Dr. Ezzat Gharep Hossin

Dr. Ezzat Gharep Hossin is Counsel at Habib Al Mulla and Partners, based in the United Arab Emirates. His practice focuses on Dispute Resolution, with over 33 years of experience in the Middle East, 15 of which were in the UAE.

He has extensive practical expertise in civil and commercial litigation across a variety of sectors and areas of law including real estate, commercial agencies, construction, electromechanical, banking, corporate and commercial finance. He also has extensive practical expertise in criminal cases.

He has a deep understanding of arbitration procedures and the enforcement of arbitral awards within the UAE courts. Ezzat has advised on many high-profile litigation cases in the UAE at both the Federal and Emirate levels.

Ezzat handles construction, electromechanical contracting, engineering, labour, real estate and banking disputes, and handles criminal cases while also advising clients on insurance litigation including professional negligence, construction of all risk and coverage disputes, specialising in mega infrastructure projects. He has a commercial focus and is particularly adept at partnering with his clients and understanding their business.

He holds an LLB from the University of Ain Shams, Egypt (1992) and a Professional Doctorate Degree in Public Law (Criminal Procedure Law) from AUPS, USA (2019). He is a member of the Egyptian Bar Association (1992) and the Arab Lawyers Union (1995), a Consultant of International Arbitration at the Arbitration Chamber and the Settlement and Settlement of Disputes in Egypt (2016), and a member of the Advisory Council for the College of Law at Umm Al Quwain University (2019).