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Legal counsel on company formation, free zone and offshore structures, commercial agreements and substantial transactions.
Advice for developers, owners, landlords and tenants, including rental disputes in Dubai.
Advice on family and inheritance matters across jurisdictions, including the legal structuring of trusts, foundations and family assets.
Coordinated legal advice for transactions, business interests and private matters connecting different legal systems.
An assessment of the facts, available options and steps towards resolving a dispute.
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Explore serviceLegal guidance for UAE free zone company formation: activities, ownership, shareholder agreements, commercial contracts and the questions to resolve before incorporation.
Explore serviceLegal consultation on offshore companies and international holding structures, including ownership, governance, commercial purpose and coordination with authorised providers.
Explore serviceOpen a mainland business in the UAE with legal advice on the company structure, licensing pathway, shareholder arrangements and operational contracts.
Explore serviceLegal advice on UAE holding companies and special purpose vehicles, including asset ownership, governance, transaction structures and cross-border coordination.
Explore serviceShareholder and joint-venture legal advice for UAE businesses: ownership, reserved decisions, funding, deadlock, transfers and an orderly exit.
Explore serviceLegal advice for UAE corporate governance and business compliance, including decision-making authority, shareholder records, ownership disclosures and contracts.
Explore serviceLegal guidance for an orderly UAE business closure, including shareholder decisions, contracts, creditor matters, licence cancellation and coordination with appointed liquidators.
Explore serviceA practical way to prepare for contract drafting, review or a discussion about an existing commercial relationship.
Explore serviceLegal support for substantial commercial transactions: due diligence, negotiation, contractual risk allocation, conditions precedent, completion and post-completion obligations.
Explore serviceLegal support for buying or selling a UAE business: transaction structure, legal due diligence, negotiation, approvals and completion documentation.
Explore serviceLegal due diligence for acquisitions, investments and substantial transactions: ownership, authority, contracts, liabilities and matters affecting completion.
Explore serviceLegal advice for principals, suppliers and distributors on market-entry contracts, exclusivity, commercial agency registration and the terms governing an orderly exit.
Explore serviceCommercial legal advice on franchise and brand-licensing agreements, including territory, fees, operating obligations, renewal and the consequences of termination.
Explore serviceLegal review of commercial borrowing, security documents and personal or corporate guarantees, with attention to liability, default, release and transaction completion.
Explore serviceLegal support for establishing trusts and foundations, family wealth structuring and succession planning, with careful attention to governance and cross-border interests.
Explore serviceWills and succession-planning advice for UAE and cross-border assets, including family objectives, registry options, executors and coordination with registered practitioners.
Explore serviceLegal assistance with inheritance and estates spanning multiple jurisdictions, including documentation, probate coordination and the transfer of assets across borders.
Explore serviceDiscreet legal advice for family matters spanning multiple jurisdictions, including divorce, children, financial arrangements and the recognition of court orders.
Explore serviceLegal advice on DIFC and ADGM foundations for private wealth, ownership continuity and succession, including governing documents and implementation planning.
Explore serviceLegal advice for family-owned businesses: succession, family charters, shareholder rights, management transitions and continuity of ownership across generations.
Explore serviceLegal guidance on UAE residence options for investors, business owners and families, with eligibility assessment, document review and application coordination.
Explore serviceAssess UAE Golden Residence options with legal advice on the appropriate category, investment evidence, property documentation and application preparation.
Explore serviceUAE Green Residence advice for investors, business partners, skilled employees and self-employed professionals, with document and eligibility review.
Explore serviceLegal assistance with UAE family residence planning, sponsorship documents, relationship certificates and coordination of the appropriate application steps.
Explore serviceLegal review for buying or selling Dubai property, including title, sale agreements, deposits, financing conditions, developer documentation and completion.
Explore serviceLegal advice on Dubai rental disputes, rent claims, lease renewals, eviction notices and settlement, with careful review of documents and procedural options.
Explore serviceLegal advice on UAE commercial leases, including permitted use, fit-out, rent obligations, assignment, renewal and exit arrangements for business premises.
Explore serviceLegal advice on off-plan property purchases and developer disputes in Dubai, including delayed handover, payment demands, contractual notices and proposed cancellation.
Explore serviceLegal support for unpaid commercial debts: contract and invoice review, payment demands, settlement terms and assessment of appropriate dispute-resolution steps.
Explore serviceLegal advice on shareholder and partnership disputes, including management deadlock, access to information, disputed decisions and negotiated business exits.
Explore serviceLegal advice before ending a commercial agreement or responding to a breach: contractual remedies, notice requirements, evidence and negotiated resolution.
Explore serviceLegal support for resolving commercial disputes by negotiation or mediation, with clear settlement terms, payment protections and an agreed route to implementation.
Explore serviceLegal advice on arbitration agreements, dispute preparation and cross-border commercial claims, with coordinated support appropriate to the chosen institution and seat.
Explore serviceCross-border legal assistance with recognising and enforcing foreign judgments or arbitral awards, including document review, asset jurisdictions and local-counsel coordination.
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