OMAN Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Abdullah Al Aufi Al Khalili, Al Ghailani & Co. LLP (K&Co.)
Al Khalili, Al Ghailani & Co. LLP (K&Co.) is a full- service Omani law firm established in Muscat in 2018, with a team of around 15 lawyers led by four founding partners. The firm’s dispute resolution and arbitration practice, headed by managing partner Sultan Al Ghafri FCIArb, advises Omani and inter - national clients across the full arbitral process, from pre-arbitration strategy through to enforcement. The team regularly acts in FIDIC-based construction and infrastructure disputes, and has represented parties
in claims valued up to OMR25 million, including the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards issued under DIFC and international rules. K&Co. also advises Oman’s leading tourism and hospitality developers on ongoing arbitral disputes concerning major inte - grated projects. Beyond arbitration, the firm covers corporate, banking and finance, real estate, aviation and technology law, combining Omani foundations with international practice standards.
Author
Abdullah Al Aufi is an associate at K&Co. and a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He holds an LLB from Sultan Qaboos University and is licensed before the Primary Courts in Oman. His practice
and he has been involved in over 20 arbitration matters relating to development and infrastructure projects conducted under ICC and UNCITRAL rules. Abdullah has served as Secretary to arbitral tribunals in two international arbitrations, each exceeding USD52 million, managing procedural timelines and tribunal processes to international standards.
covers international arbitration, commercial litigation, and construction and real estate disputes,
Al Khalili, Al Ghailani & Co. LLP (K&Co.) Al Maaridh Street Qatar Airways Building 8th Floor Muscat Oman
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