Taiba Al Safar

Taiba Al Safar is an Emirati lawyer and a Partner currently practising with the Dispute Resolution department. Her primary practice area is Criminal Law.

She is licensed to represent clients before the Federal and Local courts in the UAE: First Instance, Appeal, Cassation and the Federal Supreme Court.

She has extensive legal experience in handling diverse civil, commercial and criminal litigation. She is actively involved in all aspects of litigation and is proficient in criminal litigation such as bounced cheque matters, fraudulent cases, breach of trust, defamation and impersonation, among others. She acts for clients before the Police force, Public Prosecution and Criminal Court.

In addition, she is experienced in many legal domains including civil cases, commercial cases, labour cases, execution matters, property cases, intellectual property matters, mediations and settlement agreements, among others.

She is responsible for coaching newly qualified Emirati law graduates, giving them hands-on practical experience, and directly oversees the trainees and the progress of the training course. She is also an accomplished Private Notary, providing notary services to clients approaching the Al Tamimi Private Notary, and is licensed in both Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

She holds an LL.M. in International Business Law from the University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas – Dubai (2020), a Higher Diploma in Civil Law from the Dubai Police Academy (2007) and a Bachelor Degree in Law and Sharia from UAE University (2003). She has been an active lawyer with the UAE Ministry of Justice since 2006. She speaks Arabic and English.