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Jose holds a Bachelors of Law (LLB) in addition of having a Bachelor’s Degree on Medical Technology from two of the well-known Universities in Manila, Philippines. Jose holds certificates and memberships in the UK with the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA).
Jose has adapted and developed himself keen to the UAE Legal System over a decade of experience advising on diverse fields and sectors, such construction, oil and gas, financial services, real estate, personal status, company incorporations and various matters involving corporate governance, labor and employment, civil, commercial and criminal, whether by litigation or arbitration or any other alternative dispute resolutions.
Jose’s experience in arbitration stems over dozens of matters handled by him as Counsel involving construction dispute over major projects in UAE (involving multi-million claims of Contractor and Employer and/or Contractor and Subcontractors) before international centers like the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in Hague, LCIA of UK and the ICC of Paris and UAE centers such the DIFC – LCIA and DIAC of Dubai and the ADCCAC of Abu Dhabi.