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Drawn from our archive of over 500 recent representations, this case study highlights our specific expertise in Major Litigation.
This mandate addresses complex challenges involving Complex Commercial & Corporate Disputes.
The representation required a highly specialized approach to Banking & Financial Instruments.
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- Service: Major Litigation
- Area: Complex Commercial & Corporate Disputes
- Focus: Banking & Financial Instruments
Selected Mandate
Acting as UAE counsel to a Dubai Airport Freezone pharmaceutical trading company in providing a capacity and enforceability legal opinion for Non-Deliverable Forward transactions with a Japanese bank’s DIFC branch, governed by English law under an ISDA Master Agreement.
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Representation of a US-based non-profit in DIFC regulatory and civil proceedings against a UAE-domiciled blockchain laboratory regarding unlicensed virtual asset services and breach of fiduciary duty.
Fiscal Policy & Tax ControversyIndirect & Direct Tax DisputesSensitive Geopolicy
Federal Supreme Court proceedings under UAE VAT legislation between a multinational commodities trader and the Federal Tax Authority regarding the VAT treatment of goods transfers from Jebel Ali Free Zone to DMCC.
Commercial DevelopmentConstruction & EngineeringGlobal Arbitration
Counsel to a Dubai-based construction firm in emergency arbitrator proceedings to enjoin the liquidation of a performance bond by a state-linked developer in the United Arab Emirates.
Fiscal Policy & Tax ControversyIndirect & Direct Tax DisputesSensitive Geopolicy
Cassation appeal before the UAE Supreme Court contesting the validity of ‘late payment penalties’ arising from voluntary disclosures submitted to correct invoice formats (from tax invoices to credit notes) where the underlying tax liability had been fully settled.
Administrative LawGovernment Affairs & RegulationSensitive Geopolicy
Cassation proceedings before the UAE Supreme Court regarding the evidentiary standard for electronic tax notifications, challenging the validity of a time-bar dismissal where forensic technical evidence proved non-receipt of the Authority’s decision despite its claim of dispatch.
Fiscal Policy & Tax ControversyIndirect & Direct Tax DisputesSensitive Geopolicy
Litigation challenging the validity of AED 5 million in administrative penalties, asserting that penalties for late payment cannot be applied to periods where the underlying tax liability was fully settled prior to voluntary disclosure.
Complex Commercial & Corporate DisputesInsolvency & Asset RecoveryMajor Litigation
Representation of a general trading entity in post-judgment execution proceedings to rectify procedural errors resulting in the double collection of judgment debts and the unauthorized seizure of working capital.
Complex Commercial & Corporate DisputesInsolvency & Asset RecoveryMajor Litigation
Advising the director of eight Abu Dhabi Global Market special purpose vehicles in responding to liquidation notices issued by joint liquidators of an Irish parent company, contesting shareholder attributions and clarifying ownership structures involving a Dubai Airport Freezone entity.
Critical TransactionsHNW Investment DisputesPrivate Wealth & Family Office
Counsel to a high-net-worth individual in a real estate controversy, defending against a developer’s demand to demolish a swimming pool and boundary wall extension, and negotiating compliance with Dubai planning and construction standards.
Banking & Financial InstrumentsComplex Commercial & Corporate DisputesMajor Litigation