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A curated archive of over 500 of our recent mandates.

Drawn from our archive of over 500 recent representations, this case study highlights our specific expertise in Major Litigation.
This mandate addresses complex challenges involving Expert Testimony & Foreign Law.
The representation required a highly specialized approach to United Kingdom Court Proceedings.

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Defending a UAE ultra-high-net-worth individual in UK High Court proceedings brought by a global litigation funder, challenging a worldwide freezing order by establishing the independence of corporate liability under UAE Companies Law and public policy.

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Banking & Financial InstrumentsComplex Commercial & Corporate DisputesMajor Litigation

Counsel to a private client in a commercial claim before court-appointed experts, challenging the actions of a Sharjah-based financial institution’s former management for failing to mitigate losses and enforce judicial orders suspending the liquidation of performance bonds.

Complex Commercial & Corporate DisputesMajor LitigationShareholder & Joint Venture Litigation

Representation of a UAE holding company in a high-value reconsideration petition before the Abu Dhabi Court of Cassation, challenging a final judgment on grounds of res judicata established by a Supreme Court of Oman ruling regarding a British Virgin Islands entity.

Administrative LawGovernment Affairs & RegulationSensitive Geopolicy

Strategic tax litigation for a Dubai-based trading entity challenging the constitutionality of retroactive penalties imposed due to evolving administrative guidelines and clarifications issued by the Federal Tax Authority.

Commercial DevelopmentConstruction & EngineeringGlobal Arbitration

Acting as co-counsel in a Swiss-seated international arbitration, arguing for the piercing of the corporate veil to hold parent companies liable for the debts of an insolvent subsidiary in the construction sector.

Commercial DevelopmentConstruction & EngineeringGlobal Arbitration

Representation of a Luxembourg-based foundation in a complex construction dispute regarding a high-end residential project in Dubai, involving a AED 5.3 million claim for delay damages, unapproved variations, and the recovery of costs for third-party remedial works.

Commercial & Sectoral ArbitrationEnergy & Industrial ProjectsGlobal Arbitration

Representation of a Sharjah-based offshore services provider in Federal Supreme Court proceedings, defending against an annulment action for a commercial arbitration award on the grounds of time-bar under the UAE Federal Arbitration Law.

Construction & EngineeringGlobal ArbitrationInfrastructure & Transport

Counsel to a Middle Eastern engineering firm in notifying international financial institutions of judicial attachment orders to suspend the encashment of project securities totaling over QAR 73 million pending final court rulings in Qatar.

Complex Commercial & Corporate DisputesMajor LitigationShareholder & Joint Venture Litigation

Advising a general contracting company on resisting a AED 15 million claim, arguing the absence of contractual privity and refuting allegations of using sham entities to evade subcontractor payments.

Aviation & TransportCommercial & Sectoral ArbitrationGlobal Arbitration

Legal claim brought against the guarantor of a charter party agreement for breach of contract terms.

Administrative LawGovernment Affairs & RegulationSensitive Geopolicy

Judicial review proceedings contesting the imposition of administrative penalties resulting from a 41-month tax audit, arguing that the Authority’s procedural delays constituted an administrative error warranting penalty relief.