Peter Smith, Legal Director
Peter is a Legal Director based in Dubai.
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About
Peter is a barrister with experience of a wide range of civil and commercial disputes and sectors, including arbitration, banking and finance, company, employment, insurance, insolvency, media, real estate, technology and construction, and professional negligence.
In the Legal 500 (UAE Dispute Resolution: Arbitration and International Litigation), Peter was recommended as a ‘Rising Star’ in 2020, 2021 and 2022, and was described as “notable” in 2019. He was included in the inaugural Legal 500 Arbitration Powerlist Middle East (2022).
Peter is admitted to practise in England and Wales (barrister), Dubai International Financial Centre (Part 1 and Part 2 registered), and the Emirate of Dubai. He has appeared before the ADGM Court of First Instance and has rights of audience at the Astana International Financial Centre Court (2019).
Experience
- Acting for a prominent UAE family in litigation in the DIFC, UAE, and English Courts.
- Acting for the claimants in a multi-million dollar claim in the DIFC Courts arising from the misappropriation of bitcoin cryptocurrency.
- Acting in complex, multi-jurisdictional litigation for a prominent UAE insurer in the DIFC and Dubai Courts.
- Representing a family office in its winding-up in the ADGM.
- Representing the respondent UAE (DMCC) company in an ad hoc, Dubai-seated arbitration relating to specialist engineering equipment.
- Acting for a Russian SPV in an insurance dispute in the ADGM Courts.
Recognition
Our thinking
Sara Sheffield
The Virtual Currency Regulation Review
Virtual Currency Regulation in the UAE
Peter Smith
Ten Years Since The 2012 Saudi Arbitration Law: Where Are We Now?
Patrick Gearon FCIArb
Enforcement of Foreign Judgments - DIFC
Charles Russell Speechlys contribute exclusively to Lexology GTDT, Enforcement of Foreign Judgments, DIFC 2023.
Patrick Gearon FCIArb
Enforcement of Foreign Judgments - Abu Dhabi
Charles Russell Speechlys exclusively contribute to the Lexology GTDT, Enforcement of Foreign Judgments, Abu Dhabi chapter.
Peter Smith
Saudi Arabian Ministry of Justice and Leading Arbitration Center Confirm Party Autonomy in Arbitral Representation
Peter Smith
Building the Case for Family Business Arbitration in the GCC Region
The GCC has one of the highest concentrations of family businesses anywhere in the world.
Sara Sheffield
Developments in the UAE
The rising strength of the United Arab Emirates as a commercial powerhouse has continued as the Covid-19 pandemic recedes.
Patrick Gearon FCIArb
New era, new rules
In its first update since 2007, DIAC has unveiled a new set of arbitration rules this year.
Peter Smith
The Abu Dhabi Global Market Courts: A Five-Year Appraisal
2021 saw the fifth anniversary of the first disputes registered before the Courts of the Abu Dhabi Global Market (the ''ADGM'').
Patrick Gearon FCIArb
Patrick Gearon, Peter Smith and James Colautti write for In-House Lawyer Magazine on the future of group litigation in the UAE
There are numerous areas of law and sectors where class action or group litigation in the UAE may crystallise in the near future.
Piers Master
Piers Master and Peter Smith write for eprivateclient on tailoring arbitration for family offices
The advantages of arbitration over litigation as a form of dispute resolution are well-known.
Patrick Gearon FCIArb
Patrick Gearon, Sara Sheffield and Peter Smith write for Lexology Getting The Deal Through on enforcement of foreign judgments in the United Arab Emirates
A quick reference guide enabling side-by-side comparison of local insights into relevant treaties, conventions and other sources of law.
Peter Smith
The Oath reports on the recruitment of Peter Smith as a Senior Associate in the firm’s Dubai office
Peter Smith is a barrister with experience in a wide range of civil and commercial disputes across the GCC,
Peter Smith
The Oath report on the hire of Peter Smith as a Senior Associate in the firm's Dubai office
Peter Smith is a barrister with experience in a wide range of civil and commercial disputes across the GCC.