Charles Russell Speechlys has bolstered its Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice with two lateral hires. Partners Richard Kiddell and Alim Khamis join the firm’s London and Qatar offices, respectively. Kiddell is a highly regarded disputes lawyer with over two decades of experience (principally at Hogan Lovells) handling complex, high-value commercial disputes across multiple jurisdictions and involving several parties and laws. He has counselled his corporate and private individual client base through countless arbitration proceedings under various institutional rules, including the London Court of International Arbitration, the International Court of Arbitration, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre, the DIFC-LCIA and the Dubai International Arbitration Centre, as well investment treaty proceedings under the rules of the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes. Kiddell’s experience of courts in jurisdictions including the BVI, the USA and Saudi Arabia, coupled with his understanding of international arbitration in emerging and developing markets, means he forms an integral link across the firm’s international offices. On the other hand, Khamis is a dual-qualified lawyer in Australia and Canada, specialising in construction disputes, with a focus on domestic and international arbitration. Throughout this career, he has worked across multiple jurisdictions, and project managed large international teams from specialist disciplines on arbitrations spanning Asia, the GCC and Australia. With over a decade of experience acting for clients in high-value disputes within the construction, infrastructure and energy sectors, Khamis has gained invaluable sector knowledge and best practice.