Legal services for the real estate and property development industry in Dubai & UAE
Why clients trust us
Act in off-plan, development, and investor disputes under UAE real estate law
Handle construction-linked property disputes, delays, and defect claims
Advise on RERA, Dubai Land Department, and escrow compliance matters
Represent clients in real estate litigation, arbitration, and enforcement proceedings
Support acquisitions, disposals, and distressed real estate scenarios
Protect owners and investors in high-value, time-sensitive disputes
Common issues we handle in real estate
Off-plan sale and investor claims
We act in disputes arising from off-plan purchases, including cancellation and refund claims, project delays, handover failures, and termination rights.
Title, ownership, and registration issues
We advise on disputes involving title transfers, registration barriers, ownership claims, and documentation issues affecting transactions and enforceability.
Lease, eviction, and rent recovery matters
We represent landlords, tenants, and asset managers in disputes over lease terms, eviction, non-payment, rent adjustments, and enforcement of tenancy obligations.
Construction-linked defects and handover problems
We handle disputes involving defects, snagging, latent issues, and handover delays where construction performance affects delivery and asset value.
Escrow, compliance, and regulatory enforcement
We advise clients facing compliance issues, investigations, or enforcement action involving RERA, Dubai Land Department processes, escrow obligations, and project regulatory requirements.
Who we represent in real estate and property development
We act for the parties who carry real financial risk in UAE real estate: developers, property owners, landlords, investors, funds, and high-net-worth buyers.
Whether you are developing, acquiring, leasing, or exiting an asset, we focus on protecting your position when projects are delayed, payments are disputed, regulatory issues arise, or counterparties default.
We advise developers on project structuring, sales documentation, contractor exposure, and disputes that threaten delivery timelines and revenues.
Developers and master developers
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We act for owners and landlords in tenancy disputes, rent recovery, eviction matters, and enforcement steps to protect cash flow and asset value.
Property owners and landlords
We support investors and funds on acquisitions, disposals, and portfolio risk, including dispute strategy and recovery in distressed situations.
Investors and real estate funds
High-net-worth individuals and family offices
Asset managers and property operators
Lenders and secured creditors
How we handle real estate and property matters
We work quickly to assess exposure, secure leverage, and resolve disputes through negotiation, arbitration, or court proceedings.
We have handled hundreds of resolved disputes across regulated and dispute-heavy industries, including real estate and property development.
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.
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