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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 Fiscal Policy & Tax Controversy.
The representation required a highly specialized approach to Indirect & Direct Tax Disputes.
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- Service: Sensitive Geopolicy
- Area: Fiscal Policy & Tax Controversy
- Focus: Indirect & Direct Tax Disputes
Selected Mandate
Judicial review proceedings contesting the assessment of ‘entertainment services’ VAT on hotel expenses for non-employee staff of a foreign parent company, arguing that branch and parent company employees constitute a single taxable person.
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Representation of a North American national in the formalization of a commercial transfer agreement for an automotive business in the Middle East, ensuring compliance with local economic department regulations and civil code provisions on ownership.
Construction & EngineeringGlobal ArbitrationInfrastructure & Transport
Litigation challenging a tax assessment on AED 29.6 million in advance payments for a major infrastructure project, arguing that the ‘taxable event’ occurred upon service performance in 2017 rather than the contract date.
Commercial & Sectoral ArbitrationGlobal ArbitrationTechnology & Telecommunications
Arbitration between a global electronics manufacturer and a retailer over distribution and licensing rights.
Administrative LawGovernment Affairs & RegulationSensitive Geopolicy
Counsel to a free zone authority in an administrative dispute with the Federal government regarding jurisdiction.
Complex Commercial & Corporate DisputesInsolvency & Asset RecoveryMajor Litigation
Advising a private joint stock company on resisting asset seizure orders, arguing the lack of ‘certainty of debt’ under Civil Procedure Law due to ongoing annulment proceedings and the suspension of the underlying enforcement.
Fiscal Policy & Tax ControversyIndirect & Direct Tax DisputesSensitive Geopolicy
Representation in a USD 120M tax dispute for a tobacco manufacturer arising from production moisture loss and wastage calculations.
Complex Commercial & Corporate DisputesInsolvency & Asset RecoveryMajor Litigation
Counsel to an international supplier in assessing the recovery prospects from a Creditor Trust following the reorganization of a North American debtor, balancing litigation costs against potential distributions in a US insolvency context.
Construction & EngineeringGlobal ArbitrationInfrastructure & Transport
Advising a Doha-based subcontractor on blocking the liquidation of bank guarantees held by a Malaysian main contractor for a Ministry of Interior headquarters project, invoking Article 141 of the Qatar Civil and Commercial Procedures Law.
Commercial & Sectoral ArbitrationGlobal ArbitrationInsurance & Reinsurance
Insurance dispute between a HNW individual and a global insurer for Directors & Officers (D&O) insurance coverage.
Fiscal Policy & Tax ControversyIndirect & Direct Tax DisputesSensitive Geopolicy