Most disputes are won or lost in the clause that created them — and lost again in the courts that supervise them.
Arbitration is the default dispute mechanism in the commercial contracts we draft for ADGM, DIFC, and onshore UAE entities. The seat, the institution, the language, the number of arbitrators, and the availability of emergency relief are decisions we treat with the same rigour as the price and the indemnity — because once the dispute lands, those decisions are no longer negotiable.
We act where the clauses we and others have drafted later activate. Our experience covers shareholder and joint-venture disputes, post-M&A claims, and commercial-contract disagreements where arbitration sits alongside parallel UAE court proceedings, attachment applications, and regulatory exposure.
“How a dispute resolves shapes the relationship and commercial position that follows. We advise on strategy from the first warning sign — not just once proceedings have been issued.”
We also advise on the UAE-court side of arbitration: annulment applications under the Federal Arbitration Law, recognition and enforcement of awards before the Abu Dhabi and Dubai onshore courts, and ADGM and DIFC supervisory proceedings. Award-stage work is where much of the real value of an arbitration is realised or lost.