Enforcement & Asset Recovery
With a dedicated enforcement and asset recovery practice, our team integrates substantial expertise in litigation and arbitration, investigative insight, and strategic thinking to guarantee that our clients' successes translate into tangible outcomes.
We are one of the most active local firms in relation to enforcement and asset recovery. We are regularly selected to act as enforcement counsel, or to advise on enforcement and asset recovery by both local and international entities and individuals. Our expertise encompasses the enforcement of domestic and foreign court judgments and arbitration awards before the onshore courts and in the DIFC and ADGM. This, alongside our deep knowledge of local laws and close relationship with the key regulatory bodies, means we are the go-firm for those seeking financial redress.
Furthermore, with our onshore and offshore expertise, we excel at detangling complex asset protection schemes to ensure our clients’ commercial aims are fulfilled following their legal successes. Our lawyers focus on providing effective and time-critical legal remedies to secure and recover assets, including freezing injunctions, disclosure orders, and other ancillary relief for the identification and protection of assets.
Representative Experience
- HSBC in relation to execution applications for bounced cheques to the value of AED 130 million and applications for the enforcement of two mortgages. Filed with Abu Dhabi Courts for execution applications.
- 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.
- Abaar Investments PJSC on an AED 50 million claim against a subsidiary of a sovereign wealth fund against the real estate management company of luxury properties in Abu Dhabi, which included the removal of the building tenants and the recovery of funds.
- A GCC insurance company on the enforcement of airplanes insurance claims against a large aviation services company for over AED 7 million.
- A high net-worth individual On an AED 32 million claim following a successful case against a large local freezone.
- A local energy Free Zone on enforcement proceedings in the UAE Courts, in connection of a large Oil shipment.
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