The full-service UAE law firm has a dedicated tax practice offering full
tax
legal
and compliance
services, with
the support of
17 offices across nine Middle Eastern countries. The tax practice
advises on contentious and non-contentious matters.
Nonetheless,
the
tax
team
is experienced in
assisting multinational and domestic
firms
in
all tax
areas, whether direct or indirect tax including customs duty and transactional
tax
pertaining to
both
domestic and foreign
tax laws.
Clients
include
MNEs, wealth funds, private equity groups, family offices, governments and more. Shiraz Khan heads the
regional tax
practice with the support of two associates. During the research period the firm recruited several tax practitioners
including tax executive Abdelrahman Faris from PwC Jordan
in February 2023.
Case studies show the firm is
representing
a large oil and gas player in a landmark case before the UAE Federal Supreme Court on VAT treatment of lubricant,
and whether it should be treated as hydrocarbon subject to domestic reverse charge.
