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Drawn from our archive of over 500 recent representations, this case study highlights our specific expertise in Critical Transactions.
This mandate addresses complex challenges involving Corporate Governance & M&A.
The representation required a highly specialized approach to Commercial Contracts & Risk.
Specific client identities and non-public details regarding this matter have been anonymized.
- Service: Critical Transactions
- Area: Corporate Governance & M&A
- Focus: Commercial Contracts & Risk
Selected Mandate
Representation of a Dubai-headquartered consumer goods distributor in early-stage dispute resolution and internal investigations regarding claims asserted by a GCC commercial partner.
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Representation of a Qatari electromechanical joint venture in urgent summary proceedings before the Doha Court of First Instance, obtaining an ex-parte order to block the liquidation of a QAR 24.7 million performance guarantee by a Malaysian construction conglomerate.
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Providing a legal opinion to a British main contractor on the interpretation of ‘direct perpetration’ versus ‘causation’ under Islamic Shari’ah principles and UAE court precedents for a construction arbitration concerning property damage and third-party claims.
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Counsel to a long-standing depositor in claiming material and moral damages against a foreign bank branch in Dubai, challenging the arbitrary suspension of accounts without judicial orders and asserting breaches of the Consumer Protection Regulation.
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Judicial review proceedings challenging the imposition of AED 4.3 million in tax penalties, arguing against the retrospective application of late payment penalties to voluntary disclosures and contesting the dismissal of counterclaims related to transitional contract adjustments.
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Counsel to a high-net-worth individual in litigation before the Dubai Courts against a global lender, arguing the binding nature of electronic correspondence granting grace periods for margin calls on foreign securities.
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Counsel to a Middle Eastern infrastructure developer in a high-stakes dispute regarding the construction of contractor accommodation facilities, securing a judicial order to suspend bond encashment pending the resolution of substantive claims in arbitration.
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Advising a Dubai-based marine contractor on structuring a payment guarantee mechanism for a charter party agreement, securing unconditional payment obligations from a main contractor to mitigate subcontractor default risks.
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Defense of a chemical entity in Federal Court proceedings upholding a TDRC decision to annul AED 813,000 in penalties, proving that non-compliance was caused by the Federal Tax Authority’s three-year technical failure to process a tax group de-registration.
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