Construction damages arbitration resolved without an evidentiary hearing

We represented a European company with a Sudanese background in an arbitration against a German company concerning damages arising from construction works.

Although English was initially the language of the arbitration, the parties agreed during the proceedings to use German, as all participants were German-speaking. The proceedings were conducted by a sole arbitrator who had previously served as a senior court judge.

Through the arbitrator’s active encouragement of settlement discussions, the parties reached a commercially reasonable resolution without the need for an evidentiary hearing. The matter illustrates how procedural flexibility and focused case management can help resolve a cross-border construction dispute efficiently.