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Drawn from our archive of over 500 recent representations, this case study highlights our specific expertise in Global Arbitration.
This mandate addresses complex challenges involving Commercial & Sectoral Arbitration.
The representation required a highly specialized approach to Insurance & Reinsurance.
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- Service: Global Arbitration
- Area: Commercial & Sectoral Arbitration
- Focus: Insurance & Reinsurance
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Advising a Middle Eastern logistics firm on appellate strategy before the Dubai Courts, contesting a judgment that voided insurance coverage based on alleged non-disclosure of vessel seizure by Coalition Forces in Saudi waters.
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Counsel to a specialized subcontractor in the construction sector, issuing a pre-litigation demand notice regarding a ‘cut and bend’ reinforcement contract, citing Federal Supreme Court precedents to secure payments delayed beyond the contractual ninety-day period.
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Assisted in producing an expert opinion for a UK High Court matter regarding the liability of shareholders for the debts of a private joint stock company and the validity and enforceability of Mareva injunctions before the courts of the UAE.
Corporate Governance & M&ACritical TransactionsStrategic Governance
Advising a prominent Emirati investor on the regulatory structuring of a reverse merger involving a publicly listed marine logistics company, including the drafting of transaction brokerage agreements in compliance with Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) governance regulations.
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Legal counsel on effective anti-trust measures to mitigate abuse of market dominance and cross-border anti-competition risks.
Expert Testimony & Foreign LawMajor LitigationUnited States Court Proceedings
Counseling UAE defendants in complex cross-border litigation, asserting forum non conveniens in the Southern District of New York given parallel execution proceedings in Abu Dhabi and the DIFC regarding the same arbitral award.
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Representing a foreign entity in navigating U.S. judicial assistance procedures under Section 1782, facilitating the acquisition of banking records from correspondent banks to bolster state prosecution efforts against individuals accused of public fund misappropriation.
Administrative LawGovernment Affairs & RegulationSensitive Geopolicy
Objection proceedings against the Federal Tax Authority concerning the annulment of administrative penalties where tax errors arose from good faith reliance on conflicting instructions issued by a federal authority regarding the taxability of services.
Fiscal Policy & Tax ControversyRegulatory & Licensing Fiscal IssuesSensitive Geopolicy
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