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Najma Dunnett

Najma Dunnett is a solicitor specialising in non-contentious construction work. She also has experience with complex dispute resolution matters and international work. Although Najma has a wealth of experience in all construction matters, she specialises in non-contentious construction law. Her clients include developers, investors and contractors, where she drafts and advises on a range of documents including development management agreements, building contracts for domestic and international projects, and professional appointments. She has a deep understanding of the construction industry, having begun her career at John Laing. In addition to her experience in non-contentious work, Najma has been involved in complex dispute resolution matters including adjudication, arbitration, litigation and mediation, helping to secure successful outcomes for her clients. Najma also has insurance industry experience, having worked at an architects’ insurance mutual, where she dealt with numerous high-profile architectural practices. She also has extensive experience as in-house counsel for international architectural and engineering practices where Najma was responsible for their EMEA and APAC offices. Latterly she was the senior associate at an international engineering practice, where Najma was responsible for international projects and their Middle East offices. Her pragmatic, commercial advice helped secure payment of significant outstanding fees on large-scale engineering projects. · Howard Kennedy LLP

EnglandConstruction, Dispute Resolution

About

Solicitor specialising in non-contentious construction law who advises developers, investors and contractors on development management agreements, building contracts and professional appointments. She also has experience in complex dispute resolution (adjudication, arbitration, litigation and mediation), insurance matters and in-house counsel roles for international architectural and engineering practices across EMEA, APAC and the Middle East.

Practice areas

ConstructionDispute ResolutionInsuranceIn-House CounselInternationalReal Estate

Office

England

Howard Kennedy LLP · Najma Dunnett is a solicitor specialising in non-contentious construction work. She also has experience with complex dispute resolution matters and international work. Although Najma has a wealth of experience in all construction matters, she specialises in non-contentious construction law. Her clients include developers, investors and contractors, where she drafts and advises on a range of documents including development management agreements, building contracts for domestic and international projects, and professional appointments. She has a deep understanding of the construction industry, having begun her career at John Laing. In addition to her experience in non-contentious work, Najma has been involved in complex dispute resolution matters including adjudication, arbitration, litigation and mediation, helping to secure successful outcomes for her clients. Najma also has insurance industry experience, having worked at an architects’ insurance mutual, where she dealt with numerous high-profile architectural practices. She also has extensive experience as in-house counsel for international architectural and engineering practices where Najma was responsible for their EMEA and APAC offices. Latterly she was the senior associate at an international engineering practice, where Najma was responsible for international projects and their Middle East offices. Her pragmatic, commercial advice helped secure payment of significant outstanding fees on large-scale engineering projects.

England

Expertise

Development management agreementsBuilding contracts (domestic & international)Professional appointmentsAdjudicationArbitrationLitigationMediationArchitectural & engineering practicesInsurance sector workFee recovery on large-scale engineering projectsEMEA & APAC responsibilitiesMiddle East projects

Admissions

  • Solicitor (England)