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Drawn from our archive of over 500 recent representations, this case study highlights our specific expertise in Major Litigation.
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Managing data insight and investigation on behalf of the claimant to pursue jurisdiction in the DIFC courts.

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Global ArbitrationInvestor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS)Procedural Strategy & Enforcement

Advising a claimant in complex cross-border enforcement litigation, defending the seat of arbitration as the ADGM and securing an adjournment of jurisdiction challenges pending parallel annulment proceedings in the Dubai Courts.

Construction & EngineeringGlobal ArbitrationInfrastructure & Transport

Counsel to a UAE-headquartered contractor in structuring a QAR 188 million damages claim for repudiatory breach, involving complex ‘global’ claims for delay and disruption on a Phase 2 infrastructure project in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region.

Commercial Contracts & RiskCorporate Governance & M&ACritical Transactions

Counseling a US professional services firm on a high-value engagement to provide organizational restructuring, executive search, and leadership development services to a multinational group, involving intricate IP licensing and milestone-based payment mechanisms.

Fiscal Policy & Tax ControversyRegulatory & Licensing Fiscal IssuesSensitive Geopolicy

Tax objection proceedings before the Tax Dispute Resolution Committee regarding the reclassification of AED 25.7 million in storage tank rentals, asserting their status as ‘out-of-scope’ real estate supplies within a Designated Zone.

Sensitive GeopolicySovereign Space StrategySpace Law & Policy

Advised sovereign European state in drafting its national space legislation and regulatory framework.

Global ArbitrationInvestor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS)Procedural Strategy & Enforcement

Advising a UAE-based claimant on the procedural interplay between onshore Dubai Courts and the DIFC Arbitration Division, securing a strategic stay of enforcement for an arbitral award involving a multi-national electronics supplier.

Banking & Financial InstrumentsComplex Commercial & Corporate DisputesMajor Litigation

Acting as UAE counsel to a Dubai Airport Freezone pharmaceutical trading company in providing a capacity and enforceability legal opinion for Non-Deliverable Forward transactions with a Japanese bank’s DIFC branch, governed by English law under an ISDA Master Agreement.

Global ArbitrationInvestor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS)Treaty Claims (BITs & MAs)

ISDS dispute proceedings under a BIT between a Dutch holding conglomerate and an EMEA State.

Banking & Financial InstrumentsComplex Commercial & Corporate DisputesMajor Litigation

Representing a UAE holding company in cassation proceedings challenging the validity of an arbitration agreement within aircraft finance guarantees, citing lack of specific corporate authority and public policy violations under UAE Companies Law.

Construction & EngineeringGlobal ArbitrationInfrastructure & Transport

Representing a specialist subcontractor in dispute resolution proceedings against a main contractor, negotiating the settlement of disputed variations and back charges totaling AED 19.9 million on a landmark infrastructure project.