Biography

Jyothi is an Associate in the firm’s Litigation practice in Dubai, having been with Al Tamimi & Company since 2008. She specializes and provides litigation and advisory services on a broad range of civil and commercial disputes, with particular focus on real estate, arbitration, cybercrime, and employment matters.

Prior to joining Al Tamimi & Company, Jyothi worked with a reputable UAE law firm, where she handled real estate and maritime litigation. She has extensive experience in general commercial litigation before the UAE onshore courts, as well as in arbitration proceedings under leading arbitral institutions, including the ICC, DIAC, and SIAC.

Jyothi represents a diverse portfolio of clients, including banks, financial institutions, insurance companies, construction entities, and other leading local and international companies.

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Recent Experience

  • Acting for a large UAE based developer in proceedings arising out of compensation claims for delay in the handover of the project in Dubai, UAE.
  • Advising sub-developers in complex litigation disputes on plot sale agreements and disputes relating to infrastructure;
  • Acting for major developers in various real estate disputes in proceedings pertaining to termination of sale and purchase agreements;
  • Advising and representing various clients in cybercrime matters, including cases involving defamation, unauthorised disclosure of confidential information, fraud, unlawful recording of audio-visual material, and other offences committed through the use of technology and social media platforms.
  • Advising and representing clients in shareholders’ dispute before Dubai Courts;
  • Advising and representing clients in bounced cheque cases;
  • Acting for banks and financial institutions on various banking disputes, including debt recovery disputes;
  • Advising and representing clients in criminal proceedings involving fraud, theft and breach of trust;
  • Advising and representing clients on liquidation lawsuits before the UAE Courts;
  • Advising an international construction company in relation to the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in the UAE.
  • Advising and acting in relation to a wide range of employment disputes before on-shore courts in the UAE;
  • Extensive experience serving as Tribunal Secretary in complex arbitration proceedings administered by leading arbitral institutions, including ICC, DIAC, and SIAC, ensuring efficient case management and seamless coordination of procedural and administrative matters.

Language(s)

  • English
  • Hindi
  • Malayalam

Education

  • 2011 –Awarded Membership of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), United Kingdom.
  • 2011 –Practice Diploma in International Commercial Law, The College of Law, UK
  • 2010 –International Practice Diploma in International Arbitration Law , The College of Law, UK
  • 2003 –LLB, Mahatma Gandhi University, India

Admission

  • 2003- Bar Council of Kerala, India

Practice(s)