Firms in the spotlight: Galadari Advocates & Legal Consultants

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Galadari Advocates & Legal Consultants boasts the largest cross-disciplinary litigation team in the UAE advising on contentious and non-contentious matters. Our practice comprises highly qualified international and regional lawyers, speaking over 20 languages. Our team regularly represents regional and international clients across all UAE Courts, including the DIFC, the ADGM, Federal Courts and all Courts of Cassation. Our Emirati advocates have full rights of audience before all levels of courts and tribunals in the UAE, and lawyers are licensed to appear before police stations and public prosecutions.

Work highlights:

  • Represented the only defendant acquitted and released from prison in one of the UAE’s most high-profile trials. A Dubai Court found six of seven defendants guilty of defrauding an Islamic bank, sentencing them to 10 years imprisonment and imposing a collective fine of USD 1 billion.
  • Defended a client in a claim for AED 40 million compensation following the death of the opponent’s spouse, mother and daughter. Our team were able to prove the driver of the vehicle was under the influence at the time of the accident, breaking the insurance policy laws and losing his right to compensation, winning the case by a verdict of rejection of the claim.
  • Legal representation and consultation services for all insurance claims filed by and against Al Sagr National Insurance Company.
  • Represented a NASDAQ listed construction group in a dispute with a subcontractor in a project with for a claim valued at AED 71 million.
  • Represented a Scottish contractor in claims related to supply of plant at oil refineries for sand and water treatment processing.
  • Provided expert advice on UAE law in the Korean Courts following a dispute on a project at a UAE airport arising from delayed competition, valuation of variations, prolongation costs, and liquidated damages, in a claim valued at approximately AED 75 million.

Practice head: Ahmed Galadari

Other key lawyers: Ziad Galadari, Abdulla Ziad Galadari.

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