William Frain-Bell
Membership Status: Barrister - Full Member
General Information
Located in Edinburgh, William is a highly experienced and client-focused barrister with a wide-ranging international practice. Described by independent legal directories as "user friendly and responsive" and as "persuasive and well prepared" and "outstanding" in relation to international arbitration.
Areas of law
- Civil Law
- Employment Law
- International Law
- Scottish Law
International Arbitration & Mediation
William specialises in international arbitration and mediation.
- Significant experience in dispute resolution in the Middle East
- Since 2010, William has acted as counsel in many of the leading cases before the Dubai World Tribunal (DWT), including successfully representing the claimants in the first trial with witnesses before the tribunal, which was presided over by former UK Court of Appeal judges
- Represented the former CEO and Chief General Counsel of the world's one-time largest property developer in separate actions against their former employer
Real Estate & Construction-Related Disputes
William has broad experience in real estate and construction-related disputes.
- Acted for several UK investors in arbitrations and tribunal hearings in respect of actions relating to the collapse of the offshore World project in Dubai
- Been involved in financial disputes, including the collapse of a hedge fund and a negligence-based class action against a leading international bank
- Successfully represented the claimants as sole counsel in an AED 250m unfair termination arbitration relating to the construction of a twin-tower block in Dubai
- Junior counsel in an arbitration involving the quality of the construction of the largest structure of its kind in the world
William has a good knowledge of various institutional arbitration bodies, including the LCIA, ICC, DIAC and ICSID. He has significant experience in advising clients on both jurisdiction and enforcement-related issues in the field of arbitration.
- Recently instructed in a $250 ICSID arbitration (energy dispute)
- Currently instructed in an ICSID denial of justice claim
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