Said Refaei

Said Refaei is a Senior Associate in the Litigation practice at Al Tamimi & Company in Sharjah, UAE. His practice focuses on Dispute Resolution and litigation.

His recent experience includes assisting a client in winning an acquittal from charges of drug abuse before the court of appeal by revoking the lower court judgment, and assisting a client in becoming acquitted of charges where the client was accused of dishonesty. He also assisted a foreign client in obtaining a travel ban imposed on his child and his ex-wife who live in the UAE, after the child was taken from the home country without the client's consent.

He won an unprecedented judgment in execution proceedings by attaining a stay order against his client, where a new legal principle was established that the claimant must notify the respondent for a second time with the execution writ when the court resumes proceedings from a halt. He also assisted a client in winning a commercial case that qualified the client to be compensated AED 5.2 million through filing a counter lawsuit, in addition to the refusal of a case where the client was sued by the opponent for AED 6.1 million.

He holds a BA in Law from Cairo University and speaks Arabic.