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Drawn from our archive of over 500 recent representations, this case study highlights our specific expertise in Sensitive Geopolicy.
This mandate addresses complex challenges involving Fiscal Policy & Tax Controversy.
The representation required a highly specialized approach to Indirect & Direct Tax Disputes.
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- Service: Sensitive Geopolicy
- Area: Fiscal Policy & Tax Controversy
- Focus: Indirect & Direct Tax Disputes
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Advising a major UAE conglomerate on a tax dispute concerning the interpretation of payment deadlines during COVID-19 extensions, challenging penalties where banking settlement latencies caused funds to reflect after the due date despite timely remittance.
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Urgent request to stay execution proceedings for a multinational technology company, arguing the premature enforcement of a AED 5 million tax penalty pending the outcome of a substantive appeal before the Federal Supreme Court.
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Counsel to a Dubai-based licensor in issuing a final letter of demand and initiating binding arbitration against a major electronics retailer for failure to remit revenue shares related to subscription sales in Oman, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates.
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