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Criminal law

Criminal law

Criminal Law

is a complex area of law that deals with crimes and their punishments. As a skilled criminal defense attorney, I am dedicated to protecting the rights of my clients and ensuring that they receive a fair trial.

My areas of expertise include:

White-collar crime: I have experience in defending clients accused of white-collar crimes, such as fraud, embezzlement, and money laundering.
Drug crimes: I can assist with cases involving drug possession, trafficking, and manufacturing.
Violent crimes: I have experience in defending clients accused of violent crimes, such as assault, battery, and homicide.
Sex crimes: I can assist with cases involving sexual assault, and rape.

Here are some examples of criminal law cases I have handled:

1- Criminal Litigation, Dubai
May 2022 – May 2022

Client: Five Russian businessmen

The opponent is the director of a major electronic technical bank in Dubai, along with a Japanese businessman.

Value (value of deal or disputed amount): $3.8 million

Summary: During a Bitcoin transfer worth $3.8 million at a Dubai digital bank, a Japanese businessman, the bank, and the clients each had a Trezor to complete the transfer.

While the transfer was underway and expected to take 10 hours due to its size, the bank manager left the room temporarily. He later informed everyone that he would complete the transaction in his office without their presence.

He took all three Trezors and promised to keep them in his personal safe.

Shortly after, the Japanese businessman discovered that his balance had dropped to zero. He accused my clients of switching the Trezor and transferring the entire amount to their personal account.

The bank manager and the Japanese businessman went to the police station to report the incident. This led to investigations and legal actions.

We submitted a detailed memorandum to the police and the Public Prosecution explaining the facts. We also shared this memorandum with Dubai police headquarters. My clients were eventually acquitted, and their Trezor was returned to them.

This incident prompted the government to enact a law regulating digital currencies and their trading, registration, and supervision in Dubai.

2- Dispute Resolution – Litigation \ Criminal – National security, Dubai
Jun 2021 – Jun 2022

Client: The client is an Indian-American with extensive global connections and is involved in the mining and iodine industry.

Value (value of deal or disputed amount): AED 3 Billion, but the main point was the national security matter, and the client paid AED 3,000,000 as professional fees only for my memo.

Summary: The client was supposed to receive a shipment at one of the ports in the UAE, coming from Chile. The plan was for the shipment to be delivered to a neighboring country without entering UAE territory. However, authorities became aware that this shipment, owned by the company, posed a security threat to the country. It was alleged that a former director of the company had given these instructions, even though he no longer held a position of authority. The Dubai Criminal Court pressed charges based on a referral from the Public Prosecution. In our defense, we argued that this individual had no authority to issue such instructions as he was a former director with no current involvement in the matter. As a result, acquittal rulings were issued in his favor at various stages of the legal proceedings.

 

 

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About Me

Hesham El Samra

I am Hesham ElSamra, and I am currently holding the position of Senior Legal Counsel and Litigator at Clyde and Co. (Dubai). I bring with me a wealth of experience, encompassing more than 15 years, during which I have successfully overseen a multitude of litigation cases within the local courts of the UAE. Notably, I secured two juridical precedents in 2017 within the Abu Dhabi courts and one in 2021 before The General Authority of the Dubai Cassation Court, I've just got the third juridical precedent for enforcing the initial decision from English courts locally in the UAE.

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