Experience

• Assisting a large mining company based in KSA in dispute ICC arbitration proceedings involving multiple claims and counterclaims, with the largest valued at c. US$263 million, relating to the construction of a sulphuric acid plant and associated power plant.
• Assisting a large mining company based in KSA in dispute adjudication board proceedings involving multiple claims and counterclaims, with a cumulative value over c. US$106 million, relating to the construction of a di-ammonium phosphate and NPK facility.
• Assisting an international joint venture group on an ICC arbitration in relation to utilities diversions, protecting and relocating works in connection to a large-scale urban transport project, including attendance at a two-week hearing in London.
• Assisting an international contractor in pursuing a claim relating to delays in the construction of a luxury residential development on the Palm Jumeirah in Dubai.
• Assisting an international joint venture group on an ICC arbitration regarding the supply and installation of stainless-steel bowl canopy and related works on a large-scale urban transport project, including attendance at a two-day mediation in Riyadh.
• Assisting an international contractor on an ADCCAC arbitration in relation to a major infrastructure dispute in the UAE, including attendance at a two-week hearing in Dubai.
• Assisting an international contractor on a DIAC arbitration in relation to the enforcement of an arbitral award.