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Sally Kotb is a partner in the UAE Dispute Resolution and International Arbitration practice of Baker McKenzie in Dubai. Sally has been featured as one of the leading professionals for arbitration by Who's Who Legal in the UAE (2024) and one of Africa's 50 Most Promising Arbitration Practitioners (2020) by the Association of Young Arbitrators. Sally's practice focuses on the resolution of both local and international commercial arbitration disputes across a broad spectrum of industry sectors, including construction, real estate, energy, distribution, M&A and shareholders' disputes. She also regularly acts as arbitrator under both ad-hoc and leading arbitral institutional rules, including the ICC, LCIA, DIAC, ArbitrateAD, CRCICA and the BCDR. Fluent in Arabic, Sally effectively bridges cultural gaps in complex international cases and is able to navigate high-stakes disputes with strategic insight and meticulous preparation.
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United Arab Emirates: Dubai International Financial Centre Court of Appeals Overturns Sandra Holding

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In a recent ruling in Carmon Reestrutura-engenharia E Serviços Técnios Especiais, (Su) LDA v Antonio Joao Catete Lopes Cuenda [2024] DIFC CA 003 (“Ruling”), the DIFC Court of Appeal (“Court”) reconsidered and overruled the position made in the (1) Sandra Holding Ltd (2) Nuri Musaed Al Saleh v (1) Fawzi Musaed Al Saleh (2) Ahmed Fawzi Al Saleh (3) Yasmine Fawzi Al Saleh (4) Farah El Merabi [2023] DIFC CA 003 (“Sandra Holding”) decision issued last year. The Court…