Legal Consultations
A considered answer to a specific question, in writing where you need to rely on it.
Services
What we advise on, and what we will tell you to take elsewhere.
Seventeen services across commercial, corporate, personal and contentious matters. Where a matter falls outside what a legal consultancy may do, we say so at the first meeting rather than at the third.
Most enquiries do not arrive neatly labelled. A payment dispute is often a contract problem, a family matter frequently turns on which framework applies, and a criminal complaint sometimes resolves commercially. Part of the work is establishing which service you actually need before any cost is committed.
Contracts and Agreements
Agreements drafted to be enforceable in the jurisdiction that will actually hear the dispute.
Criminal Defence
Advice on criminal complaints and investigations, and instruction of a registered advocate where representation is required.
Bounced Cheque Cases
Dishonoured cheques: which route applies, enforcement before the Execution Judge, and settlement on recorded terms.
Arbitration
Advisory and procedural support through arbitration seated in the UAE and enforcement of awards.
Business and Corporate Advice
Standing counsel on how a business is run: the position on a question, the risk in a decision, and which route to take before costs are committed.
Judicial Notices and Notifications
Drafting, notarising and serving formal notices through the channels the UAE courts recognise.
Intellectual Property
Trademark filing and portfolio work, copyright, and the agreements that license and protect them.
Personal Status and Family
Marriage, divorce, custody and inheritance, under the framework that applies to you.
Legal Audit
A structured review of contracts, policies and obligations, with the exposure ranked and costed.
Attending Meetings on Your Behalf
Attending commercial meetings and negotiations with you or in your place, and recording what was agreed.
Employment & Labour Law
Advice for employers and employees on contracts, end of service entitlements, termination and labour complaints in the UAE.
Debt Recovery & Commercial Disputes
Sums owed and disputes between commercial parties, from the first notice through to enforcement of a judgment.
Corporate & Commercial Law
Shareholder arrangements, commercial agreements and governance documents, drawn and reviewed as instruments that have to hold.
Company Formation & Corporate Structuring
Choosing the right vehicle and jurisdiction, incorporating it, and setting the shareholder arrangements that decide how disputes end.
Real Estate & Property Disputes
Transactions, tenancy and ownership disputes, from due diligence through to the Rental Disputes Centre.
Family & Personal Status Law
The legislative framework: what the personal status legislation provides, and which of the two regimes governs your family.