LITIGATION

ENFORCEMENT of a FOREIGN COURT JUDGEMENT in UAE (DIFC) USING RELEVANT GCC TREATIES & CONVENTIONS LLB partner(s) represented a client in the first ever DIFC appeal in which the DIFC Court of Appeal has considered the circumstances in which foreign judgments can be enforced in the DIFC under the Riyadh Arab Convention for…

ENSURED THE OPT-OUT INDEMNITY OF AN INSTITUTIONAL SHAREHOLDER IN THE TELECOMS SECTOR After several years of operating a mobile phone company in Africa, a major European player asked us to defend implementing an opt-out clause contained in a shareholder agreement that the State refused to comply with. Following an unsuccessful…

ACTION FOR DAMAGES BEFORE THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE IN LONDON Defending a French transport company in the context of an action for damages before the High Court of Justice in London. LONDON UNITED KINGDOM

DEFENSE OF THE ENFORCEMENT OF AN ICSID AWARD CONTESTED BY THE ACCUSED PARTY IN FRANCE Following an ICSID award which condemned Belarus to pay more than 183 million USD in damages for breaching a bilateral investment agreement, the State party initiated an annulment proceeding in Paris for infringement of public…

DEFENSE AGAINST MULTIPLE FRAUD PROCEEDINGS RELATED TO UAE HEALTHCARE PROVIDER & RELATED RESTRUCTURING OF GROUP LLB partner(s) acted for the largest provider of private healthcare in the UAE and with a significant presence across the Gulf with operations in over 200 hospitals and medical facilities and treatment of over 8.5 million patients a year. The client was involved in multiple proceedings across…

RECOGNITION & ENFORCEMENT OF A FINRA (USA) ARBITATION AWARD in FRENCH COURTS LLB obtained a Court of Appeal decision confirming a writ of execution for a FINRA Award (USA) in circumstances where US Courts had determined to refuse recognition and enforcement in the United States and had determined that the…