Hassan Samir
Head of ExecutionHassan Samir has been a member of the Litigation team at Horizons & Co. for over 12 years. He has extensive knowledge in relation to the policies and procedures of the UAE Courts, Public Prosecutions, Conciliation Committees and Rent Committees. Due to this experience, Hassan supports and assists our lawyers during trials and proceedings.
His experience includes the enforcement of arbitration awards, local UAE court judgements before all levels of the Courts and across the various Emirates, GCC judgements, including DIFC and ADGM judgements, foreign judgments as well as attending court meetings and hearings on behalf of clients and submitting all relevant reports and requests to the required judges.
Educated in Egypt, Hassan holds a Bachelor of Law and a Diploma in International Arbitration. He is a member of the Egyptian Bar Association and Arab Lawyer's Union (ALU).
Languages
- English
- Arabic
Education & Qualifications
- Diploma in International Arbitration, Egypt
Professional Memberships
- The Egyptian Bar Association
- Arab Lawyer’s Union (ALU)
Experience highlights
- Abaar Investments on the recovery and settlement of a sizeable debt claim that spanned both the UK and the UAE against another major entity, and advising on the UAE enforcement and asset recovery aspects.
- An international investment fund in submitting legal notices and memoranda to various courts. This included filing notices with execution judges and coordinating across multiple Emirates to ensure that the award debtor’s assets were frozen and liquidated.
- HSBC in relation to execution applications for bounced cheques to the value of AED 130 million and applications for the enforcement of two mortgages.
- An international real estate developer in enforcement proceedings in the DIFC Courts, in connection with a large and prestigious property development.
- Dubai Islamic Bank on the enforcement of mortgage deeds on real estate and movable assets and shares.
- A UK based corporate client on the recovery and settlement of a notable debt claim in the UK and the UAE against another corporation.
- Luoyang Longding Aluminium Industries Co., Ltd. on a claim in relation to their recovery of debt in the UAE, including locating assets and enforcement.
- A GCC bank in the execution of a mortgage enforcement order in Abu Dhabi Courts. The bank sought to recover AED 8 million in outstanding debt secured against real estate, resulting in the successful auction and sale of the property to satisfy the debt.
- A UAE bank in relation to execution applications for a local UAE court judgment in the Dubai Courts for the recovery of AED 15 million. The judgment was rendered by the Abu Dhabi Commercial Court, and we successfully filed execution applications in Dubai for asset seizures to satisfy the judgment.
- A Dubai real estate developer in the enforcement of a DIAC arbitration award in the Dubai Courts. The AED 10 million award was successfully ratified and enforcement actions, including freezing of bank accounts and seizure of assets, were initiated.
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