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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
Selected Mandate
Counseling an executive in a high-stakes arbitration to recover AED 23 million in defense costs, arguing waiver of consent requirements due to insurer delay and establishing the inapplicability of insolvency and indemnification exclusions under UAE law.
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