Handled a portfolio of ADGM Court possession and debt-recovery claims for a leading UAE real-estate manager — judgments secured, enforcement ongoing.
Counsel, engineered for the outcome. — Shuhail Ahamed, Senior Counsel at Noura Almaazmi Advocates. International arbitration, commercial disputes, and real estate in the UAE.
Shuhail Ahamed advises developers, institutions, and high-net-worth clients at Noura Almaazmi Advocates — on arbitration, commercial disputes, and real estate across the UAE and cross-border. He spent fifteen years as an engineer before he read law, and he still works like one: every matter taken apart to its load-bearing facts, the opposing case stress-tested before it is argued, the outcome planned several moves ahead. It shows in a construction file — and just as clearly in a shareholder fight or a regulatory investigation.
Practice
Six practices. One method.
01
International Arbitration
When a counterparty walks, stalls, or hides behind a foreign award — DIAC and institutional arbitration run end-to-end, plus enforcement and resistance of foreign awards under the New York Convention.
02
Commercial & Civil Litigation
When a deal turns and the money starts moving — freezing orders, asset recovery, and high-stakes claims before the Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Federal, DIFC and ADGM courts.
03
Real Estate & Construction
When a handover is late, an escrow is contested, or the defects are structural — off-plan and RERA disputes, developer–investor claims, and construction contracts, read by someone who has actually built.
04
Corporate & M&A
After the deal is signed, the hard part — structuring, acquisitions, shareholder disputes, and post-merger integration across large, multi-entity groups.
05
Regulatory & Enforcement
When the regulator starts asking questions — white-collar defence, investigations, cross-border enforcement, and recognition of foreign judgments, handled before they become headlines.
06
Technology & Digital Assets
When a dispute lives in code, tokens, or data — technology contracts, VARA and digital-asset regulation, argued by counsel who can read the system, not just the SLA.
Services
Disputes, arbitration, and real estate — across the UAE and cross-border
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International & DIAC arbitration
Enforcement of foreign arbitral awards
Commercial & civil litigation
Freezing orders & precautionary attachment
Recognition of foreign judgments
Off-plan, RERA & escrow disputes
Construction & FIDIC claims
Mergers, acquisitions & foreign ownership
Shareholder & joint-venture disputes
Sanctions, AML/CFT & white-collar
Virtual assets & VARA licensing
Data protection & cybercrime
The method
Several moves
ahead.
An engineer's discipline, applied to disputes — every matter taken apart to its load-bearing facts, the opposing case stress-tested, and the outcome planned before the first filing.
Track record
Judgments secured. Awards obtained. Enforcement pursued to recovery.
Handling a DIAC arbitration for a UAE technology and engineering contractor — tribunal constitution underway.
Won a commercial appeal — dismissed and the judgment affirmed, with costs and the security deposit forfeited against the appellant.
Defending an AED 5.6m construction and commercial claim for an engineering contractor — proceedings stayed pending a related appeal.
Obtained attachment and freezing orders over a contractor's trade licence, premises, transactions and bank accounts in an AED 3.2m recovery.
Acting for a major Dubai developer across multiple RERA and real-estate disputes before the Dubai courts.
Secured an award before ArbitrateAD in a shareholder and commercial dispute; a further reference is at the submissions stage.
Handled an AED 8.46m commercial dispute for a facilities-management group — judgment secured, enforcement in progress.
Handled contractor appeals and cheque-execution objections in engineering and contracting disputes.
Handling enforcement and execution files across the Dubai and Abu Dhabi courts — asset and staged-instalment recovery.
Handled service-charge recovery for a jointly-owned-property association across the Dubai rental and commercial courts.
Handling commercial and partial-commercial claims across the Dubai courts, carried from rejoinder to judgment.
Handled white-collar and criminal-defence matters before the UAE criminal courts.
Acting in labour and employment disputes and ministerial-decision executions across the UAE.
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Firm Noura Almaazmi Advocates & Legal Consultancy
Office Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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