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DEFENSE AGAINST MULTIPLE FRAUD PROCEEDINGS RELATED TO UAE HEALTHCARE PROVIDER & RELATED RESTRUCTURING OF GROUP

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 several courts and arbitration centres in various jurisdictions involving substantial and complex fraud claims worth USD billions. The cases involved an array of legal procedures, including defending high value claims, onshore and offshore bankruptcy procedures, administration procedures, recognition applications, creditor applications, anti-suit applications, and much more.

The overall legal strategy included a patriation of legal entities into another jurisdiction to permit the restructuring of the Group and continuation of operations.