The Four Cornerstones

Supported from the core and within a matrix of skills, our integrated practice delivers to both our public sector Clients and private sector Clients (many of whom are leading names in their respective industries) a range of services starting as it were with four cornerstones:

Corporate and commercial

Our practice represents one of the cornerstones of TLL. Our lawyers cooperate with Clients to achieve successful outcomes for transactions and processes including regulatory and tax issues, corporate governance and mergers and acquisitions whether on domestic, regional or multi-national deals, across many industrial sectors and, increasingly, taking into account Shari ‘a Law issues.

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Dispute Resolution

The second cornerstone of our practice is the specialisation in large, complex and, often, high-value disputes and in advising on the reduction of our Clients' exposure to contentious risk. Our lawyers have broad ranging experience and expertise in preparing for and conducting hearings of complex commercial litigation, national and international arbitration, regulatory and administrative law examinations and advice on, as well as conducting, alternative dispute resolution procedures. Equally as important, particularly within the region, we advise on approaches which take into account cultural and related issues and which seek to avoid a dispute becoming contentious whilst at the same time maintaining our Clients’ long-term commercial aims.

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Finance and Insurance

Our finance and insurance practice embraces banking and asset finance including project finance and capital markets work, and covers both the common law approach and Shari’ a Law aspects. We work with lenders, borrowers, financial advisers and, in the case of insurance, insurers, the insured and brokers within the regional markets.

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Real Estate

The fourth cornerstone is our property practice which extends not only within the Gulf and MENA region but also includes transactions into Europe for our regional Clients. Whether acquisition and disposal or the complete property cycle from site acquisition, development consents, financing, construction, usage consents, selling or leasing, property management and capital realization, our lawyers are able to advise on all and any aspects.

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Within the Cornerstones
Within the Cornerstones and supported by the core are a number of ancillary disciplines:

Tax

Our lawyers who handle tax matters have a sound commercial understanding of the matters on which they advise, and act in a collaborative relationship with clients and their international tax advisers to find workable solutions to their problems. The lawyers have experience in real estate, Shari ‘a compliant transactions, inward and outward investment, insurance, corporate, Including insolvency, projects and energy, real estate, outsourcing, domestic and regional finance and employee benefits.

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Employment, Pensions and Incentives

Our practice covers not only employment law and practice in the region but extends to pensions and employee incentives and supplemental issues such as Health and Safety and workmen’s compensation claims. Our practice covers not only employment law and practice in the region but extends to pensions and employee incentives and supplemental issues such as Health and Safety and workmen’s compensation claims.

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Competition, regulation and trade

The complexity of local and regional issues including Commercial Agents and Sponsors and the interplay. On occasions of EU competition/regulatory law gives rise to the requirement for imaginative solutions and strategic advice.

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Intellectual Property

Our intellectual property practice handles both litigation and licensing caseload and is involved in both brand protection and transactional work.

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Administrative Law

In Civil Law jurisdictions, administrative law is of particular interest because administrative law deals with the decision-making of administrative units of government and local Authorities, for example, tribunals, boards and commissions, which form part of the national regime to regulate social, economic and political spheres of human interaction. Lawyers in our practice have experience in advising the Public Sector and Private Sector in both contentious and non-contentious aspects of administrative law.

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Around the Core
Around the Core is also the specialist industry knowledge which goes with experience. The legal practice is a matrix of interrelated skills and knowledge covering:

Projects

Such as roads, ports, airports and accommodation schemes including sports and conference facilities whether on a Public Private Partnership basis or otherwise.

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Family law

Including drafting and execution of wills, inheritance, adoption, child custody, dissolution of marriage and its relating financial agreements, as well as administration of estates and trusts.

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Product Liability

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Banking and Insurance

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IT

Such as telecommunications, e-commerce contracts transactions and disputes, computer hardware, software and other applications.

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Energy

Including gas, oil and electricity.

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Transport

Such as air, marine, rail and road and covering freight and passenger.

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Hotel and Leisure

Including managing contracts with major multinational companies.

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Arbitration

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Life Sciences

Including pharmaceuticals.

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Media

Including copyright and related rights.

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Islamic Finance and Banking

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