Our Disputes pillar handles complex commercial litigation and arbitration across the UAE's court systems and the leading arbitral institutions. How a dispute ends usually decides what happens to the relationship and the commercial position behind it, so the procedural questions and the commercial ones get answered together. The earlier we see it, the more room there is to shape where it ends up.
Representation before the onshore courts in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, and before the Federal Supreme Court. We act in commercial, corporate, employment, tax and enforcement disputes at every level, from first instance to cassation.
Read the full profile →Arbitration clause strategy, advisory and representation in UAE-seated and offshore proceedings. That runs from drafting the clause in the underlying contract through to enforcing the award before the UAE courts.
Read the full profile →Advice and representation in mediation, formal and informal, across UAE and international forums. The aim is a settlement the parties will stick to, which usually means dealing with the commercial relationship as well as the claim.
Read the full profile →Advice on where and how to run a complex commercial dispute. We assess the merits, weigh the procedural options, and say which route we would take: the courts, arbitration or a negotiated settlement.
Read the full profile →Construction contracts, claims and disputes for contractors, in arbitration and before the onshore courts.
Read profile →Energy M&A, joint ventures and structuring, with claims work down the contracting chain.
Read profile →Data protection, product and platform contracting, technology company structuring, and AI governance.
Read profile →Licensing, laboratory and clinical operations, product registration, and health data for operators and life sciences businesses.
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