text: Philip Norman : Clyde & Co
  Providing clients with essential tools for litigation resolution
  Philip has over 25 years' experience as an international dispute resolution/arbitration lawyer, focussing on complex, high-value energy and infrastructure projects, general commercial and technology work. He is a partner in the London and Dubai offices, and has significant experience in other jurisdictions.
  +44 7834 802 804 Philip.Norman@clydeco.com
  +44 (0) 20 7876 4460 +44 (0) 20 7876 5111
  Philip is a partner in the London and Dubai offices, who has specialised in dispute resolution for over 25 years. He focuses on complex, high-value project support and disputes on major energy and infrastructure projects being developed around the world; and to date he has undertaken work involving over 30 different countries for governments, sponsors, main contractors, engineers and designers.
  Philip becomes involved early in clients' developments and approaches the issues that arise commercially, devising strategies to avoid or resolve disputes. He has demonstrated strong skills in planning, implementing and managing the process to deliver those strategies; specially on the most difficult and commercially sensitive cases.
  Philip is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and often takes appointments as an arbitrator.
  Philip has been ranked tier 1 in Chambers and Partners, is recommended by the Legal 500 and is identified as a leading expert by Who's Who Legal. Some of his citations include:
  Sources respect his "extensive experience with the international construction industry and top-notch preparation and analysis".
  Philip Norman has "substantial legal experience and technical expertise, coupled with an eye for detail".
  Philip Norman is described by clients as "a very confident litigator" Other sources say that "he is excellent and possesses good commercial awareness".
  Advising a nuclear plant, disputes relating to construction, including delays, disruption and force majeure claims in Norway.
  Advising owner in relation to numerous commercial disputes arising under power purchase agreement, lenders agreement, construction contract and government guarantees in the UAE
  Advising and representing owner in relation to force majeure claims/change in law claims in respect of delays to supply power in Oman.
  Advising an owner in relation to disputes on quantum from the suspension of the construction of a gold mine. Ad Hoc in Chile.
  Representing a contractor in relation to electromechanical works on a power plant. ICC Arbitration in Bahrain.
  Advising owner on a commercial dispute concerning deemed capacity payments arising from the delayed construction of a power plant in Jordan. ICC Arbitration.
  Advising owner on force majeure claims arising from an oil spill that cause a power and water plant to cease operation and suspend supplies to the offtake in the UAE.
  Advising sponsors in relation to potential disputes on the design and construction of a solar power plant in South Africa. ICC Arbitration.
  Infrastructure /Projects & Construction /International Arbitration
  ICC Arbitration relating to Qatar/Italy/Greece in relation to construction of the Doha orbital highway.
  ICC Arbitration in connection with the a Beach Resort, concerning issues of delay, disruption, suspension, termination and breaches of contract in Qatar.
  Commercial dispute for payment of professional fees for the design of a new airport In Sudan.
  ICC Arbitration in relation to construction of the Doha orbital highway matter covering Qatar/Italy/Greece.
  ICC Arbitration in connection with the Salwa Beach Resort in Qatar.
  Acting for a Japanese contractor resisting an ICC Arbitration for variation claims (USD 30m) and unpaid sums connected with the special systems at the Doha International Airport, matter covering Japan, Singapore and Qatar.
  Acting for a major heavy industry constructor which was contracted to engineer, procure, construct, deliver, install and commission a floating dock to accommodate Q-Max LNG vessels. Claims related to payments, contractual variations and extensions of time.
  AAA arbitration in Miami Florida relating to the construction of the US Air Force Base situated in Qatar. Claims for termination, bond calls and delay and disruption.
  ICC arbitration relating to a polysilicon plant in Dubai. Claims for unpaid fees, variations, extensions of time, delay and disruption. The second arbitration is on the same project but a different counter party.
  Arbitration relating to the design of a school campus. Defending professional negligence claims in Dubai for defective design, failure to meet required standards and delay/disruption caused by those failings.
  Arbitration, London seat, in relation to delay and variation claims on storage tank construction in an oil field near Basra.
  Arbitration relating to claims for delay, disruption and variations from a subcontractor on the Passenger Terminal at the Dubai Airport in Dubai.
  Two separate arbitrations (for different clients) in relation to claims for extensions of time, variations and disruption on different work packages - New Doha International Airport in Qatar.
  Webinar: Speed and costs in International Arbitration. Three key AFSA rules: Expedited Procedure, Emergency Arbitrators, Early Dismissals