Salem Al-Midfa Advocates & Legal Consultants law firm

Having its branches in(Abu Dhabi – Dubai) we have been continuously rendering professional legal services for more than 20 years through a homogeneous team that was able as statistics to achieve positive results tangible won the acceptance of our clients after we were able with the approval of God to obtain judicial judgments issued by various courts of the country that issued in their favor, due to the professionalism of the employees of Salem Al-Midfa Office in the professional secretariat and the presence of legal advisers at a high level of competence qualifies them to deal with various cases and follow up Its procedures are properly and professionally, and the management staff has added further professional excellence through its constant communication with our clients to receive any feedback from them and inform them of the latest decisions at the moment they are issued by the presiding services of the case and the developments that arise so that we can consult with them. To achieve our goal of delivering our services in its outstanding form, we have sought to create frameworks of cooperation with one of the largest foreign offices with a wide range of international reach, Holman Fenwick Willan, headquartered in Britain and with many branches worldwide in economically active capitals. There is no doubt that this cooperation between us created several successes that constituted a whole concrete guarantees that were in the interest of our clients based on the availability of the international legal expertise that characterized Holman Fenwick Willan and the depth of knowledge of the laws and knowledge of the local regulations and regulations that characterized Salem Al-Midfa Advocates & Legal Consultants, through this cooperation we were able to cover all legal work and a high degree of excellence both locally and internationally.

OUR SERVICES


COMPANIES ESTABLISHMENT

Commercial law is among the key area in which Salem Al Midfa Advocates and Legal Consultancy focus on. We have sole interest in providing competent advice to foreign individuals and companies desiring to expand their business in the United Arab Emirates by providing highly efficient legal advice regarding the establishment of their companies in any of the seven emirates in the United Arab Emirates or in the free zones, appointing agents and providing advice on legal issues related to labour laws. We also have strong association in the global arena by means of alliances with foreign law firms that can facilitate our clients to establish companies outside the country according to the law of the land where our clients wish to establish commercial companies. Our area of legal services also include following up the procedures for protecting names in commercial agencies and with regard to bankruptcy law.

INSURANCE CASES

Salem Al Midfa Advocates and Legal Consultants deals with all forms of insurance claims. We provides high quality legal advice to the clients related to insurance contracts and claims arising out of marine insurance contracts, air freight contracts, real estate insurance, against potential liability, medical malpractice and risks. Undoubtedly insurance has a key role in our daily life, and insurance companies bear the responsibility to cover the potential risks that businesses or individuals may be exposed to. The source of their commitment is derived from the unified insurance policy concluded by insurance companies with others. The management of Salem Al Midfa office is keen to provide a specialized staff to manage insurance disputes, whether through the judiciary or through resorting to alternative solutions. The experience we gained in this field came from actual field work over the years by legal representation of insurance companies national, foreign as well as insurer representation.

MARITIME LAW

Through the UAE’s website as a strategic and vital navigation point for international trade, the UAE issued a set of legislations with the aim of securing maritime traffic and preserving the rights of ships and tankers.

Our success in this field is due to untiring perseverance of the special maritime department at Salem Al Midfa Advocates and Legal Consultants Office managed by a specialized team of legal advisors who have the expertise and ability to take swift action in resolving maritime attachments, as well as following up the procedures of maritime disputes and with regard to financial claims that are usually carried out after the precautionary attachment of ships or cargo anchored in the port against the person who caused the damage and to oblige him to pay compensation in accordance with the international and local maritime norms and laws.

Our services with regard to maritime law also include following up the procedures for selling and buying ships and registering them with the competent authorities in accordance with the UAE applicable law and in line with international norms and provisions.

CRIMINAL CASES AND CYBERCRIMES

In order to achieve a harmonious social environment maintenance of public order is inevitable. We have a bunch of completely devoted consultants working with the office who will spare no effort in order to provide their clients legal aid based on their long term experience in the criminal law on pleading before criminal courts who are authorized Emirati lawyers registered with the Ministry Justice on all UAE courts to plead before them in various degrees of litigation in addition to the competency of our lawyers to take all preventive measures and provide legal advice derived from UAE law to determine or remove criminal liability for our clients that they may be exposed to as a result of their mutual dealings with individuals.

Legal Liability for Medical Malpractice

On behalf of our clients, we follow up disputes and complaints related to liabilities of medical malpractice, as the medical malpractice occurs when the doctor deviates and neglects to follow recognized medical standards, and here our role as jurists in showing the features of negligence and not observing the scientific rules and accepted principles that the doctor made and neglecting to take care. Proving this malpractice is done by submitting a criminal complaint before the Public Prosecution, which is examined through independent medical experts to determine link between the work performed by the doctor and the damages suffered by the patient as a result of the doctor’s negligence in following the recognized scientific principles.

REAL ESTATE LAW & RENTAL DISPUTES

Salem Al Midfa Advocates and Legal Consultants has extensive experience regarding the laws governing the real estate market in the United Arab Emirates. Our advisory services in this regard include all procedures for buying and selling residential units and plots and following up their registration to obtain the title deeds. We also provide our services and legal advice to the owners and tenants of real estate and residential units regarding the procedures of rental disputes and the amendments that occur to them. We also represent our clients before the judicial committees. The consultants working at the office have experience in the field of rental disputes that they have acquired through their representation of major national companies operating in the real estate field, in addition to their familiarity with local laws on rental disputes and their provisions.

