Confidentiality
The dispute stays private, which protects banking relationships, customer confidence and the value of the business.
Corporate disputes carry a cost that other commercial claims do not. Public proceedings between shareholders damage banking relationships, unsettle customers and become visible to competitors long before any judgment is issued.
Dubai Legal Expert conducts corporate arbitrations across the UAE covering shareholder agreements, joint ventures, share purchase agreements and post acquisition claims, where confidentiality is often as valuable as the outcome.
Well drafted shareholder and joint venture agreements usually route disputes to arbitration precisely because the parties expect to disagree while continuing to co own an operating business. A private process makes settlement easier and protects the value of the company while the dispute runs.
We handle claims over reserved matters and breach of governance terms, funding and dilution disputes, deadlock provisions, put and call option enforcement, valuation disagreements and warranty claims following an acquisition.
Contact UsClaims over breach of reserved matters, information rights, funding obligations and transfer restrictions.
Deadlock, contribution failures, competing activity and termination claims between venture partners.
Breach of warranty and indemnity claims under share purchase agreements, including quantum and disclosure arguments.
Enforcement of put and call options and challenges to valuation mechanics between shareholders.
Ratification and enforcement, including implementation of ordered share transfers and payments.
The dispute stays private, which protects banking relationships, customer confidence and the value of the business.
Close reading of the shareholder or joint venture agreement, where reserved matters and deadlock wording decide most claims.
Independent valuation and accounting expertise, because corporate arbitrations are usually decided on numbers.
A private process makes negotiated exits far more achievable than public litigation between owners.
Arbitrator selection favouring corporate and transactional experience over general commercial background.
Awards drafted and enforced so share transfers and payments actually complete.
When shareholders litigate publicly, the company usually suffers more than either party. Banks reduce facilities, key staff start looking elsewhere, and any buyer who was interested walks away until the position is clear.
Arbitration contains that damage. The dispute is resolved without a public record, the tribunal can be chosen for genuine corporate expertise, and in our experience the private setting makes a negotiated buy out considerably more likely than a contested court process.
Analyse the agreement, value the position, then resolve privately.
We examine the shareholder or joint venture agreement, articles and any side arrangements to establish the claim.
Independent valuation and accounting evidence prepared, since most corporate claims turn on figures.
The arbitration is commenced under the agreed rules and the tribunal is appointed.
Statements of case, disclosure, witness evidence and expert valuation reports are exchanged.
Representation at the merits hearing, followed by the tribunal award on liability and quantum.
Ratification, enforcement and completion of any ordered payments, transfers or corporate steps.
Keeping the dispute private was worth more than the claim itself. Our customers never knew there was an issue and we settled at a fair valuation.
The warranty claim was decided on the disclosure documents and our accounting evidence. The tribunal understood the deal structure immediately.
Yes, where the shareholder agreement or articles contain a valid arbitration clause and the parties had authority to agree it.
Arbitration is a private process and institutional rules generally impose confidentiality obligations, which is a principal reason owners choose it.
A tribunal can make awards requiring transfers and payments between parties, and these are enforced through the competent court after ratification.
Careful analysis is needed on who is bound by the arbitration clause, since a party that never agreed to arbitrate generally cannot be joined.
Through independent expert valuation, applying any method specified in the shareholder agreement, with each side usually presenting its own expert evidence.
It is often faster to a final binding outcome, because there is no appeal on the merits, although the timetable depends on the tribunal and the complexity.
Send us the shareholder or joint venture agreement and we will advise on the claim and the forum. The first consultation is free and confidential.
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