Construction and Real Estate
Our reputation precedes us in the real estate sector; so we have been told. The firm’s high level of experience in dealing with real estate transactions in the region reflects our position as a market expert. We have dealt in various sophisticated and high-value real estate matters in the region and benefited from the deep sector knowledge of our senior lawyers in Abu Dhabi, the firm. We have been able to assist and advise various real estate developers and brokerage companies on numerous bet-the-company crises in the ever growing property market in the Middle East. Our experience in the sector has enabled us to understand the requirement of multidisciplinary lawyers to provide comprehensive solutions to clients. We offer our clients systematic legal advice to meet their commercial and investment interests in the region. Our real estate lawyers in Abu Dhabi, Dubai specialize in advising on various matters in the industry including:
- Construction and real estate development;
- Conveyancing (including drafting of sale purchase agreements, addendums);
- Cancelled projects;
- Cross-border investments;
- Delay in construction contracts (both, in construction and handover);
- Dispute resolution;
- Distressed investments;
- Due diligence;
- Joint ventures in construction contracts;
- Mortgages;
- Musataha arrangements;
- Ownership transfer;
- Real estate financing;
- Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITSs);
- Structuring of real estate transactions;
- Tenancy related matters; and
- Termination of off-plan real estate contract.
Our real estate team comprises lawyers with a collective linguistic capacity of over ten languages in the ever-dynamic real estate market of the region. We have advised and assisted clients from different parts of the world in various transactions in the UAE. Our team packs vast knowledge of the regulations issued by the Dubai Land Department and the real estate divisions of various municipalities in the country. We have also successfully negotiated deals and arrangements for MNCs and HNIs with numerous banks, developers and brokers in the region. We act as a one-stop-shop in legal matters in the real estate sector and take pride in servicing our clients in their best interests. Our property lawyers in Abu Dhabi, Dubai also represent clients before arbitral tribunals and courts in the region on compensation claims, construction delays, termination of ale purchase agreements, closeout issues and the like.
