With particularly strong connections to the UAE's free zones, Littleton Chambers has an established reputation in employment, discrimination, executive exit and business protection disputes. Mohinderpal Sethi KC continues to act in a number of high-profile employment litigation and arbitration proceedings concerning team moves, restrictive covenants, breach of confidence as well as handling complex freeze and search orders. James Bickford Smith acts as lead counsel in Al Khawaja v TPL Investment Management Limited, defending against the allegation that the investment fund provides the former CEO of the company permanent incentive rights in the ADGM.
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