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Advising a major commercial entity on jurisdictional conflicts between onshore UAE courts and the DIFC courts, specifically challenging the latter’s authority over urgent relief applications and the enforcement of assigned arbitration awards.

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Administrative LawGovernment Affairs & RegulationSensitive Geopolicy

Administrative appeal against a Tax Dispute Resolution Committee decision dismissing an objection as ‘premature’ despite the expiry of statutory deadlines for the Federal Tax Authority’s reconsideration, arguing constructive rejection.

Fiscal Policy & Tax ControversyRegulatory & Licensing Fiscal IssuesSensitive Geopolicy

Tax objection proceedings before the Sharjah Tax Dispute Resolution Committee challenging AED 28 million in excise tax assessments on production losses and waste, arguing that inherent manufacturing losses do not constitute taxable ‘released for consumption’ goods.

Commercial DevelopmentConstruction & EngineeringGlobal Arbitration

DAB dispute resolution between a hotel fit-out subcontractor and the main contractor regarding scope variations.

Construction & EngineeringGlobal ArbitrationInfrastructure & Transport

Counsel to an international MEP subcontractor in a high-value construction dispute, defending against the abusive call on on-demand bonds by a Southeast Asian main contractor for a landmark Ministry of Interior development in the State of Qatar.

Digital & Cryptocurrency LitigationMajor LitigationWhite Collar, Fraud & Investigation

Counsel to an international investor in Dubai criminal and civil actions seeking to pierce the corporate veil and establish personal director liability for the mismanagement of a crypto-wallet and investment funds.

Expert Testimony & Foreign LawMajor LitigationUnited States Court Proceedings

Counseling a Middle Eastern healthcare executive on the enforceability of exclusive jurisdiction clauses in Abu Dhabi, demonstrating to a US court that UAE courts may override such clauses to allow foreign proceedings to continue.

Complex Commercial & Corporate DisputesInsolvency & Asset RecoveryMajor Litigation

Counseling a commercial entity on the strategic filing of a liquidation application, ensuring compliance with asset coverage requirements to mitigate director liability and adhering to statutory deadlines for insolvency declaration.

Global ArbitrationInvestor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS)Procedural Strategy & Enforcement

Counsel to a Middle Eastern commercial entity in navigating complex jurisdictional disputes before the Dubai International Financial Centre courts, invoking Rule 4.2(6) case management powers to pause proceedings related to a cross-border distribution agreement.

Fiscal Policy & Tax ControversyIndirect & Direct Tax DisputesSensitive Geopolicy

Administrative litigation under Federal Decree-Law No. 8 of 2017 between a Tax Group member and the Tax Authority concerning the evidentiary burden for proving zero-rated exported services and the attribution of group-level invoices to a specific entity.

Major LitigationRegulatory Enforcement & DefenseWhite Collar, Fraud & Investigation

Advising an investment consultant on compliance with investigatory production orders from the ADGM Registrar, managing rolling disclosures while contesting the scope, proportionality, and temporal limits of document requests.