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Drawn from our archive of over 500 recent representations, this case study highlights our specific expertise in Major Litigation.
This mandate addresses complex challenges involving Complex Commercial & Corporate Disputes.
The representation required a highly specialized approach to Banking & Financial Instruments.
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- Service: Major Litigation
- Area: Complex Commercial & Corporate Disputes
- Focus: Banking & Financial Instruments
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Representation of private investors in a high-profile dispute against a major Indian financial institution operating in the DIFC, alleging regulatory breaches and negligence in the sale of high-risk AT1 contingent convertible bonds issued by a Swiss global bank.
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Complex Commercial & Corporate DisputesMajor LitigationShareholder & Joint Venture Litigation
Advising Emirati shareholders in complex multi-jurisdictional litigation involving a Saudi investor and Indian multinational corporations, arguing lack of standing and jurisdiction based on English law governance of a BVI shareholding agreement.
Commercial DevelopmentConstruction & EngineeringGlobal Arbitration
Advising a general contractor on defending against a multimillion-dirham claim for variation orders, arguing before the expert tribunal that payment obligations are contingent upon receipt of funds from the main employer under UAE law.
Fiscal Policy & Tax ControversyIndirect & Direct Tax DisputesSensitive Geopolicy
Administrative litigation challenging the imposition of AED 7.1 million in VAT penalties, arguing that a voluntary disclosure made to secure a justiciable decision on a legal interpretation does not constitute a ‘correction of error’ warranting punitive measures.
Construction & EngineeringGlobal ArbitrationInfrastructure & Transport
Representation of a leading regional irrigation and infrastructure contractor in ADCCAC arbitration proceedings against the Western Region Municipality, involving complex contractual claims exceeding AED 40 million related to the Hameem development project in Abu Dhabi.
Global ArbitrationInvestor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS)Treaty Claims (BITs & MAs)
Representation in UNCITRAL proceedings under the OIC treaty regarding an investment dispute between a Jordanian investor and an EMEA State.
Fiscal Policy & Tax ControversyIndirect & Direct Tax DisputesSensitive Geopolicy
Administrative litigation under Federal Decree-Law No. 8 of 2017 between a Tax Group member and the Tax Authority concerning the evidentiary burden for proving zero-rated exported services and the attribution of group-level invoices to a specific entity.
Commercial DevelopmentConstruction & EngineeringGlobal Arbitration
Representation of a major UAE real estate developer before the Tax Dispute Resolution Committee contesting the retroactive application of VAT to commercial property installments paid prior to the VAT Law’s effective date.
Fiscal Policy & Tax ControversyIndirect & Direct Tax DisputesSensitive Geopolicy
Defense counsel in tax enforcement proceedings for a UAE entity challenging multi-jurisdictional asset freezing orders against bank accounts, securities, real estate, and trade licenses pending the formalization of a settlement.
Fiscal Policy & Tax ControversyIndirect & Direct Tax DisputesSensitive Geopolicy
Urgent request to stay execution proceedings for a multinational technology company, arguing the premature enforcement of a AED 5 million tax penalty pending the outcome of a substantive appeal before the Federal Supreme Court.
Cross-Border Fraud & Asset TracingMajor LitigationWhite Collar, Fraud & Investigation