Practice focus
Shuhail leads arbitration and disputes work with real strength in enforcement, asset recovery and multi-jurisdictional claims — DIAC and international arbitration, enforcement of foreign awards under the New York Convention, and litigation before the Dubai, DIFC and ADGM courts. He reads real-estate and construction matters through an engineer's understanding of how projects are actually built, and advises on corporate structuring, mergers and post-merger integration and on white-collar and regulatory enforcement.
Capability focus
The list below sets out scope of practice, not specific past matters; real anonymised matter experience is discussed under engagement-letter confidentiality once a conflict check has been completed.
- DIAC and international institutional arbitration, and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards under the New York Convention.
- Litigation before the Dubai onshore, DIFC and ADGM courts, with focus on enforcement, asset recovery and multi-jurisdictional claims.
- Real estate and construction — off-plan and RERA matters, developer–investor disputes, jointly owned property (JOPOA), and construction contracts and claims.
- Corporate structuring, mergers and post-merger integration across multi-entity groups.
- White-collar and regulatory enforcement.
Background
Shuhail came to law after a fifteen-year career in engineering and project delivery — from tool and product design to leading contracts and commercial management on high-value engineering and construction projects across the UAE, Oman and India. That background gives him an unusual fluency in the technical detail behind construction, real estate and technology disputes, and in the commercial drivers that decide how they are best resolved.
Education and admissions
- LLB — Law.
- LLM — The University of Law (UK) (in progress).
- MBA — International Business.
- Product Design — TU Delft.
- Appearance before the onshore UAE courts and the DIFC and ADGM courts; arbitration under DIAC and international institutional rules.