Dr. Ghandy Abuhawash Legal Consultants LLC has adapted and expanded, paving the path for our diverse range of legal experience and clientele. Based in the UAE, our legal practice provides sector expertise at both the local and international levels.

At Dr. Ghandy Abuhawash Legal Consultants LLC, our clients’ success inspires our own. Our sound reputation and proven track record come from our dedication to providing strategic and high-quality legal services while adhering to the highest standards of integrity and excellence.

“The Senior Partners’ international experience coupled with their local expertise and strong relationships, made them the obvious choice for our complex dispute. Unfamiliar with the UAE’s judicial process, we had concerns about options, outcomes, and expenses. After our first consultation with them and their team, we were well informed and felt confident enough to proceed. They made a very unfortunate situation go very smoothly… almost seamlessly”.

Dr. Ghandy Abuhawash’s lawyers are multilingual, culturally diverse, and admitted to practice in a wide variety of jurisdictions, the team speaks multi languages. We are one of the best arbitration practices in the region that can conduct complex arbitrations in either English or Arabic.

We are an international practice. We have extensive experience with arbitrations administered by all of the major international arbitration institutions, as well as more specialised forms of institutional arbitration and ad hoc arbitrations. We are frequently appointed as counsel in arbitrations seated outside of the region.

Our lawyers, attorneys, and legal consultants combine their decades of experience in successfully defending criminal cases. We are committed to delivering superior performance while providing the best defense practices available to those in conflict.

UAE criminal law includes several provisions derived from Islamic Sharia law, which require specific knowledge and understanding for proper criminal defense. Our experienced criminal lawyers are well-equipped with the experience and legal knowledge to assist with all types of local and regional criminal matters.

Our Banking & Finance practice reflects the firm’s position as a leader in the Gulf. The practice advises a number of prominent banks and companies on their finance operations and activities in the UAE and GCC.

The practice advises lenders and borrowers on all aspects of structuring, negotiating and documenting finance transactions. We represent local and international banks and financial institutions in both conventional and Islamic transactions.

The banking and finance team has extensive experience working for financial institutions in the Middle East region and abroad. All lawyers are fully conversant with all aspects of banking and finance law in the region.

Our corporate legal practice is unmatched across the region. We are well versed in every aspect of commercial and corporate action according to local, regional and UAE law. Our skilled corporate lawyers advise public and private companies, government entities, and other institutions on almost every type of transaction or corporate matter.

We believe everyone has the right to legal advice and that it is our professional duty to defend our clients to the best of our abilities.

Our corporate services legal team provide a full-service of legal offerings for businesses onshore and in free zones including the DIFC.

Our Commercial practice encompasses commercial contracts, compliance with business laws, joint ventures, commercial agencies, franchises, distribution agreements and sports law.

Our unique strengths are our knowledge and understanding of the Middle Eastern legal and regulatory environment, combined with our ability to deliver legal product to international standards.

These strengths assure our clients of practical and effective outcomes workable in Middle Eastern countries.

Due to our unequalled regional footprint we deliver coordinated advice and agreements across Middle Eastern jurisdictions. We handle cross-border joint venture arrangements, as well as franchising and distribution arrangements covering the nine major markets in the Middle East.

Our employment legal services focus on representing organizations in their most complex and important employment law cases.

Our legal employment services focus on taking preventive measures to minimize the risk of litigation while resolving matters cost-effectively through mediation and arbitration to the benefit of our clients.

Our team of employment lawyers in Dubai has all the necessary skills and legal expertise to successfully handle all cases related to discrimination and labor laws. In addition to that, our legal experts will help you throughout different procedures starting from providing the necessary legal assistance related to employment relationships and employment contracts to helping you navigate and understand local and regional employment laws and human resources policies.

Among some of the most common legal disputes in the world especially in the UAE, rental disputes would be one of the top ten. One of the main reasons for rental disputes is the low cost of maintenance and the high rental income. A commoner will never be able to manage such a condition due to several reasons including changing economy. In such situations, it is best to get help from a legal consultant.

Our team of lawyers offers necessary assistance and direction in rental disputes, especially in exorbitant and strenuous rental conflicts, where the appointment of a Rental Dispute Lawyer is inevitable. In Dubai’s volatile economy, high rental is one of significant concern and reason for rental disputes among landlords and tenants. In such circumstances, it is pertinent for both parties to meticulously discern the rights and obligations defined under the rental agreement to prevent rental disputes. Nevertheless, parties are often inexperienced with the legal jargon and pertinent clauses to examine. In such circumstances, it is ideal to seek the support of a Rental Dispute Lawyer in the UAE.

