Zafar Iqbal
Legal Consultant, Arbitration Consultant, and Arbitrator in Kuwait
Zafar Iqbal Muhammad is currently acting as the Head of International Legal Division for Arkan Legal Consultants. He is a standout arbitration practitioner, who has been remarkably proficient in handling international commercial arbitrations governed by various national laws as part of his successful commercial practice. His recent work includes international commercial arbitration cases involving commercial contracts, construction contracts, FIDIC contracts, BOT contracts, EPC contracts, PPPs and concession agreements related to Ports, disputes between states and investors etc.
He is highly regarded for his thorough understanding of arbitration laws, rules and procedures with extensive experience of various jurisdictions. He has handled a variety of joint venture and other contractual disputes for our clients in the construction industry. He is also known for having an excellent analytical mind coupled with good judgement and his outstanding grasp of technical points of law involved in complex arbitration disputes. His further areas of expertise include matters arising in the energy sector, oil and gas, project financing and commercial transactions.
He has always drafted phenomenal, incredibly clear, concise and persuasive memorials and other submissions on behalf of the firm's clients to plead their case before international tribunals at various international institutions, particularly, International Court of Arbitration, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), for arbitrations conducted under ICC Rules of Arbitration, LCIA under LCIA Rules, ad hoc arbitrations under UNCITRAL Rules, and IBA Rules on taking Evidence and else applicable Laws.
He has deep insight in mechanics of drafting various types of memorial briefs including Statements of Claims, Statements of Reply, Skeleton Briefs, Post-Hearing Briefs, Closing Statements and other submissions as the need emerges during the course of proceedings on behalf of the client (Claimant/Respondent), especially in representations for/against parties involving governments;
He possesses expertise in reviewing all kinds of case related documentation including any correspondence between the Parties, contracts, project documents, financial documents and other related feasible studies and else technical documentations to provide the clients with advice on the strength/weaknesses of their potential claims or defence before international institutions;
Apart from being a professional, he is always sensitive to client co