We represented a European company with a Sudanese background in an arbitration against a German company concerning damages arising from construction works.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n