No matter what the case or situation may be, our expert team of family lawyers will work with you and their resource network to reach an amicable decision that works out best for the entire family. With a multilingual team of UAE family lawyers, we provide family legal services with a personal approach.

Our market-leading real estate practice provides a comprehensive range of commercial real estate services across the entire Middle East region, with particular expertise in the Hotels & Leisure, Education and Healthcare sectors. We provide sound commercial advice on all issues relevant to real estate matters.

The capabilities of our team combine regional and western qualification and in-depth knowledge of government institutions, local laws, regulations (and their application), together with technical and legal expertise and best practice. Our team comprises bilingual lawyers fluent in Arabic and English, and we are well placed to navigate our clients through all their real estate requirements.

In recognition of the growing role played by mediation in resolving disputes in the GCC region, Dr. Ghandy Abuhawash has established its own team of trained mediation specialists to provide advice to clients on the process, to assist as counsel in mediations and to sit as mediators of commercial disputes across the region.

Our approach is that the mediation process should be considered as an option for the resolution of any dispute between two or more parties. The earlier the mediation can take place, the greater will be the saving in terms of costs both of time and legal fees and the best chance will be provided to maintain a good relationship between the parties.

We operates a specialist Insurance Practice to cater to all aspects of the Middle East’s insurance industry, including major regional and international insurers, brokers, third party administrators and reinsurers. We also offer advice on all types of insurance protection and claims to corporates in a wider range of industries.

We have been involved in the establishment of numerous insurance businesses in the region, from large multinationals to small specialist and Shariah firms, whether it through joint venture, free zone of independent structures and, on occasion, using reinsurance.

Our leading Intellectual Property (IP) practice comprises of specialist lawyers and experienced trademark, copyright, patent and design professionals. Our team routinely handles many of the most significant IP matters across the Middle East, representing major global and regional brands.

The practice has full service capabilities coupled with the strength of our regional footprint ensure that we provide our clients with contentious and non-contentious services on a multi-jurisdictional basis. Managing IP protection and enforcement throughout the region is something we successful undertake for a number of our international clients, while also working closely with our regional clients to manage their IP rights globally.

Our Legislative Drafting Practice consists of lawyers who regularly contribute to the development and drafting of a significant number of laws and subsidiary legislation around the Middle East.

Our Legislative Drafting Practice consolidates Dr. Ghandy Abuhawash’s expertise in the areas of legislation development and drafting, public and administrative law, procurement, structuring and governance of private and public sector entities including federal and local Governments. We work closely with the firm’s other practices to offer a thorough and collaborative spectrum of legal expertise.

Our team, fluent in Arabic and English, is experienced in the requirements of the public sector, including the need to produce clear and concise legislation. We understand how this legislation must fit and integrate into an existing constitutional and legislative framework.

We are the certified lawyers to represent you and your interests at Dubai International Financial Centre Courts.

Dr. Ghandy Abuhawash Legal Consultants LLC has adapted and expanded, paving the path for our diverse range of legal experience and clientele. Based in the UAE, our legal practice provides sector expertise at both the local and international levels.

At Dr. Ghandy Abuhawash Legal Consultants LLC, our clients’ success inspires our own. Our sound reputation and proven track record come from our dedication to providing strategic and high-quality legal services while adhering to the highest standards of integrity and excellence.

“The Senior Partners’ international experience coupled with their local expertise and strong relationships, made them the obvious choice for our complex dispute. Unfamiliar with the UAE’s judicial process, we had concerns about options, outcomes, and expenses. After our first consultation with them and their team, we were well informed and felt confident enough to proceed. They made a very unfortunate situation go very smoothly… almost seamlessly”.

Dr. Ghandy Abuhawash Legal Consultants LLC has adapted and expanded, paving the path for our diverse range of legal experience and clientele. Based in the UAE, our legal practice provides sector expertise at both the local and international levels.

At Dr. Ghandy Abuhawash Legal Consultants LLC, our clients’ success inspires our own. Our sound reputation and proven track record come from our dedication to providing strategic and high-quality legal services while adhering to the highest standards of integrity and excellence.

“The Senior Partners’ international experience coupled with their local expertise and strong relationships, made them the obvious choice for our complex dispute. Unfamiliar with the UAE’s judicial process, we had concerns about options, outcomes, and expenses. After our first consultation with them and their team, we were well informed and felt confident enough to proceed. They made a very unfortunate situation go very smoothly… almost seamlessly”.