Al Tamimi & Company

Litigation

Partner, Head of DIFC Litigation

Rita Jaballah is a Partner in Al Tamimi & Company’s Litigation practice and leads its Dubai International Financial Centre Courts practice group. 

Rita has extensive experience of handling complex, high value local and international disputes.  Prior to joining Al Tamimi & Company, Rita practised in a leading law firm in Melbourne and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in London, where she specialised in large scale and multi-jurisdictional litigation with a particular focus on financial services, regulatory disputes as well as general commercial litigation in the English Courts.

At Al Tamimi & Company, Rita specialises in advising and representing clients with respect to a wide range of commercial and DIFC related disputes and claims with a particular focus on DIFC Courts litigation and regulatory proceedings in the banking and financial services sector.  In this regard, Rita has acted for prominent investment banks and financial institutions in a number of high profile and significant disputes in the banking and regulatory arena.  She has been involved in the development of the DIFC Courts and currently sits as a member of the DIFC Courts’ Rules Sub-Committee.  In addition, Rita advises and represents local and foreign businesses and financial institutions in a wide range of commercial, property, company and banking disputes under UAE, DIFC, English and International law

English and Arabic

Solicitor and Barrister of Supreme Court of Victoria - 2000

University of Melbourne, Bachelor of Laws (Hons) - 1994 - 1998

University of Melbourne, Bachelor of Commerce - 1994 - 1998