Criminal 

Advoc  & Law Legal Consultancy is active in both prosecution and defense in respect of white-collar crime. A team of specialized lawyers advise organizations and individuals on matters related to criminal investigation, corporate fraud, embezzlement, anti-money laundering as well as asset stripping. We are often instructed to act for companies and organizations that have identified incidents of fraud or misconduct perpetrated by a variety of people including directors, employees, customers and others. Our lawyers are prompt in providing assistance in investigating incidents and offer advice to minimize any negative impact on the client’s business.

Advoc  & Law Legal Consultancy has extensive experience with partner in representing clients from initial stage of complaints to cassation in the following areas of Criminal Litigation:

Corporate Frauds

White Collar Crimes / Economic Offences

Misappropriation of Funds

Dishonor of Cheques

Defamation Cases

Violation of Intellectual Property Rights

Harassment

Medical Negligence

Traffic

Theft

Extradition

Forgery

Breach of Trust

Recognition

“What the team is known for Strong litigation practice group licensed to operate in all the UAE courts, including the federal and DIFC Courts, as well as the Dubai judicial system up to and including the Court of Cassation. The firm is particularly noted for its ability in cases involving the governments of the UAE and is equally well versed in financial, insurance and maritime disputes. Also possesses a noteworthy white-collar crime practice, with expertise in commercial fraud claims, and retains experts in employment and oil and gas matters.”

Employment And Incentives

The increase in tourism across the region has had a positive impact and resulted in business. Employment law in the Middle East and North Africa is changing and becoming increasingly complex. With the largest specialist employment team in the region, Advoc & Law Legal Consultancy provides commercially astute and practical advice to guide employers through the nuances of employment law

Advice to trust when the stakes are high

Our clients choose us because, when the stakes are high, they need advice they can trust, and guidance that is clear, practical and effective.

Our excellent, long-standing relationships with government means that we are often among the first to know when laws are changing. And that insight is in demand more than ever, with employment laws constantly changing in this region.

We work with multi-national organizations, large family businesses, government and semi-government entities on the full range of employment law issues.

Clients enjoy the fact that they can get everything they need from us, without the need to use multiple law firms. From future proofing strategies to avoid having to play catch up during financial downturns to incentive strategies and drafting policy documents, we help clients with the full range of non-contentious issues. And where matters are contentious, we have local rights of audience in all of our 10 jurisdictions.

Our multilingual team includes both common and civil law admitted lawyers and we work across the region.

Our full-service employment practice offering includes

Recruitment / dismissal

Policies, procedures and documentation

Bonus / incentive schemes

Corporate support: due diligence

Business reorganization

Disciplinary, grievance and performance improvement

Mediation / litigation

Regulatory

In-house training

Risk management

Workplace investigations / audits

Settlement negotiations / severance agreements

Examples of our employment work

Tax

The tax landscape in the Middle East and North Africa is intricate and evolving, and the tax authorities are becoming increasingly active. Al Tamimi & Company is the leading tax law firm in the region. We help clients navigate the complexities and find solutions.

With more specialist tax lawyers than other regional firm, a presence on the ground in ten jurisdictions and ability to advise on all tax issues, it is no surprise that Al Tamimi & Company works on the largest and most complex tax matters.

Unrivalled tax expertise

We work with multinational corporations operating across the MENA region on the full range of tax work. We also support businesses based in our region on both domestic tax and advice on tax implications if they are expanding into other regions.

We offer a full service tax practice and advise on all taxes in the MENA region, as well as providing litigation advice and support. We work across all sectors and also help governments develop and draft tax legislation.

Our close working relationships with government and tax authorities means that we have a strong understanding of the legislation and can offer clear, practical advice.

Our diverse, multi-lingual team includes lawyers, economists and accountants.

Award winning tax lawyers

Our clients choose us because of our expertise in the full range of tax work and unrivalled regional presence across 10 jurisdictions: the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Iraq, Oman, Jordan, Egypt and Morocco.

