Profile

Hashem is Partner at ALAIDAROUS. He is a U.A.E. national, triple-qualified lawyer, admitted as an Advocate by the UAE Ministry of Justice with rights of audience before the Union Supreme Court, an Attorney by the New York Supreme Court, and a Lawyer by the Supreme Court of Queensland, Australia. He is registered with the Government of Dubai Legal Affairs Department with rights of audience before Dubai Court of Cassation, Abu Dhabi Judicial Department with rights of audience before Abu Dhabi Court of Cassation, Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts, and Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) Courts. He is a member of New York State Bar Association, and the International Bar Association (Arbitration Committee, Litigation Committee, International Construction Projects Committee, Arab Regional Forum), and specialises in international and domestic commercial arbitration as well as complex litigation before UAE Courts. Hashem has been appointed as ICC UAE Delegate to the ICC Global Commission on Arbitration and ADR, based in Paris, France. Hashem holds Master’s degree in International Corporate and Commercial Law (LLM, King’s College London, UK), Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (GDLP, Queensland University of Technology, Australia), Certificate in Legal Practice (UAE Institute of Training and Judicial Studies), and Bachelor of Laws (LLB, The University of Queensland, Australia).Hashem’s experience includes working in private practice and in-house legal departments in the practice areas of Corporate and Commercial Law, Construction Law, and Comparative Law.

  • Represented a UAE company in a AED 90M claim related to the construction of a tower.
  • Represented a UAE major company in a AED 160M dispute related to a mock agreement as well as irreverence of payment order.
  • Represented a UAE company and its guarantor against a bank in a AED 210M dispute related to a loan facilities agreement.
  • Represented a group of hotels & restaurants in a AED 50M claim under their insurance policy due to Covid.
  • Represented a client in 4 significant multi-million-dirham construction claims, AED 89M, in different forums, including a dispute over forum jurisdiction.
  • Represented Claimants (insured parties), seeking significant damages of AED 25M from a Respondent (insurance company) for losses sustained as result of Covid-19, pursuant to an insurance policy.
  • Large scale hotel construction dispute exceeding AED 1 billion between two reputable entities
  • Involved in providing expert opinion in a multi-party claim involving validity of UAE governed transaction documents & valid and effective security interest over assets.
  • Master’s degree in International Corporate and Commercial Law (LLM), King’s College London, UK
  • Certificate in DIFC Courts Procedures (DIFC Academy)
  • Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (GDLP), Queensland University of Technology, Australia
  • Certificate in Legal Practice (UAE Institute of Training and Judicial Studies)
  • Bachelor of Laws (LLB), The University of Queensland, Australia
  • Dispute Resolution 2023 Q&A”, LexisNexis Middle East, 2023 (1)
  • Court Changes”, LexisNexis Middle East, Law Alert Magazine, 2023 (3), 26
  • Spotlight”, LexisNexis Middle East, Law Alert Magazine, 2023 (2), 24
  • The Next Steps”, LexisNexis Middle East, Law Alert Magazine, 2023 (3), 26
  • “Is international arbitration a judicial or a contractual creature?” 2019
  • “Insolvency and Arbitration”, IBA, National Reports Questionnaire, 2023
  • Lawyer, Supreme Court of Queensland (2015)
  • Advocate, UAE Ministry of Justice (2016) with rights of audience before the Union Supreme Court
  • Attorney, New York State Supreme Court (2023)
  • Registered with the Government of Dubai Legal Affairs Department (2016) with rights of audience before Dubai Court of Cassation
  • Registered with Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (2016) with rights of audience before Abu Dhabi Court of Cassation
  • Registered with DIFC Courts
  • Registered with ADGM Courts
  • Member of New York State Bar Association
  • Member of the International Bar Association – Arbitration Committee, Litigation Committee, International Construction Projects Committee and the Arab Regional Forum
  • ICC UAE Delegate, ICC Global Commission on Arbitration and ADR, based in Paris, France
  • Arabic – Native
  • English – Fluent