Break Fee in Sale Agreements in Dubai: Prevent the “Free Option” Trap A missing break fee in sale agreements in Dubai can quietly convert your business sale into a free option for the buyer. I recently reviewed a sale agreement for an AUD 3.5 million transaction. Months of negotiation.Due diligence underway.Professional fees accumulating. Then I […]
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Shareholder Disputes in Dubai: The 50-50 Deadlock Trap If you are Googling at 3am about shareholder disputes in Dubai, something has already gone wrong. Your partner locked you out of the bank account.Changed passwords.Signed a deal you never approved. And you are thinking: “But we are 50-50 partners. We built this together. How can they
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Litigation Readiness for Founders in Dubai: Prepare Before Pressure Litigation readiness for founders in Dubai is not about being aggressive. It is about being prepared. Most founders do not need to be litigious. They need to be litigation-ready. Because when disputes arise, and in a fast-moving commercial hub like Dubai, they eventually do, the advantage
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Building a legal practice in UAE is rarely limited by intelligence. It is far more often limited by discomfort avoidance. Early in my career, I sat across the table from lawyers who seemed ten steps ahead of me. They spoke with controlled confidence. They navigated complex negotiations with fluency. They developed client relationships that appeared
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Practical Contract Drafting in UAE: Why “Perfect” Contracts Fail Practical contract drafting in UAE is rarely about elegant clauses or polished formatting. Early in my career, I drafted what I believed was a flawless agreement. It was technically precise. Balanced. Legally robust. The founder returned frustrated. “Shoeb, it reads well, but it doesn’t work in
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Legal Excellence in UAE: Why Wins Don’t Tell the Full Story Legal excellence in UAE is often reduced to a scoreboard: win or lose, deal closed or collapsed, case successful or dismissed. But after years advising founders, boards, and legal teams, I’ve learned something uncomfortable: outcomes are often influenced by variables no lawyer fully controls.
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