Construction

Legal Maxims has more than 15 years experience in advising clients from the Constuction industry. Advising the Construction industry requires immense expertise as this industry involves a lot of players – Investors, Financial Institutions, Developers, Contractors & Sub-Contractors, Architects, Regulatory Authorities, Engineers and Workers.

The laws relating to the Constuction industry are numerous and constantly changing. The UAE Commercial Code, UAE Civil Code (especially “Muqawala” chapter), Building guidelines issued by Dubai Municipality, JAFZA, TECOM, etc. Including the Municipal regulations, obtaing revelant appprovals from Utilities providers like DEWA, RTA, etc., environmentalguidelines, etc. are some of laws to be complied with for the successful completion of a project. Our dedication and getting involved with the various players in the market and the regulating authorities on a regular basis had made us an expert in this industry benifitting the clients we serve immensly.

We have been helping the various players in this industry as we can easily identity the legal issues associated with each player in this industry at the very outset, enabling us to advise them appropriately and accuratly. Whether it be drafting a MOU, or Title Due Diligence or quickly creating a term sheet for a transaction, creating loan agreements or the construction contracts and the sub-contracts, our results-driven solutions can help you in getting an upperhand in the legal matter involved.

We have advised and represented clients before various courts across UAE on Construction related disputes. Our experienced lawyers have worked on numerous complex Arbitrations providing legal relief to our clients. We have also mediated several disputes helping our clients to resolve disputes quickly without getting into potential disputes, enabling them to concentrate on delivering the projects on the agreed timeline.

Any issues related to the Construction sector, please feel free to get in touch with us. Our combined experience in the Real Estate Sector and the Constuction industry will be an added advantage to your organisation.

Our Services include:

• Legal Advisory
• Drafting of Construction Contracts & other Agreements
• Title Due Diligence
• Zoning Laws
• Financing & Loan Documentation
• Labour & Employment Law
• Regulatory Approvals, Permits, etc.
• Debt Recovery
• Environmental Approvals
• Litigation
• Arbitration & Mediation