Heriot Watt University Dubai as defendant in a case filed by Study World Higher Education Services FZ LLC

Summary

Horizons & Co. represented Heriot Watt University Dubai in a case filed against it by Study World Higher Education Services FZ LLC in relation to early termination of an agreement, claiming damages and part of the share revenue as well.

Details

We represented Heriot Watt University Dubai in a case filed against our client by Study World Higher Education Services FZ LLC in relation to early termination of an agreement, claiming damages and part of the share revenue as well.

We defended the client in the case filed, and then filed a counterclaim for the value of AED 39 million. We handled the matters to review the University and Study World’s records and agreements from the past 15 years.

After a long litigation and cross-border dispute in the UAE and Scottish Courts, we convinced the Court of First Instance, the appointed experts and the Court of Appeal on the rights of Heriot Watt, and that accusations raised by Study World were false. We were successful in convincing the Court that our client is entitled to the full claimed amount + 5% legal interest.

Adv. Ali Al Zarooni provided the Scottish Court an affidavit on the claim before the UAE Court and the procedures and the implementation of the UAE laws, as well as the enforceability of the Scottish Court’s judgment before the UAE court in relation to the related dispute.

We won the case and the case is in execution.

How we added value

This case demonstrates the value we bring by having international as well as UAE skills and expertise, as well as our ability to successfully partner with leading international law firms who led on the case before the Scottish Courts.

Our Managing Partner Ali Al Zarooni is considered a leader when it comes to providing expert opinion on matters of UAE law before courts around the world. His experience and depth of knowledge in doing this before the Scottish Court, not just on the claim but also on enforceability of the Court’s judgement in the UAE was an essential component in the successful outcome of this case for our client.