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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.
Specific client identities and non-public details regarding this matter have been anonymized.
- Service: Major Litigation
- Area: Complex Commercial & Corporate Disputes
- Focus: Banking & Financial Instruments
Selected Mandate
Representing a UAE holding company in cassation proceedings before Abu Dhabi courts to challenge the enforcement of a New York ICC arbitration award, raising public policy defenses regarding the signature of the award and procedural irregularities.
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Expert Testimony & Foreign LawMajor LitigationUnited Kingdom Court Proceedings
Expert opinion prepared for the UK courts in relation to corporate structuring and dissemination of assets.
Administrative LawGovernment Affairs & RegulationSensitive Geopolicy
Administrative litigation challenging the validity of ‘portal-only’ penalty notifications and the enforceability of digital adhesion contracts as a substitute for statutory service of process in tax disputes.
Cross-Border Fraud & Asset TracingMajor LitigationWhite Collar, Fraud & Investigation
Advising high-net-worth individuals in defending asset transfers against fraudulent conveyance claims, demonstrating compliance with corporate articles regarding inheritance management and challenging the standing of a foreign creditor’s unratified judgment under UAE law.
Administrative LawGovernment Affairs & RegulationSensitive Geopolicy
Judicial review proceedings contesting the imposition of administrative penalties resulting from a 41-month tax audit, arguing that the Authority’s procedural delays constituted an administrative error warranting penalty relief.
Expert Testimony & Foreign LawMajor LitigationUnited Kingdom Court Proceedings
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.
Administrative LawGovernment Affairs & RegulationSensitive Geopolicy
Cassation proceedings before the UAE Supreme Court regarding the evidentiary standard for electronic tax notifications, challenging the validity of a time-bar dismissal where forensic technical evidence proved non-receipt of the Authority’s decision despite its claim of dispatch.
Fiscal Policy & Tax ControversyIndirect & Direct Tax DisputesSensitive Geopolicy
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.
Construction & EngineeringGlobal ArbitrationInfrastructure & Transport
Representing a construction entity in FIDIC-based dispute adjudication proceedings, pursuing claims for prolongation costs arising from delayed demarcations, town planning approvals, and utility connections.
Fiscal Policy & Tax ControversyRegulatory & Licensing Fiscal IssuesSensitive Geopolicy
Litigation challenging the imposition of VAT on goods supplied outside the UAE by a foreign parent company to a local government entity, contesting the Authority’s jurisdiction over offshore transactions despite contrary specific clarifications.
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