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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 Government Affairs & Regulation.
The representation required a highly specialized approach to Administrative Law.
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- Service: Sensitive Geopolicy
- Area: Government Affairs & Regulation
- Focus: Administrative Law
Selected Mandate
Cassation appeal before the UAE Supreme Court regarding the dismissal of a counterclaim in a tax dispute, arguing that the procedural requirements for cross-appeals under the Civil Procedure Law apply in the absence of specific provisions in the Tax Procedures Law.
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Counseling a private joint stock company in multi-jurisdictional litigation, filing a cassation appeal to the Joint Judicial Tribunal to resolve parallel proceedings concerning the annulment of financial guarantees and the recognition of foreign awards.
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Counsel to a UAE-based software services firm in drafting a comprehensive settlement and release deed to terminate existing contractual relationships, securing indemnities against future claims and establishing exclusive jurisdiction within the DIFC Courts.
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Advising a vessel owner on enforcing contractual remedies against a charterer for breach of redelivery obligations, pursuing claims for US$ 2 million in liquidated damages and comprehensive repair costs due to negligent alterations.
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Representing a private joint stock company in high-stakes litigation against an international financier, challenging lower court decisions for failing to verify the validity of an arbitration clause signed without proper corporate mandate.
Aviation & TransportCommercial & Sectoral ArbitrationGlobal Arbitration
Advising a shipping and logistics center on the procedural requirements for challenging arbitral awards before the Federal Courts, focusing on notification validity and statutory limitation periods for filing nullification lawsuits.
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Representation of a global accounting and advisory firm before the Tax Dispute Resolution Committee challenging the imposition of late payment penalties on Voluntarily Disclosed tax liabilities, citing Federal Court precedents on the non-applicability of Clause 9 penalties to voluntary corrections.
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