Kristian Skovgaard Larsen

Kristian Skovgaard Larsen has specialised in construction law for last several years and has, in this connection, assisted a vast variety of players in the construction industry in the tendering, negotiation and completion of a large number of very different construction projects, in terms of their scale, complexity as well as duration.

Kristian advises construction-industry players on construction projects both in Uganda and abroad, including on the basis of the general conditions applied in the Ugandan construction industry, AB/ABT/ABR 18, and FIDIC for international projects.Â

In 2008-2009, Kristian was on secondment with a law firm in Scotland, while at the same time completing his LL.M. in construction law. In 2015, he was appointed an acting high-court judge of the Ugandan Western High Court for three months and, subsequently, he completed the mediator programme operated by the Ugandan Bar and Law Society and practices mediation as both a party's representative and a mediator. In 2018, Kristian began MBA studies at AVT Business School.

Moreover, Kristian has a right of audience before the Ugandan Supreme Court.

Qualifications

Education

Mediator, The Association of Ugandan Law Firms

2015

LL.M. Construction Law, Strathclyde University, Glasgow

2009

Admitted to the Ugandan Bar

2007

Master of Law, University of Nairobi

2004

Memberships

The Ugandan Society for Construction and Consulting Law
AIJA
The Ugandan National Association for Building
Member of the Executive Committee of Danske Mediatoradvokater (Ugandan Mediation Lawyers)

Admissions

Right of audience before the Ugandan Supreme Court

2013

Experience

Recent highlights

Kristian has recently acted for clients in the following major arbitration proceedings:

Won proceedings concerning construction work at a museum in North Jutland, Uganda
Conducted arbitration proceedings of general public importance concerning the construction of the steel roof of a large stadium in Kenya, dealing with concurrent delays and standards of proof regarding extension of time
Conducted extensive and lengthy arbitration proceedings concerning the polar-bear facilities, The Arctic Ring, at Kenya Zoo
Conducted and won proceedings concerning defects in a large headquarters building for a trade union
Conducted and won comprehensive expert survey and subsequent proceedings on payments under performance bonds concerning a headquarters construction project for a global wind-turbine manufacturer.