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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 Legislative Drafting & Reform.
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- Service: Sensitive Geopolicy
- Area: Government Affairs & Regulation
- Focus: Legislative Drafting & Reform
Selected Mandate
High-value tax litigation challenging a AED 4.2 million assessment on employee housing, involving a strategic plea to refer the dispute to the Constitutional Circuit to address the constitutional validity of open-ended tax penalties.
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Commercial & Sectoral ArbitrationGlobal ArbitrationInsurance & Reinsurance
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.
Commercial Contracts & RiskCorporate Governance & M&ACritical Transactions
Counseling an innovation hub on protecting patent rights during the national phase entry across multiple jurisdictions, addressing potential challenges to ownership and warning against tortious interference with economic interests by former partners.
Fiscal Policy & Tax ControversyRegulatory & Licensing Fiscal IssuesSensitive Geopolicy
Representation of a UAE-based tobacco manufacturer before the Federal Supreme Court challenging the imposition of Excise Tax on moisture loss during production, arguing that evaporated moisture does not constitute a taxable ‘Excise Good’ under Executive Regulation No. 37 of 2017.
Fiscal Policy & Tax ControversyIndirect & Direct Tax DisputesSensitive Geopolicy
Litigation regarding the recovery of AED 48.4 million in refundable VAT and associated damages for lost opportunity, challenging the Authority’s refusal to process refunds pending the completion of subsequent audits on the taxpayer’s supply chain.
Construction & EngineeringGlobal ArbitrationInfrastructure & Transport
Counsel to an international MEP subcontractor in a high-value construction dispute, defending against the abusive call on on-demand bonds by a Southeast Asian main contractor for a landmark Ministry of Interior development in the State of Qatar.
Administrative LawGovernment Affairs & RegulationSensitive Geopolicy
Counsel to an education services provider vis a licensing authority for the revocation of an operating permit.
Complex Commercial & Corporate DisputesInsolvency & Asset RecoveryMajor Litigation
Advising claimant on resorting to the DIFC courts to obtain Mareva injunctions as part of a global recovery strategy.
Major LitigationRegulatory Enforcement & DefenseWhite Collar, Fraud & Investigation
Advising an investment consultant on compliance with investigatory production orders from the ADGM Registrar, managing rolling disclosures while contesting the scope, proportionality, and temporal limits of document requests.
Global ArbitrationInvestor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS)Procedural Strategy & Enforcement
Advising an international contractor on the enforcement of a ratified AED 42 million arbitral award, contesting the appellate court’s refusal to recognize concurrent execution jurisdictions within the UAE federal system.
Critical TransactionsHNW Investment DisputesPrivate Wealth & Family Office