Layla is an Australian qualified solicitor. She is a contentious construction specialist acting for a wide range of domestic and international clients across a range of industry sectors, including transport, process plants, renewable energy and civil infrastructure. Her practice is focused on international and domestic arbitration and litigation.
Specialist expertise
Examples of Layla’s expertise include:
- acting for a multi-national contractor pursuing claims with AU$300 million in an international arbitration in relation to a major rail infrastructure project in New South Wales;
- acting for Project Co in concurrent arbitral proceedings (against the Builder and State) in relation to an AU$2 billion hospital project in South Australia;
- acting for an international contractor in an appeal on a procedural decision regarding jurisdiction of arbitral tribunal in relation to a major rail infrastructure project in the Supreme Court of New South Wales;
- acting for Tier 1 contractor in relation to drafting claims for a package for the design, construction and maintenance of a major rail infrastructure project in New South Wales (contract sum AU$4 billion); and
- acting for a head contractor in relation to drafting claims and preparing strategic advice for the design and construction of a fertilizer plant in Western Australia (contract sum AU$3 billion).
Activities and Memberships
- Society of Construction Law.
