Al Kaitoob Advocates

Companies Services

Al Kaitoob Advocates & Legal Consultants offers a full range of company services coupled with strategic legal advice for successful company set-up in the mainland, free zones, or offshore jurisdictions of the United Arab Emirates.

The Firm provides professional legal advice to businesses seeking to navigate the complex web of corporate laws and business regulations in the United Arab Emirates. Our attorneys regularly advise local companies established in Dubai and the DIFC, as well as foreign companies wishing to expand their business throughout the UAE. Our corporate team also handles cross-border transactions within the greater GCC and MENA regions. We counsel owners of privately held businesses on matters relating to the tax-efficient ownership and operation of their enterprises. This often involves the use of limited liability companies (LLCs), partnerships, and other joint ventures. These entities are used in structuring asset acquisitions and divestitures, sales, and redemptions of ownership interests, allocations of debt and preservation of tax basis, special allocations, preferred returns, property contributions, asset distributions, and capital account analysis.

Company Establishment

The Firm may establish new legal entities of various legal forms, within the scope of Emirati laws, for and on behalf of the client. Different forms include but not exclusive to:

• Joint Stock Companies.
• Limited Liability Companies.
• Partnership Companies.
• Companies’ Branches.

Criminal Proceedings

Al Kaitoob Advocates & Legal Consultants handles a wide array of criminal matters and offers bespoke legal advice and representation in all types of criminal proceedings.

Our Criminal Law practice is designed to quickly assist our clients at the times they need us most:

• Representation before Public Prosecution
• Criminal investigations, witness testimony and discovery procedures
• Filing of criminal complaints with local police
• Settlement of bounced cheques
• Release from prison
• Waiver of criminal penalties, including fines and sanctions
• Representation in criminal proceedings before local courts

Intellectual Property

In a dynamic commercial landscape with ever-expanding technological horizons, it is increasingly important for businesses to capture value from their intellectual capital and knowledge-based assets.

We work closely with many leading businesses to help them develop effective strategies for managing their IP portfolios. We are on hand to ensure that the Intelligent Property they and their employees create is protected and, where appropriate, enforced and exploited.

And when disputes arise, we recognize that the best dispute resolution process depends on a broad mix of commercial and legal considerations.

Clients turn to us because they know we can be relied on to be proactive in preserving their costs, reputation, relationships and other relevant factors when pursuing a successful outcome.

Labor & Employment

Al Kaitoob Advocates & Legal Consultants provides a full range of legal services for labor and employment matters for employers and employees seeking to secure their rights in accordance with the applicable local and federal laws of the United Arab Emirates.

Our Labor & Employment Practice offers an array of options for both employers and employees

• Representation before Public Prosecution
• Criminal investigations, witness testimony and discovery procedures
• Filing of criminal complaints with local police
• Settlement of bounced cheques
• Release from prison
• Waiver of criminal penalties, including fines and sanctions
• Representation in criminal proceedings before local courts

Bankruptcy

Our bankruptcy and debtor/creditor team focuses primarily on representing creditors in bankruptcy proceedings and in courts in debtor/creditor matters. We represent a wide range of creditors, including financial institutions, commercial and residential real estate businesses, hospitals, insurance companies, assisted living facilities and home health care companies, accounts receivable and inventory financing, and retail operations, among others.

Our lawyers have been involved in all aspects of bankruptcy cases, including:

• Filing of claims
• Litigation of contested bankruptcy matters
• Avoidance litigation
• Discharge / discharge-ability objections
• Complex preference
• Fraudulent transfer
• Negotiation of post-petition financing agreements and plans of reorganization
• Defense of preference and fraudulent conveyance claims
• Sale of assets
• Pursuit of all other avenues available to protect and preserve the creditor’s rights in a bankruptcy proceeding
• Negotiation, documentation and enforcement of non-bankruptcy workout arrangements and repayment plans
• Creditor-debtor relations
• Lender liability issues

Litigation

Al Kaitoob Advocates & Legal Consultants provides bespoke legal advice and professional representation for litigation of civil and criminal matters. The Firm has a first-rate litigation practice, having successfully represented our clients through all stages of legal proceedings before Courts of First Instance, Appeal, and Cassation in the Emirates of Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, and Ajman.

The Firm offers a full suite of litigation services - from settlement negotiations and pre-litigation correspondence directed by our experienced legal consultants - to initiation of formal legal proceedings and execution of civil judgments by our skilled court advocates. Our Litigation practice includes:

• Drafting of Legal Notices, Settlement Agreements, and Court Pleadings
• Strategic legal advice and consultation for private settlements
• Institution of legal proceedings in all local courts of the United Arab Emirates
• Filing of civil claims with Special Judicial Committees officially constituted by Emiri Decree
• Execution of civil judgments and successful recovery of funds
• Bespoke drafting of favorable dispute resolution clauses for private agreements and commercial contracts
• Representation of clients in criminal matters before local authorities, including Public Prosecution and Police Departments
• Representation of employers and employees before the Ministry of Labour to resolve employment disputes arising from unfair dismissals, employment bans, compensatory claims, violation of non-competition clauses, and claims for breach of contract

Real Estate

Al Kaitoob Advocates and Legal Consultants consider Real Estate the core of our legal practice. Our attorneys have unparalleled expertise in the local real estate market of Dubai, with extensive experience advising on every aspect of real estate law - from the acquisition of land and procurement of real estate financing - to a successful recovery of high-value property investments through the conclusion of private settlements or institution of formal legal proceedings

The Firm works closely with its clients to identify the best solutions to their real estate concerns by offering them a full range of legal services as part of our Real Estate practice, including

• Dispute Resolution with legal representation for Litigation and Arbitration of real estate disputes in all local tribunals at any stage of the legal proceedings
• Drafting of all types of real estate documents, including Sale and Purchase Agreements and Commercial & Residential Leases
• Formation and management of Owners’ Associations, including drafting of JOP Declarations, with advisory services for compliance with local strata law
• Licensing and registration of developers and projects in accordance with local real estate laws, with advisory services for the
• acquisition of land, procurement of permits, and establishment of escrow accounts in compliance with local regulations
• Advisory services for procurement of real estate financing and professional legal assistance with all types of sales, leases, and purchases
• Management of short-term and long-term leasing arrangements on behalf of landlords, with dispute resolution services for rental disputes between landlords and tenants