Commercial Dispute - AED 45 Million Settlement

Our client, a Dubai-based trading company, was sued by a former business partner for AED 45 million alleging breach of a supply agreement. The partner claimed our client failed to deliver goods worth the claimed amount and sought full damages plus interest. The case threatened to bankrupt our client business and damage their reputation in the market.

Our corporate litigation team conducted a thorough document review and discovered that the supply agreement contained ambiguous delivery terms that had been misinterpreted by the claimant. We engaged forensic accountants to audit all transactions and found that the actual undelivered goods were valued at less than AED 3 million. We filed a comprehensive defense challenging the quantum of damages and initiated a counterclaim for defamation. Simultaneously, we pursued mediation through DIAC to avoid prolonged litigation.