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Caitlin is an associate in Clyde & Co’s Dispute Resolution Group, based in the Dubai office. She has experience in various forms of dispute resolution including commercial litigation in both the onshore and freezone courts in the UAE, arbitration under DIAC and DIFC-LCIA rules, and regulatory investigations and disputes.
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Caitlin has experience in various forms of dispute resolution including commercial litigation in both onshore and freezone courts in the UAE, arbitration under DIAC and DIFC-LCIA rules, and regulatory investigations and disputes.
Caitlin has a broad practice and works across a range of industries, with a particular focus on the real estate, hospitality, and professional services (accountancy) sectors.
Caitlin is an English-qualified solicitor, having trained at Clyde & Co in Dubai. She joined the firm in 2020.
Before joining Clyde & Co, Caitlin worked as a paralegal in the Dispute Resolution department of a large law firm in London, where she worked on a significant follow-on damages litigation before the English Competition Appeal Tribunal.
Experience
- Advising on and defending against information requests and investigations by regulators, including the UAE Ministry of Economy, DFSA and FSRA.
- Acting for an auditor in relation to potential professional negligence claims and regulatory actions in the UAE and other jurisdictions.
- Acting for a large UAE real estate developer in relation to fraud proceedings in the ADGM Courts.
- Acting for several reinsurers in DIFC Court proceedings relating to the application of US sanctions.
- Advising property management companies and commercial tenants in the DIFC in relation to issues arising from lease agreements.
- Representing a Dubai based provider of third-party administration services in DIFC Court proceedings against a healthcare insurance provider, for breach of an agreement governed by UAE law.
- Acting for a luxury car manufacturer in DIFC-LCIA Arbitration proceedings, relating to the termination of an import agreement.
- Acting for a fuel, food, and logistics service provider in DIAC arbitration proceedings brought by a former subcontractor in relation to services provided to international armed forces in Afghanistan.
- Defending a multinational European engineering and technology solution company in DIFC-LCIA arbitration proceedings relating to a shareholder dispute arising from the acquisition of the company.