Expert Opinion

At ALAIDAROUS Advocates & Legal Consultants we stand above the crowd for our unique knowledge and experience in Expert Opinion. We have niche expertise in UAE/GCC laws governed arbitrations, handled in close coordination with a local civil law/common law team. These key skills and strategic actions make the firm distinguished in their expertise and a valuable option for expert opinions from the team, these key and rare expertise is headed by our Managing Attorney, Mr. Ali AlAidarous.

Mr. AlAidarous has provided several expert witness statements concerning issues relating to UAE laws before foreign courts, such as England, New York USA, Queensland, Australia, Oslo, Norway, and before many international arbitration forums. In certain cases, Mr. AlAidarous’ expert opinion was provided in his capacity as a co-counsel of the parties.

Mr. AlAidarous has also served as the UAE representative at the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), in Paris, France, where he attended sessions of the Court of the ICC tasked with making a final review of all ICC awards. He was also a member of the Board of Directors of the ICC-UAE, and was Chairman of the ICC-UAE Commission on Arbitration & ADR. Currently, Mr. AlAidarous is a member of the DFSA Financial Markets Tribunal, he is also a member of the ADGM Arbitration Centre Panel of Arbitrators. His experience includes acting as both in-house corporate lawyer, and litigator and arbitrator.

Over the years, the firm has been able to provide expert legal opinion across a number of jurisdictions and has an excellent reputation for such skills, not only locally but also on an international basis leading to Mr. AlAidarous becoming a renowned member of a number of different organisations due to his niche expertise.