David Russell KC speaking at the Private Client Exchange Middle East 2025

Dubai based barrister David Russell KC will be speaking at the Private Client Exchange Middle East 2025, taking place on 30th to 31st Otcober 2025 at The Ritz-Carlton Ras Al Khaimah, Al Wadi Desert, UAE.

The Private Client Exchange Middle East agenda has been thoughtfully designed to deliver high-value discussions, expert insights, and strategic thinking for today’s senior private client advisers, litigators, and lawyers. Over the two days, this event will explore the evolving landscape of private wealth in the Middle East, with sessions that delve into legal, cultural, and generational shifts affecting ultra-high-net-worth families.

Outer Temple’s David Russell KC will be speaking on Friday 31st October from 11:50am to 12:30pm. David will dicsuss ‘Latest Local Developments and High-Stakes Succession Disputes in the Gulf’ alongside Katherine Neal of Harneys.

To view the full agenda of the event, click here.

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David Russell KC has practised in the UAE since 2012 and is a member of the DIAC panel of arbitrators, having previously been President of the Asia Oceania Tax Consultants Association. In 2016, he chaired the DIFC’s Wealth Management Review Working Group, 53 of whose 56 recommendations have since been implemented. He has been worldwide Deputy Chair of STEP, and is currently a Professor of Law at the University of Southern Queensland, co-chair of the UAE chapter of the New York State Bar Association’s International Section, and a council member of the International Academy of Estate and Trust Law, the Global Tax Advisers Platform, and the International Tax Specialist Group.

To find out more about David, contact Lexie Johnson on + 44 (0) 207 427 0801 for a confidential discussion.

News 29 Oct, 2025