 Our tax services:

M&A – tax structuring, due diligence and SPA support

Corporate tax

Zakat

VAT

Withholding tax

International tax structuring

Customs duties

Transfer pricing

Litigation

Assistance for governments in developing and drafting tax legislation

Construction And Infrastructure

Genuine partner accessibility and responsiveness, clear and prompt communication and absolutely no surprises – at Advoc & Law Legal constancy that is our approach every single time and across the entire construction and infrastructure industry.

We ensure that our clients’ documents and advice are drafted clearly and concisely and tailored to meet their commercial needs, which are always paramount. Our team of international and local bilingual lawyers are sensitive to local nuances and take pride in being accessible and practical.

We specialize in all aspects of construction and infrastructure law, acting for employers, contractors, facility managers, developers, consultants and other industry participants. Our team is committed to keeping abreast of all the latest legal developments, which we pass on to our clients via frequently published articles and by hosting seminars on topical construction-related issues.

As the leading regional law practice, we can advise businesses on how to reduce these risks and also offer them a plan of action in the event of a breach.

Services:

First response and incident management

Legal advice and coverage analysis

PR and reputation management

Claims handling

Insurance

Advoc & Law legal consultancy is a market leader in both the contentious and non-contentious areas of the insurance and reinsurance sector,

We regularly work with government bodies and regulators on legislation and policy advisory across the region, thus putting us at the forefront of the regulatory landscape, including the priorities of regulators and the policies they enact.

In relation to contentious services, our Firm has the capacity to handle and advice on claims made in wide range of geographical region within GCC.

Our client base is diverse, encompassing policyholders, insurance start-ups, liaison/branch offices, intermediaries, and domestic and international participants in the insurance and reinsurance markets. Furthermore, we frequently advise clients on start-ups across the region and have expert experience in DIFC and ADGM.

End to End Service

We are able to provide implementation as well as advisory services to our clients across the region due to our team of lawyers working on the ground. Our expertise covers both contentious and non-contentious issues, which means our clients don’t have to engage multiple advisors. Additionally, we have the rights of audience before the courts in all ten jurisdictions we operate in. Our client base comprises of insurers, reinsurers, intermediaries, and insured businesses.

We work with our insurance clients across the full cyber security life cycle, helping to design and embed cyber security policies and procedures, including incident response planning, training and education. We also advise on regulatory compliance (such as financial services regulation and data protection), procurement and supply chain risk – including cyber contractual provisions and cyber issues in the context of corporate due diligence, joint ventures, projects and outsourcing.

Real Estate

With strong industry expertise in the Hotels & Leisure, Education and Healthcare sectors, and led by a team of bilingual lawyers fluent in Arabic and English, our market-leading real estate practice provides a comprehensive range of commercial real estate services.

Our clients include developers, investors, banks, funds and REITs, financial institutions, landlords and tenants, land departments and government bodies across the MENA region.  We advise across the entire spectrum range of commercial real estate matters, including the drafting of new legislation on behalf of governments and municipal bodies.

Corporate Commercial Law

Advoc & Law Legal Consultancy  Company’s Corporate Commercial practice is a market leader in the region and offers the full spectrum of corporate commercial services.  The Corporate Commercial team is ranked Band One in several independent legal directories and a number of our team are highlighted as leading lawyers by the Legal 500, Chambers and Partners and other legal directories.

One aspect of our Corporate Commercial team that differentiates Advoc & Law Legal Consultancy is that our Dubai based Commercial practice is able to provide bespoke advice to our clients on a wide array of business and commercial arrangements needed in their day-to-day operations in the UAE.

Specialist advice on commercial agency arrangements

As well as general commercial advice and contract drafting, our Commercial team is known for providing specialist advice on commercial agency arrangements. This includes all types of distribution and franchise arrangements, and we frequently address important legal issues surrounding the impact of local commercial agencies legislation in the UAE on such arrangements.

