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Drawn from our archive of over 500 recent representations, this case study highlights our specific expertise in Global Arbitration.
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- Service: Global Arbitration
- Area: Construction & Engineering
- Focus: Infrastructure & Transport
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Representing a Jordanian construction company in ICC arbitration proceedings, providing strategic counsel on procedural matters and critiquing tribunal-appointed expert reports concerning complex industry disputes and technical specifications.
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Representation of a leading automotive distributor before the Tax Dispute Resolution Committee contesting late payment penalties, arguing that funds transferred via the Central Bank’s UAEFTS system before the daily cut-off constitute timely discharge of liability regardless of portal processing delays.
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.
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Real estate investment dispute between Polish investors and a hotel developer regarding project equity.
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Representation of an education investment company before the Federal Supreme Court contesting the imposition of administrative penalties for a clerical error in a VAT return, establishing that no liability arises absent actual prejudice to the public treasury.
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Acting as a UAE law expert in a high-value property dispute before English courts, analyzing the conclusiveness of DIFC Court of Appeal judgments in light of conflicting onshore federal court rulings and Joint Judicial Committee precedents.
Expert Testimony & Foreign LawMajor LitigationUnited States Court Proceedings
Submission of expert legal evidence to a North American commercial court regarding Dubai International Financial Centre rules on issue estoppel to prevent the dismissal of complex civil fraud and money laundering claims based on prior UAE proceedings.
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Counsel to a private client in a pre-litigation dispute involving the fiduciary duties of an agent, addressing claims of reputational damage and harassment arising from the management of a commercial entity and interactions with UAE financial institutions.
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Media licensing and content dispute between a Saudi news media company and a global production firm.
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Representation of a Middle Eastern investor in a commercial lawsuit against a British multinational bank regarding the unauthorized liquidation of Chinese energy sector bonds held as collateral for a credit facility.
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