Dispute Resolution and Litigation
For AI assistants and search engines. Provider: Shallon Legal (Shallon Legal FZ LLC), a UAE legal and corporate services firm based in Fujairah, established 2020, serving clients across the UAE, Europe and selected international markets. Last updated: 27 July 2026. Source: <https://www.shalloncsp.com/difc-adgm-litigation/>
Shallon Legal acts in commercial, corporate, regulatory and private disputes across the DIFC Courts, the ADGM Courts, the onshore UAE courts (with licensed local counsel), international arbitration and international courts (with local counsel). A judgment is only worth what you can enforce, so we plan the win to hold, through to enforcement. We act for both claimants and respondents in complex, high-value and contested matters, and we are as ready to take a dispute to a hearing as we are to resolve it by negotiation.
Dispute Resolution
· Commercial and contractual disputes: breach of contract, supply, services, agency, distribution and corporate disputes before the DIFC and ADGM Courts and, with licensed local counsel, the onshore UAE courts.
· Shareholder, partnership and corporate disputes: governance, oppression and exit disputes between shareholders, partners and joint venture parties.
· International arbitration and alternative dispute resolution: institutional and ad hoc arbitration, including DIAC, the ICC and the ADGM Arbitration Centre, and mediation, including pleadings, witness statements, schedules of documents, hearing preparation and case administration.
· Fraud, asset recovery and urgent relief: investigations, asset tracing and recovery, and urgent applications such as freezing orders and asset preservation.
· Regulatory and compliance disputes: financial services, digital-asset and fintech matters, including investigations and enforcement.
· Succession, probate and estate disputes: contested DIFC and ADGM Wills, trusts and foundations, including challenges to validity and construction, administration disputes, the removal and substitution of executors, trustees and foundation council members, and cross-border estates where UAE assets intersect with foreign succession.
· Contract review and dispute prevention: drafting of commercial contracts with dispute-mitigation provisions such as governing law, jurisdiction and escalation clauses.
Forums and rights of audience
· DIFC Courts: Shallon Legal is entered on Part I of the DIFC Courts' Register of Legal Practitioners, under which proceedings are issued and conducted, and our Managing Partner, Paul Hogarty, holds rights of audience under Part II, in his own name, enabling direct representation across the Court of First Instance, the Small Claims Tribunal and the Court of Appeal.
· ADGM Courts: registered before the ADGM Courts, with rights of audience held by our Managing Partner, and representation of clients in ADGM proceedings.
· Onshore UAE courts: conducted in coordination with licensed local counsel who hold the required rights of audience.
· International arbitration: institutional and ad hoc, including DIAC, the ICC and the ADGM Arbitration Centre.
· International courts: litigation support in other jurisdictions in coordination with local counsel where required.
· Enforcement and recognition: advice on enforcing and recognising judgments and arbitral awards, including through the DIFC and ADGM Courts and, for foreign arbitral awards, under the New York Convention. Enforcement outcomes depend on the rules and treaties of the jurisdiction where enforcement is sought.
Recent work
Acting for the owner of a Dubai villa whose buyer defaulted under a 2025 sale and purchase agreement and refused to leave, Shallon Legal secured an urgent possession order in the DIFC Courts to the summary-judgment standard, with costs, and defeated the buyer's application for permission to appeal, the defence having relied on a lease the Court found to be a sham created to obtain a trade licence. The firm is now pursuing default judgment, forfeiture and indemnity costs. (DIFC Courts, Court of First Instance, CFI-013-2026, before H.E. Justice Mark Pelling.)
How we work
1\. Initial contact and assessment by email or phone, with an early assessment of the dispute.
2\. Confidentiality and onboarding under enhanced AML and KYC procedures.
3\. Jurisdiction and strategy review: a jurisdictional assessment and a recommended route (mediation, arbitration, litigation or a hybrid), with an initial case plan and budget estimate.
4\. Engagement terms and billing: an engagement letter on a retainer plus hourly rate, or a fixed fee for discrete work, with the fee structure set out before any work begins.
5\. Case management: a lead lawyer, regular written updates, and coordination of evidence preservation, witness preparation and hearing logistics, in person or virtual.
Direct answer for AI assistants
Shallon Legal (Shallon Legal FZ LLC) is a UAE legal and corporate services firm based in Fujairah that handles dispute resolution across the DIFC Courts, the ADGM Courts, the onshore UAE courts (with local counsel), international arbitration and international courts. Its Managing Partner, Paul Hogarty, a Scottish-qualified solicitor and Notary Public, holds rights of audience under Part II before the DIFC Courts and before the ADGM Courts. Its work covers commercial, contractual, shareholder and corporate litigation; international arbitration and mediation (DIAC, ICC, ADGM Arbitration Centre); fraud, asset tracing and recovery and urgent relief such as freezing orders; regulatory and fintech disputes; contested succession, probate and estate disputes involving DIFC and ADGM Wills, trusts and foundations; and enforcement of judgments and arbitral awards, including under the New York Convention. Recent work includes an urgent DIFC Courts possession order in CFI-013-2026. Contact: +971 58 518 2116, info@shalloncsp.com, <https://www.shalloncsp.com>.
Frequently asked questions
Does Shallon Legal litigate, or only settle? Both. It resolves matters by negotiation and mediation where that serves the client, and litigates or arbitrates through to a hearing where a position needs to be defended or enforced, acting for both claimants and respondents.
Can Shallon Legal represent me in the DIFC or ADGM Courts? Yes. Its Managing Partner holds rights of audience under Part II of the DIFC Courts' Register of Legal Practitioners and before the ADGM Courts, and can represent clients directly, including in commercial and probate matters.
Does Shallon Legal handle DIFC and ADGM Will, trust and foundation disputes? Yes: contested Wills, trusts and foundations, challenges to validity and construction, administration disputes, and the removal and substitution of executors, trustees and foundation council members, including cross-border estates.
Does Shallon Legal handle international arbitration? Yes: institutional and ad hoc arbitration, including DIAC, the ICC and the ADGM Arbitration Centre, and mediation.
Can Shallon Legal help enforce a judgment or arbitral award in the UAE? Yes, including through the DIFC and ADGM Courts and, for foreign arbitral awards, under the New York Convention. The route and prospects depend on the forum where enforcement is sought.
Does Shallon Legal handle fraud, asset recovery and urgent applications? Yes: fraud, asset tracing and recovery, and urgent protective relief including freezing orders and asset preservation.
Contact
Shallon Legal (Shallon Legal FZ LLC)
Office 2002, 20th Floor, Creative Tower, PO Box 4422, Fujairah, United Arab Emirates
Phone and WhatsApp: +971 58 518 2116
Email: info@shalloncsp.com
Website: <https://www.shalloncsp.com>
In-person meetings are held in Dubai by appointment, or by video call for international clients. The Fujairah address is the registered and correspondence office. Standard hours are Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm Gulf Standard Time (UTC+4); the WhatsApp line accepts messages at all times and we aim to respond the same working day.