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Drawn from our archive of over 500 recent representations, this case study highlights our specific expertise in Global Arbitration.
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The representation required a highly specialized approach to Infrastructure & Transport.
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- Service: Global Arbitration
- Area: Construction & Engineering
- Focus: Infrastructure & Transport
Selected Mandate
Engaged as an expert on UAE law in a confidential ICC arbitration between East Asian contractors regarding a USD 800 million infrastructure project, advising on privity of contracts, legal personality, the validity of arbitration agreements, and issues of judicial interest.
Related Mandates
Administrative LawGovernment Affairs & RegulationSensitive Geopolicy
Objection proceedings against the Federal Tax Authority challenging the constitutionality of retroactive tax assessments on off-plan commercial sales and the statutory interpretation of transitional ‘time of supply’ rules.
Fiscal Policy & Tax ControversyIndirect & Direct Tax DisputesSensitive Geopolicy
Litigation for a UAE holding company contesting VAT assessments on offshore supplies and employee-related expenses, arguing for the non-applicability of VAT on goods transferred outside the state and the recoverability of input tax on intra-group recharges for non-employee staff.
Commercial DevelopmentConstruction & EngineeringGlobal Arbitration
Advising an international construction firm on the validity of dispute resolution mechanisms in a Letter of Intent, analyzing the conflict between expert determination, FIDIC arbitration clauses, and local court jurisdiction under Qatari law.
Expert Testimony & Foreign LawMajor LitigationUnited Kingdom Court Proceedings
Acting as an expert witness in complex cross-border litigation, analyzing the conflict between English court orders and UAE public policy on data protection, banking secrecy, and the enforcement of foreign judgments under mutual legal assistance treaties.
Banking & Financial InstrumentsComplex Commercial & Corporate DisputesMajor Litigation
Counsel to a UAE subsidiary of a regional industrial holding company in strategic litigation, arguing for the restriction of debt recovery to the liquidation value of pledged assets in Emirates Hills and listed securities, rather than the full facility amount.
Construction & EngineeringEnergy & Industrial ProjectsGlobal Arbitration
Advising a South Asian engineering firm on the liability exposure and ‘knock-for-knock’ indemnity structures within a subcontract for a major energy infrastructure project in Abu Dhabi, specifically regarding flow-down obligations from a state-owned oil company.
Fiscal Policy & Tax ControversyIndirect & Direct Tax DisputesSensitive Geopolicy
Cassation appeal in an administrative tax dispute challenging the misapplication of burden of proof and the disregard of a court-appointed expert’s finding of 8.5 million AED in damages due to the Tax Authority’s 44-month audit delay.
Fiscal Policy & Tax ControversyIndirect & Direct Tax DisputesSensitive Geopolicy
Post-judgment enforcement litigation between a consultancy firm and the Tax Authority concerning the evidentiary threshold for suspending execution measures and the judicial requirement to produce a formal settlement deed over administrative suspension notices.
Complex Commercial & Corporate DisputesMajor LitigationShareholder & Joint Venture Litigation
Advising a Dubai-based individual in response to a legal notice alleging breach of trust and unauthorized share transfer of a UAE aviation charter company, involving the analysis of Power of Attorney scope and validity of Share Purchase Agreements.
Aviation & TransportCommercial & Sectoral ArbitrationGlobal Arbitration