Haya Al Bawab
Associate Dubai
Haya is an English qualified solicitor in the Dispute Resolution Practice.
She specialises in and regularly advises on a broad range of disputes across Europe and the Middle East, primarily in in the fields of aviation, intellectual property and technology (IP/Tech), agency, real estate and construction.
Haya has authored a number of publications on data protection, cybersecurity and cybercrime laws across the Middle East and has been featured on Thomson Reuters Accelus Regulatory Intelligence.
- Acting for International Aircraft Manager and Operator in complex multijurisdictional litigation proceedings resulting with obtaining a worldwide freezing order on the owner’s aircraft and securing committal orders against the shareholders and directors of the owner company.
- Acting for a Global Oilfield Company in ICC Arbitration proceedings with a claim value of US$160m, concerning a dispute over the construction of a pipeline project in the United Arab Emirates.
- Acting for a Listed Malaysian Engineering Company in connection with US$180m DIAC Arbitration proceedings in relation to a dispute with its commercial agent in the United Arab Emirates.
- Acting for a Leading Commercial Aircraft Leasing Company in complex multijurisdictional litigation and LCIA Arbitration proceedings concerning the termination of an Aircraft Lease Agreement with a Russian Airline Operator and repossession of the aircraft following the imposition of sanctions on Russia.
- Representing a Greek Shipowner in multijurisdictional cybercrime litigation proceedings in Portugal and in the United Arab Emirates arising out of a phishing attack.
Education
2018 – 2018 · BPP University, London, UK – Legal Practice Course
2011 – 2014 · University of Kent, Canterbury, UK Law (LLB)
memberships & associations
Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales 23/09/2020
- ArticleUAE Law update – Recent amendments to the UAE Federal Arbitration Law
- ArticleSome key features of Saudi Arabia’s new Civil Transactions Law
- ArticleRegulatory Update: Regulation of Virtual Assets in the UAE
- ArticleFunding Options for Civil Litigation: Checklist (UAE)
- ArticleThird-Party Litigation Funding in the UAE: Overview