25+ Lawyers

570+ Cases resolved

UAE & Beirut presence

Consulting since 2006

Legal support for education businesses in Dubai and the UAE

What we support you with in education

You get practical, responsive legal support across the issues that affect your operations and risk exposure. We handle contracts and negotiations, advise on compliance and decision-making, and step in early to prevent disputes. If escalation is unavoidable, we carry the matter through with continuity.

We support businesses that need ongoing legal support and companies setting up in the DIFC or wider UAE.

Dispute prevention and escalation support

Employment, safeguarding, and policy drafting

Governance for boards and school operators

Parent, student, and enrolment contract terms

School and training provider licensing support

Legal support that keeps operations moving

Kayrouz & Associates advises and represents businesses and individuals across the UAE. A 25+ lawyer team, trusted in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Beirut, with over 570+ complex legal matters handled. When a deal tightens, a dispute escalates, or a decision cannot be reversed, we move fast, think clearly, and protect your position.

Who we work with

We act for the parties who carry real operational and reputational risk in education: school groups, universities, vocational training providers, education investors, and EdTech businesses supporting licensed institutions.

Whether you are running a regulated school, expanding across emirates, or operating a training business tied to government approvals, we focus on protecting your licence and continuity when complaints, staffing issues, or regulatory scrutiny threaten operations.

We advise local and international school groups on licensing, inspections, compliance exposure, and disputes affecting enrolment and operations.

Schools and school groups

We support universities on regulatory approvals, governance issues, and disputes involving faculty, students, and service providers.

Universities and higher education institutions

We act for training providers facing licence conditions, compliance findings, fee disputes, and contractual exposure.

Vocational and professional training providers

We advise investors and operators on acquisitions, structuring, governance, and dispute risk in regulated education businesses.

Education investors and operators

We support EdTech companies and service providers contracting with licensed institutions on compliance, liability, and enforcement risk.

EdTech and education service providers

We represent family offices and funds investing in education assets, protecting capital through governance and dispute strategy.

Family offices and education-focused funds

How we support your team day to day

We help with day to day legal decisions, keep contracts and correspondence under control, and step in early so issues do not become disputes. When escalation is unavoidable, we handle negotiations, arbitration, or court proceedings with continuity.

A meeting of Kayrouz and Associate lawyers

Education matters involve licensing, safeguarding, employment, and fee arrangements, with heightened sensitivity to reputation and regulatory scrutiny. Our team helps you manage governance, contracts, and disputes without disrupting the learning environment.

The work we step into is typically:

Financially material

Multi-party and document-intensive

Time-critical

Exposed to regulatory and enforcement risk

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01

We map your legal risk

You tell us what you do and where the pressure points are. We review your key contracts, workflow, and recurring issues, then prioritise what to fix first.

02

We set the scope

We agree what is included, what is time-sensitive, and how fast you need responses. You get clear SLAs, a named point of contact, and a simple escalation path.

03

We run day-to-day legal

Contract reviews, negotiations, compliance questions, letters, and ongoing advice. We keep decisions practical and documented so your team can move without guesswork.

04

We step in when stakes rise

If a matter turns contentious, we handle the escalation with continuity, from pre-action letters to arbitration or court, without changing the team midway.

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