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Dispute Resolution: The English Bar - Middle East-wide
What the Team is Known For
4 Stone Buildings is a well-known London set whose members are frequently turned to for disputes in the Middle East. Its barristers collectively handle a wide range of matters, including banking litigation concerning the alleged mis-selling of financial products and the enforcement of loans, as well as insolvency matters. Barristers at the set are adept at arbitration as well as litigation.
Strengths
The clerks are great. They are always very accommodating and very nice guys. They're incredibly responsive - you send them a message and they put something together very quickly.
They do DIFC big-ticket litigation. They are proactive and I am impressed with them.
Notable practitioners
Sharif Shivji KC is a well-established London silk who is particularly noted for his expertise in financial services disputes, drawing on his prior employment experience as a derivatives trader. He regularly handles such matters in the DIFC Courts.
I have always found him to be really approachable and very personable. Sharif brings a different angle to disputes in this region.
I like Sharif very much. He is a very thorough advocate who is detail-oriented and leaves no stone unturned.
Andrew Rose has growing experience handling financial services disputes before the courts of the DIFC and ADGM. This expertise is complemented by specific capabilities in insolvency disputes.
Andrew Rose is an excellent junior.
Andrew Rose is well regarded in the region.