We provide advice on all types of franchise arrangements in the UAE, including on franchise network structuring, IP protection, product distribution and the most appropriate contractual framework that suits our client’s needs. We also work closely with local regulatory authorities in the UAE to ensure that all statutory and practice related issues are accounted for when advising clients on franchise roll-outs, whether locally or regionally. We are regularly instructed by global multinational companies, many of whom are household names.

Deep understanding of the legal and regulatory environment:

Our overall strength lies in the depth of our understanding and knowledge of the UAE legal and regulatory environment which, coupled with our strong relationships with the various local regulatory authorities, allows our Commercial team to stay abreast of new developments and practices in the UAE market. This enables us to provide accurate, cost-effective, practical and commercially pragmatic advice and guidance to our clients in order to ensure that their legal and business goals and objectives are met.

Our clients are assured of effective and successful outcomes that are workable in the UAE thanks to this expertise coupled with our ability to deliver legal services to international standards.

The Commercial team’s core areas of expertise:

Commercial agreements including drafting and negotiating all types of commercial agreements including Terms and Conditions of Procurement and Sale; Sale and Purchase Agreements; Consultancy Agreements; Rebate Agreements; Introducer and Referral Agreements; Commission Arrangements; Outsourcing Agreements; Lease, Hire and Maintenance Agreements; NDAs; MOUs; LOIs; and Manufacturing & Supply Agreements.

Commercial agency agreements, including drafting and negotiating distribution and full suite franchise agreements across all sectors.

General commercial advisory services including opinion work on commercial agency laws and regulations in the UAE.

Examples of our corporate commercial work:

Advising a global supplier of solar energy panels and products on its distribution agreement with local partners in the UAE and the wider GCC region.  The matter involved a complex rebate and market segmentation clause.

Advising a US market leading producer of mattresses and sleeping products on its proposed franchise arrangements in the UAE and the wider GCC including advising on commercial agency considerations, risks and structure of such arrangements suitable for an international investor.

Advising a well-known jewelry brand from West Asia on its franchise arrangements in the UAE and the GCC including drafting its franchise and distribution agreements with its franchisee.  Our advice included advice on its development plan for the GCC and the commercial agency structure of the proposed franchise business.

Advising a large UAE family business on its proposed distributor arrangement with a multi-national Chinese car manufacturer including providing advice on UAE commercial agencies laws and proposed structuring for the arrangement.

Advising a large tobacco manufacturer and distributor of its arrangements with local suppliers including drafting template supplier agreements with local distributors.

Advising a Japanese glass manufacturing conglomerate on the termination of its distribution and agency arrangements in the UAE as well as advising on UAE commercial agency laws.

Intellectual property

Handling the most complex IP cases in the MENA region

With so much at stake, our clients come to us because we have the expertise to handle the most complex IP issues. We are the only full-service intellectual property practice in the Middle East and North Africa, helping clients with everything from litigation, advisory and IP audits to transactions and IP due diligence for stock market listings.

Working on the ground, delivering access and insights.

That may mean helping a client tackle piracy or counterfeiting by running a training seminar on their products for IP authority officials or giving our clients early notice of changes to the legal landscape.

Our team is at the forefront of the latest developments in IP law. We are members of the International Trademarks Association (INTA) and board members of key IP associations in our region, including AIPPI and BPG.

Our full-service intellectual property offering includes

Trademark registration and prosecution programs involving global assignments, licensing and clearance projects, opposition actions and objections.

Strategies for protection including advising on eligibility of protection and long-term suitability and sustainability of brands, against prohibitions, public policy and moral considerations, social media and domain name assets and trade names.

Copyright registration and enforcement against piracy including illegal streaming and programs against software piracy on a regional scale

IP litigation and anticounterfeiting and enforcement including criminal and civil litigation, Customs protection and administrative raids and seizures.

IP audit/due diligence

IP transactions/licensing and franchising

Acquisition of IP

Disputing and removing domain names and social media accounts

Consumer protection and false advertising relating to refurbished goods

Labeling compliance particularly in heavily regulated sectors

Drafting bespoke IP manuals and guidelines for clients

IP studies with insights on IP processes and hard to access filing trends.

Legislation drafting and public policy work.