Quarterly brief

A quarterly commercial-risk view on UAE and GCC infrastructure.

Every three months: a tight, opinionated four-page brief on what changed in commercial risk and dispute practice across UAE, GCC and UK infrastructure. One headline observation, two illustrative case summaries, one contractual or institutional update, one forward-look item. Free.

Schedule

When and how it lands.

  • Q3
    October 2026
    First issue. Themes: Sub-Clause 20.1 in the Gulf; DIAC 2022 in practice; programme failure on NEC alliances.
  • Q4
    January 2027
    2026 year-in-review issue.
  • Q1
    April 2027
    Annual Gulf Infrastructure Commercial Risk Report 2026 (full-length, ~30 pages, built on the year of quarterly briefs).

How to get it.

Subscribers to the monthly insights list receive each quarterly brief by email on release. It is also posted publicly here on the site two weeks later. Subscribe once and you get both monthly insights and quarterly briefs.

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What’s in each brief

Four pages, four sections.

  1. One headline observation. The single most consequential commercial-risk pattern we have seen across UAE, GCC and UK infrastructure projects this quarter.
  2. Two illustrative case summaries. Worked scenarios drawn from market practice, focused on what worked and what did not.
  3. One contractual or institutional update. FIDIC updates, DIAC rule changes, NEC suite updates, market-wide Particular Conditions trends.
  4. One forward-look item. What we are watching for next quarter.

Want to contribute?

Each quarterly brief draws on anonymised observations from across the market. If you would like to share something confidentially that could feed a brief (in exchange for early access to the issue), get in touch.

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