Reem Faqihi, Associate
Reem is an Associate in the Litigation & Dispute Resolution department. She often acts for individuals and corporate clients in complex and cross-border disputes.
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Email: Reem.faqihi@crsblaw.com
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About
Reem regularly works on high-level disputes in various jurisdictions, including the Kingdom of Bahrain, the United Kingdom, the Dubai International Financial Centre and the Abu Dhabi Global Market Courts.
Prior to qualifying, Reem worked as a paralegal and completed part of her training contract in the Bahrain office. She provided legal support across different departments and jurisdictions, including Real Estate, Construction, Private Client, Litigation and Dispute Resolution and Business Services. She has also co-authored several articles focusing on legal developments in the Middle East.
Reem is fluent in Arabic and English.
Reem is admitted as a solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales.
Experience
- Working on several matters arising from the administration of Awal Bank BSC (in Administration), which involves multi-million dollar cross-border disputes.
- Acting for a UAE investment company in an AED 800 million+ partnership dispute with a foreign listed property developer in LCIA arbitrations, including related court proceedings in Singapore and the DIFC Courts.
- Acting in an English Court claim against multiple defendants in connection with a worldwide freezing order.
- Acting for a UAE-based global crypto-currency trading platform company in respect of a claim in the DIFC Courts against a DFSA-regulated investment company for damages arising from the loss of a significant amount of Bitcoin.
Recognition
Our thinking
Sara Sheffield
UAE Court Rejects Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Award
UAE Court Rejects Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Award for Irregularity in the Placement of the Arbitrator’s Signature
Patrick Gearon FCIArb
Enforcement of Foreign Judgments
Charles Russell Speechlys exclusively contribute to the Lexology GTDT, Enforcement of Foreign Judgments 2023, Bahrain chapter.
Reem Al Mahroos
Who are you selling to?
An overview of the key requirements that Licensees are required to observe to comply with the AML Laws in Bahrain.
Simon Green
Insights
Brief overview of the licences available to Developers and the key documents required.
Reem Faqihi
An Overview of Recent Laws Impacting the Real Estate Landscape
Brief summaries of the latest legal updates affecting various real estate stakeholders in Bahrain.
Reem Faqihi
A Review of Recent Developments in Bahrain relating to Owners Associations and Joint Properties
A look at the most recent RERA resolution details and its impact on managing joint properties in Bahrain.
Reem Faqihi
Regulating Escrow Accounts and Escrow Account Agents of Real Estate Development Projects
RERA and CBB have issued new regulations regarding the role of Escrow Account Agents and the operation of Escrow Accounts in Bahrain.