International law firm Taylor Wessing has appointed Nick Carnell as head of construction at its Dubai office.

Carnell's appointment brings the total number of partners in the Dubai office to seven and follows the recent appointment of Habib Ullah as a partner to lead the finance team, a company statement said.

He has been in the region for nearly 10 years and acts regularly for leading developers, funders, contractors, specialist sub-contractors, professionals and insurers.

Carnell has extensive advocacy experience in all forms of dispute resolution and is a registered practitioner in the Dubai International Financial Centre Courts (where he issued the first claim form). He is a chartered arbitrator and a CEDR accredited mediator, said the statement.

Mark Fraser, managing partner of Taylor Wessing (Middle East), said: "Nick has been well-known to the firm for a number of years and the opportunity to bring him on board to enhance one of our significant offerings is too good to miss. Nick’s arrival is the latest example of the strengthening of the Firm’s core practice areas in the region.” - TradeArabia News Service