BAL, LLB, MBA, DCM
Adv. Jayakumar Madapattu
Co-Founder & Chief Legal Officer
Adv. Jayakumar is a corporate lawyer and legal strategist with deep experience in construction law, commercial disputes, and contract enforcement across MENA jurisdictions. He has led dispute resolution efforts through ICC, DIAC, and QICCA proceedings, and his dual commercial-legal perspective is central to how CALIM approaches every engagement - combining contractual discipline with legal rigour. He reviews every published CALIM insight for legal accuracy.
Areas of Expertise
Construction law
Dispute resolution (ICC, DIAC, QICCA)
Contract enforcement
Commercial litigation strategy
Insights reviewed by Jayakumar
Every CALIM insight is reviewed and approved by the senior leadership team before publication. A selection of recently reviewed articles:
What Goes in a FIDIC Fully Detailed Claim: The 84-Day Submission Under Clause 20.2.4
The 84 days start at awareness, not at your notice. This sets out what Clause 20.2.4 requires in the fully detailed clai...
Dispute Resolution Clauses Decoded: DAB/DAAB, Arbitration and What They Mean for You
The dispute clause is the one part of a subcontract nobody reads until it is too late - and by then the forum, the seat,...
Handling Variations on Lump-Sum and LSTK Contracts Without Eroding Your Margin
On a lump-sum or LSTK job the price is fixed, but the scope never is - and the gap between the two is where margin quiet...
When the Employer Calls Your Performance Bond: How to Respond
A performance bond call can drain cash you cannot spare and mark your name across a whole banking relationship - often b...
Wrongful Termination Risk - and How to Avoid Becoming the Party in Breach
Termination feels like the ultimate power move - you have had enough, you pull the trigger, you are out. But a botched t...
Back-to-Back Subcontracts: What You're Really Signing Up For
The subcontract says your obligations are back-to-back with the main contract. You have never seen the main contract. Yo...
Disruption vs Delay: Claiming for Lost Productivity
Your programme finished on time but your labour costs blew the budget by thirty percent. That is disruption, not delay, ...
Your Interim Payment Was Certified Short - Here's What to Do
You applied for QAR 4.2 million and the certificate came back at QAR 2.9 million. Before you fire off an angry email, un...
Can You Claim Loss of Profit and Overheads on Omitted Work?
When an employer omits scope by variation, you lose the revenue - and the profit and overhead contribution baked into it...
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