Legal services for the education and training industry in Dubai & UAE
Why clients trust us
Advise on KHDA, ADEK, and Ministry of Education licensing and compliance
Support institutions facing inspections, sanctions, and enforcement action
Handle disputes involving fees, refunds, and parent or student complaints
Manage employment exposure involving teachers and academic leadership
Draft and enforce education service and vendor agreements
Represent education providers in courts, arbitration, and regulatory proceedings
Common issues we handle in education and training
Licensing and regulatory enforcement
We advise schools, universities, and training providers facing inspections, licence suspension, enrolment restrictions, fines, or enforcement action by KHDA, ADEK, or the Ministry of Education.
Fee, refund, and parent disputes
We act in disputes involving tuition fees, refunds, withdrawals, payment defaults, and parent complaints escalating into regulatory or reputational risk.
Employment and faculty disputes
We handle disputes involving teachers, academic staff, and senior management, including misconduct investigations, termination, and regulatory reporting exposure.
Student discipline and safeguarding matters
We advise institutions on disciplinary action, safeguarding investigations, complaints handling, and regulator engagement where student welfare is involved.
Commercial and service provider disputes
We act in disputes involving education service agreements, technology providers, outsourcing arrangements, and third-party vendors supporting education operations.
Who we represent in education and training
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
Education investors and operators
EdTech and education service providers
Family offices and education-focused funds
How we handle education and training matters
We assess regulatory and reputational exposure early, define a strategy aligned with institutional realities, and act decisively through regulatory engagement, negotiation, or dispute resolution.
We have handled hundreds of resolved disputes across regulated and dispute-heavy industries, including education and training.
The matters we advise on are typically:
Financially material
Multi-party and document-intensive
Time-critical
Exposed to regulatory and enforcement risk
We assess your position
You tell us what's happening. We review the contracts and correspondence and give you a straight answer on where you stand.
We set a strategy
We agree on the objective, the approach, and the fee structure before we start work.
We execute
Whether it's negotiation, arbitration, or litigation, we handle the matter directly and keep you informed throughout.
We close it out
Our goal is resolution, not prolonged billing. We push for outcomes that protect your commercial position.
