Case studies
Matters we have actually run.
Anonymised at the client's expense, not ours. Names, amounts and identifying details are withheld — the facts are not.
A British family, an estate spread across the Emirates
The situation
A British national died leaving assets in more than one emirate, including shareholdings in UAE companies. The heirs were in the United Kingdom, had no clear picture of what the estate contained, and could not transfer or access anything.
What we did
We traced and inventoried the estate across all Emirates, obtained the necessary court orders, and handled the transfer of the company shareholdings into the names of the heirs. Powers of attorney and attestations were arranged so the family did not need to travel.
Outcome
Estate fully inventoried, company shares transferred to the heirs, and the estate funds distributed.
Recovery on dishonoured cheques, including a signature mismatch
The situation
Our client held several cheques from a UAE company that were returned unpaid. One of them carried a signature that did not match the account mandate — a materially different situation from an ordinary insufficient-funds cheque.
What we did
We separated the matters by route. A criminal complaint was filed on the cheque with the signature discrepancy, while the remaining cheques were pursued through an execution file.
Outcome
A criminal judgment was obtained on the signature-discrepancy cheque. The company's accounts and those of the authorised signatory were attached, and a travel ban was imposed on the signatory.
A Belgian investor and an investment contract that was never honoured
The situation
Our client had transferred funds under investment contracts that turned out to be fraudulent. The counterparty was in the UAE and the client was in Belgium.
What we did
We filed a criminal complaint for fraud and misrepresentation and pursued it to judgment. Once the criminal ruling was secured, we opened a civil claim relying on that judgment as evidence.
Outcome
Criminal judgment obtained and civil claim founded on it. Enforcement of the judgment is ongoing.
This matter is still in enforcement.
Every matter turns on its own facts. Past outcomes are not a promise or prediction of the result in any other case.
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