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Jon Bridgewater

Legal Director

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Jon Bridgewater

Legal Director

Contact
CMS (UAE) LLP
Level 15 Burj Daman
Dubai International Financial Centre
Burj Daman
PO Box 506873
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Languages English

Jon Bridgewater is a legal director working in the infrastructure, construction and energy team in the Dubai office of CMS. Jon advises on contentious and non-contentious construction and energy related matters in the Middle East, generally involving contracts governed by the laws of England and Wales or the United Arab Emirates.

In terms of dispute resolution, Jon focusses particularly on arbitration and has experience of ad hoc as well as institutional proceedings, including those before the International Chamber of Commerce, the Dubai International Arbitration Centre, the Abu Dhabi Commercial Conciliation and Arbitration Centre, the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce; and the International Centre for Dispute Resolution in the United States.

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Relevant experience

  • An international oil company on a construction dispute in Iraq, subject to DIAC arbitration and English law.
  • An international oil company on a construction dispute in Iraq subject to ICC arbitration and English law.
  • An international subcontractor in relation to a construction dispute in Abu Dhabi subject to ICC arbitration and UAE law.
  • An international consultancy in relation to a construction dispute, with proceedings taking place before the Dubai Courts under UAE law.
  • An international oil company in a commercial dispute arising out of an Iraqi project subject to SCC arbitration and English law;
  • An international engineering company in respect of an engineering dispute, subject to ad hoc arbitration in Dubai and UAE law.
  • An international contractor in respect of a construction dispute, with proceedings taking place before the KSA Courts, subject to KSA law.
  • A UAE contractor in a construction dispute relating to a UAE residential development, subject to DIAC arbitration and UAE law.
  • A UAE contractor in a construction dispute relating to a Dubai hotel development, subject to DIAC arbitration and UAE law.
  • Various entities in relation to applications to enforce or to challenge arabitration awards (both domestic and international) before the UAE Courts and the the Dubai International Financial Centre Courts.
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Education

2005 – LPC, University of Northumbria, Newcastle upon Tyne

2004 – LL.B (Hons) University of Northumbria, Newcastle upon Tyne

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Expertise

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01/11/2023
International arbitration law and rules in United Arab Emirates
Arbitration is becoming an increasingly popular method of dispute resolution in the UAE, particularly amongst the international community. The UAE's Arbitration Law has provided a much-needed update to...
Expert Guide Dispute Resolution
06/10/2023
Navigating new horizons: a summary of the UAE arbitration law’s reforms
IntroductionThe UAE is reinforcing its status as a global hub for international arbitration with the recent enactment of Federal Law No. 15 of 2023, which revises certain articles of the Arbitration Law...
Law-Now Dispute Resolution
14/08/2023
CMS guide on the new KSA Civil Code - First Edition – Contractual Principles
IntroductionOn 19 June 2023, Royal Decree No. M/191 (the “Civil Code”) was published in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s official gazette. The Civil Code provides that it will come into effect 180...
Law-Now Construction & Engineering
30/09/2022
A key development in the reciprocity of enforcement between the English...
On 13 September 2022, the International Co-operation Department of the Ministry of Justice of the United Arab Emirates (the “UAE Ministry of Justice”) issued a guidance letter to the Director General...
Law-Now Dispute Resolution
06/04/2022
The DIAC / LCIA joint statement 
Introduction As reported previously (here), as a result of Decree No. 34 of 2021 (the “Decree”) the DIFC-LCIA[1] Arbitration Centre was abolished as part of the consolidation of DIAC[2] as the sole...
Law-Now Dispute Resolution
03/03/2022
The DIAC Rules 2022
Introduction Following the consolidation of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (“DIAC”) as the sole arbitration centre in Dubai (as reported here), a new set of arbitral rules was published...
Law-Now Dispute Resolution
23/09/2021
DIAC takes it all: the integration of Dubai’s arbitration institutions
Introduction On 14 September 2021 Decree No. 34 of 2021 (the “Decree”) was issued in Dubai in respect of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (“DIAC”); coming into force on 20 September...
Law-Now Dispute Resolution
15/04/2021
Law and regulation of consequential damages clauses in the energy sector...
1. Do the words “consequential loss” have a given meaning in law? The term is not defined under UAE law and is not treated consistently as a legal concept. In this regard, UAE law distinguishes...
Expert Guide Energy & Climate Change
30/03/2020
Arbitration in the UAE: curbs on the awarding of legal costs
Introduction As detailed in our previous Law Now (available here) the UAE’s new arbitration law (Federal Law No. 6 of 2018) (the “Arbitration Law”) was implemented in June 2018 and brought a degree...
Law-Now Dispute Resolution
04/02/2019
A bumpy but successful ride - contested awards under the UAE's new Arbitration...
Following the implementation of the UAE’s new Arbitration Law (Federal Law No. 6 of 2018) (the “Arbitration Law”) in June 2018 (see our previous Law Now here), CMS was instructed in one of the first...
Law-Now
28/05/2018
Arbitration remodelled - UAE approves New Arbitration Law
Introduction The much anticipated new UAE arbitration law, has been signed by the President of the UAE as Federal Law No. 6 of 2018 (the “New Law”). The New Law, which contains 61 articles divided...
Law-Now Dispute Resolution