Baitulhikma Lawyers

our corporate & commercial department
encompasses everything from company formation; employment law matters; and insurance to winding up, bankruptcy and liquidation advice and procedure.

Through our forty years in the UAE, we have been called upon to advise on a wide range of corporate and commercial matters. Whether it is company formation, employment law, mergers and acquisitions, or intellectual property matters: our multi-lingual team of attorneys are ready to assist.

baitulhikma’s diverse team of corporate and commercial attorneys come from a wide
range of backgrounds and legal traditions, ensuring that we understand your needs.

what we offer

• Drafting various service level agreements and other agreements used on by businesses on a daily basis
• Advising on various types of insurance and indemnities that companies require and enter into from time to time
• Advising on and executing mergers and acquisitions, and carrying out all necessary due diligence checks
• Offering company secretary services for general and extraordinary assemblies of large publicly listed entities
• Advising on internal HR policies
• Advising on intellectual property rights, registration, and protection

litigation & alternative dispute resolution

baitulhikma’s litigation and alternative dispute resolution practice over forty years’
worth of experience and has been involved in some of the region’s largest disputes

Our litigation and dispute resolution department forms the backbone on which all other departments are built on; and covers everything ranging from banking and finance disputes, to insurance/reinsurance claims and large-scale real estate disputes and class action employment suits.

Baitulhikma's litigation expertise extends to disputes before the Dubai International
Financial Centre Courts, Abu Dhabi Global Market Courts as well as the arbitration boards
under the management of local arbitration bodies such as the Dubai International
Arbitration Centre and the Abu Dhabi Commercial
Conciliation and Arbitration Centre.

what we offer

• Representation before all local-Emirates (including free zones) and Federal Courts
• Representation before all local and international arbitral bodies
• Assisting with brokering amicable settlements
• Acting as independent and unbiased arbitrators for claims

property & real estate

Baitulhikma law firm has been at the forefront of the real estate litigation in the UAE

Our property and real estate practice advises on a broad range of commercial and residential matters, ranging from construction to tenancy and acquisitions agreements; and advising on community, property and facility management that are common in master developments in the region. The property and real estate practice also encompasses landlord and tenant rental disputes across all of the UAE.

baitulhikma is the leader in real estate financing disputes and has argued the first ever
successful mortgage foreclosure proceedings in the Emirates of Dubai and Ras Al
Khaimah.

what we offer

• Preparation and review of commercial and residential land sale and purchase agreements
• Assistance with master community plans and ensuring compliance with all relevant local laws
• Assisting with landlord and tenant disputes
• Mortgaged property foreclosure actions via the specialized fast-track court procedures in Dubai and RAK

criminal law

baitulhikma's criminal law practice specializes in white collar crimes and overlaps with our banking and finance practice. we’ve had a dedicated team in place for over 10 years, providing advice and assistance on a range of financial crimes.

Our team of criminal law specialists is second to none and offers our clients a cost-effective method of recovery from individuals and companies in the UAE. We do this via all of the tools available to us, from obtaining travel bans to assisting in the issuance of Interpol Red Notices.

Our dedicated team handles over 600 criminal complaints per month on a wide range of
financial crime matters and has to date, recovered over AED3bn in white collar crime.

what we offer

• Fraud prevention and assisting with obtaining arrest warrants
• Advising on and assisting with compliance with anti-money laundering regulations
• Assisting with recovery in matters of forgery
• Assisting with obtaining Interpol Red Notices