
Case Studies
UAE Cases
$653m claim by finance brokerage against its Chief Executive for misappropriation of funds.
$187m private guarantees unpaid to a national bank under credit facilities agreements.
$45m claim against a French company for non-payment of commission under an agency agreement.
$30m counterclaim brought by multiple heirs to an estate for unfinished construction.
$63m claim by branch of a Cayman Island company, specialising in computer systems and software. Dispute had already been through an ICC arbitration and several courts in the USA.
$61m claim by bank against an investor who alleged fraud.
$35m claim by bank against the spouse of a debtor for guarantees provided under a Murabaha (Sharia compliant) facilities agreement.
$35m claim by former MD against company for vicarious liability and immunity from suit in foreign proceedings.
$27m negligence claim against court appointed receivers by an offshore creditor.
$21.5m claim against several defendants for misappropriation of funds using offshore companies.
$14m claim by an investor for termination of delayed real estate projects.
$12m claim against bank in an infrastructure dispute – main roadway between two countries.
$12m claim out of a contract value of $142m plus $5m compensation by a multi-national company for breach of contract.
$9m claim for unfit goods and counterclaim for $24m for non-payment of contractual sums.
$9m claim for unpaid shares following transfer.
$5m claim for ‘unjust enrichment’ following forfeiture of commercial property during pandemic.
$4.25m claim against co-Partner for expending company funds without consent.
$4m claim by sub-contractor for onshore oil facility.
$5m claim by Chinese contractor for return of performance bonds from a finance house.
$3.5m claim by individual against a bank for honouring fraudulently obtained cheques.
$3.5m claim by contractor for unpaid invoices on development.
$3.2m claim against an exchange house for manipulation of a trading account.
$3 million theme park construction contract – one third outstanding.
$3m claim plus return of a performance bond – construction dispute. Engineer and consultant joined into proceedings.
$3m claim by Chinese contractor against French bank for non-release of performance bonds.
$3m claim for return of performance bond following construction of a horse racing track.
$2m claim for breach of contract relating to commercial premises.
$1m claim for medical equipment against 4 corporate defendants.
$1m claim by developer for non-payment of due instalments.
$1m claim by Partner for unpaid salary plus profit share over a three-year period.
Claim for compensation following trademark infringement by butchery.
Claim by bank for unpaid Murabaha finance.
$8.5m claim against multiple defendants for breaches of stock exchange and commodities authority rules.
$7.8m claim by bank against an individual who counter-claimed for $8m for breach of terms contained in credit facilities. Joinder of investment trading brokerage.
$7m claim by Hong Kong contractor against sub-contractor for construction of a national data centre.
$6.5m claim by bank for unpaid loans.
$5.5m gas injection project – referred to arbitration.