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Global Guide 2023

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Employment
5 Years Ranked
Employment
2 Years Ranked

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Provided by Ben Brown

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Ben Brown is a UK-qualified partner in our employment practice, based in Dubai. Ben has over 10 years of experience and was born and raised in the Middle East.

Ben's practice covers all aspects of contentious and non-contentious employment law in the United Arab Emirates and its free zones (including the Dubai International Financial Centre and the Abu Dhabi Global Market), the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the Kingdom of Bahrain. Ben advises clients in a variety of sectors with a particular focus on financial services, insurance, construction, energy and aviation.

Ben advises employers on recruitment and immigration issues, drafting and implementing employment documentation in compliance with local labour laws, managing performance, employee transfers, manpower supply arrangements, bonus disputes, employment data protection and issues arising on the termination of employment including the enforcement of post-termination restrictions and the protection of confidential information and trade secrets.

Ben has extensive experience advising on employment issues arising from team moves, complex internal investigations (in relation to both financial wrongdoing and complaints of inappropriate workplace behaviour, including harassment), corporate restructurings, outsourcings and multi-jurisdictional mergers and acquisitions.

Ben advised the Dubai International Financial Centre Authority on the implementation and drafting of DIFC Law No.2 of 2019 (the primary piece of employment legislation in the DIFC) which came into force on 28 August 2019, and has given expert evidence to US courts on matters of DIFC law.

Ben has also advised other UAE free zone authorities on drafting and implementing free zone-specific employment regulations.

Ben has handled significant amounts of employment litigation in a variety of forums, including the High Court and employment tribunals in the United Kingdom, the DIFC and ADGM courts in the UAE, and local labour courts in the UAE and Saudi Arabia.

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Employment - United Arab Emirates
2
Band 2

Ben Brown is a well-regarded lawyer who among other matters is able to advise clients on DIFC employment issues and workplace investigations. Having acted for a variety of international clients, he also excels in advising on the employment aspects of corporate acquisitions and group restructurings.


Employment - Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia expertise based abroad

Ben Brown is an acclaimed lawyer based in Dubai who possesses a strong track record for employment matters in Saudi Arabia. Advising clients on a number of cross-border matters including terminations and employee benefits, he is also experienced in employment disputes.

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