Legal services across UAE law.

Legal advice on business formation, corporate structuring and cross-border transactions for entrepreneurs, emerging businesses and multinational companies.

• Mainland companies, branch offices and UAE free-zone entities
• Corporate structuring, conversion and liquidation
• Board and annual general meetings, resolutions and minutes
• Corporate governance and regulatory compliance

Drafting, negotiation and review of commercial agreements, with representation in disputes arising from business relationships.

• Distribution, franchise and agency agreements
• Joint venture and construction contracts
• Sale and purchase of goods and commercial claims
• Shareholder and corporate governance disputes

We advise and represent local and international banks, financial institutions and their customers on financing arrangements, recovery and financial disputes.

• Debt collection, civil claims and travel-ban applications
• Project, Islamic and property finance
• Debt restructuring and acquisition finance
• Coordination with international institutions

Practical advice on UAE property transactions, financing, registration and disputes, supported by knowledge of the relevant authorities and procedures.

• Drafting, reviewing and advising on property contracts
• Leasehold, freehold, reservation and agency agreements
• Mortgage financing agreements and legal notices
• Registration requirements and claims against developers and brokers

We assist owners, employers, main contractors and subcontractors with construction claims, contract disputes, conciliation and arbitration under UAE law.

• Owner and contractor disputes
• Main contractor and subcontractor claims
• Construction contract advice and legal opinions
• Conciliation, arbitration and court proceedings

Representation in domestic and international arbitration, alongside mediation and conciliation, with proceedings conducted in Arabic and English.

• UNCITRAL arbitration and proceedings before centres inside and outside the UAE
• Construction, real estate and infrastructure disputes
• Corporate, joint venture and commercial transaction disputes
• Agencies, distribution, international trade and transport
• Insurance and reinsurance coverage and indemnity claims

Advice on inheritance matters and the preparation of wills for Muslims and non-Muslims in the UAE, including expatriates concerned about the application of local inheritance laws.

• Drafting wills for Muslims and non-Muslims
• Advice on the application of UAE inheritance laws
• Guidance on estate-related legal questions

Comprehensive advice and representation under UAE labour and employment law, including the interaction with laws in the countries from which employees are recruited.

• Employment-law advice for employers and employees
• Employment contracts and workplace legal obligations
• Labour disputes and court procedures
• Cross-border recruitment considerations

Specialist legal advice for insurers and their customers on insurance-sector matters, supported by industry knowledge and experience in contentious claims.

• Advice to insurers and policyholders
• Corporate insurance matters
• Coverage and indemnity disputes
• Insurance and reinsurance arbitration

Advice and representation in disputes arising from tenancy agreements, including court procedures and the enforcement of rental-related claims.

• Review of tenancy obligations and contractual rights
• Landlord and tenant disputes
• Rental-related court proceedings
• Execution applications and enforcement follow-up

A dedicated team handles police complaints and criminal matters, with follow-up before police departments, public prosecution and the courts.

• Police complaints and case follow-up
• Representation and assistance before public prosecution
• Criminal proceedings before the competent courts
• Legal advice on complaints involving defaulting customers

Legal advice and case support in personal status matters, drawing on the team’s knowledge of Sharia law and UAE judicial procedures.

• Personal status advice and disputes
• Sharia-related legal questions
• Preparation of case documents and memoranda
• Court procedures and case administration

Advocates and legal specialists support matters before courts of all types and levels, from preparing claims and pleadings to hearings and execution procedures.

• Litigation before courts of all types and levels
• Civil, commercial and criminal pleadings
• Preparation of claims and hearing support
• Execution cases, hearings and department procedures