Arbitration and Execution of foreign judgments. Implementation of foreign awards.

Salem Al Midfa Advocates and Legal Consultants Office specializes in providing legal advice on arbitration issues and methods of Execution of foreign judgments, implementing foreign awards issued by the national judiciary and foreign judiciary or from international arbitration centers. Due to the growing importance of this law, the legal department has given attention on availing qualified advisors who are familiar with the arbitration procedures and by means of execution implementing foreign judgments. We are constantly aware of the provisions and laws of arbitration, methods of execution implementing foreign judgments, and their amendments. Executing foreign judgments, orders and bonds is important legal issues that have drawn the attention of the Emirati legislator and has set forth certain conditions for the execution implementation of foreign judgments within the territory of the state.

BANKING & FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS

The management of Salem Al Midfa Advocates and Legal Consultants has sought to provide legal advisors with a high degree of competence specialized in banking business in its broad sense. Our consultants have professional experience that qualifies them to study and interpret banking contracts of various types and provisions as well as to provide clients with legal advice on banking business such as borrowing contracts, bank guarantees and letters of credit and the legal effect of these actions and contracts. In light of the development the world is witnessing UAE has taken the initiative to amend its laws on trademarks in accordance with the WIPO international conventions in which UAE is a member country. Trademarks are a means to guarantee the product and hence the need for legal protection for trademark owners to protect their rights from infringement. Salem Al Midfa Advocates and Legal Consultants has extensive experience with the procedures that must be followed in order to protect the trademark through our representation of major international companies before the official departments concerned with trademarks or before the courts. Our legal services also include following the procedures for protecting intellectual property and copying and publishing rights.

CONTRACTS

Salem Al Midfa’s office is keen to provide cadres with legal experience capable of meeting the need of businessmen in order to review their legal position regarding various contracts and their legal impact. We also review contracts prepared by our clients and express opinion on them with regard to contractual clauses in order to avoid disputes that may arise in the future and reduce the risk of legal disputes, we also fulfill the request of our clients to attend with them in the meetings in the event that we engage with them by annual contracts, in addition to that we, on behalf of our clients, follow up the documentation of these contracts with the official competent authorities.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

In light of the development the world is witnessing UAE has taken the initiative to amend its laws on trademarks in accordance with the WIPO international conventions in which UAE is a member country. Trademarks are a means to guarantee the product and hence the need for legal protection for trademark owners to protect their rights from infringement. Salem Al Midfa Advocates and Legal Consultants has extensive experience with the procedures that must be followed in order to protect the trademark through our representation of major international companies before the official departments concerned with trademarks or before the courts. Our legal services also include following the procedures for protecting intellectual property and copying and publishing rights.

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

Due to the importance of administrative decisions issued by the competent executive bodies and their impact on individuals or workers in the public sector, the management of our consultancy was keen to choose consultants with a high degree of experience and legal competence in the administrative law to deal with this type of cases in accordance with the law in force in the country. The source of our experience we gained in labour disputes goes back to more than twenty years during which we represented major national and foreign companies and individuals, and our services include drafting letters of employment offers, employment agreements and letters of termination of the contractual relationship as well as mediation in resolving labour disputes before referring them to the judiciary and taking legal measures in case of absconding from work and conducting negotiations on behalf of our clients regarding compensation in the event of exposure to injury while performing his work. We also cover all labour cases that individuals resort to for claiming their financial dues or compensations as a result of laborer or employee being injured whilst performing his work according to what is decided in the law of the United Arab Emirates and in accordance with the judicial rulings issued by the UAE courts.

THE LABOUR LAW

Salem Al Midfa Advocates and Legal Consultants provides a full range of services to professionals and employees working for the private sector who are always striving to secure their rights in accordance with the law in force in the country.

The source of our experience we gained in labour disputes goes back to more than twenty years during which we represented major national and foreign companies and individuals, and our services include drafting letters of employment offers, employment agreements and letters of termination of the contractual relationship as well as mediation in resolving labour disputes before referring them to the judiciary and taking legal measures in case of absconding from work and conducting negotiations on behalf of our clients regarding compensation in the event of exposure to injury while performing his work. We also cover all labour cases that individuals resort to for claiming their financial dues or compensations as a result of laborer or employee being injured whilst performing his work according to what is decided in the law of the United Arab Emirates and in accordance with the judicial rulings issued by the UAE courts

PERSONAL STATUS & INHERITANCE MATTERS

Issues related to personal affairs such as marriage and inheritance are among the most important legal topics that attract the attention of individuals and families due to their psychological attachment to them, and therefore the UAE law, and before it the Islamic Sharia, guaranteed their family stability and the protection of their rights from any unlawful abuse or exploitation through a set of legislations issued by the state.




Represented by:

Salem Al Harthi
CEO

Profile

Senior Attorney with more than 22 years experience in all Federal and local courts (First Instance – Appeal – Cassation-) and covers multiple areas of law. Deals with all forms of litigation and is specialized in arbitration and foreign judgement execution. During his career he has been actively involved in complex and high profile lawsuits and could achieve optimal results.

Professional Membership
  • Member of Jurists Association – United Arab Emirates.
  • Member of Arab Bar Association.
  • Approved by the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce
Educational Qualification:-
  • Bachelor of Law, Beirut, Lebanon
  • Master Degree in execution of foreign judgement,Dubai Emirates
  • PhD in International Law, Certified Arbitrator in local and international arbitration bodies.