HAYA IS A SENIOR ASSOCIATE IN THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION GROUP BASED IN DUBAI.

She specialises in and regularly advises on a broad range of disputes across the Middle East and Europe, primarily in the fields of aviation, intellectual property, technology and construction.

Haya has acted as counsel under many institutional arbitration rules including the ICC, LCIA, DIAC, CRCICA, QICCA, ADCCAC and the DIFC-LCIA as well as on ad-hoc arbitrations seated in the United Arab Emirates and the United States of America (USA). She has also represented her clients before the High Court of England and Wales, the DIFC Court of First Instance and the Court of Appeal as well as before the Delaware Courts, in the USA.

Haya has authored several publications and has been featured in Thomson Reuters Accelus Regulatory Intelligence.

Recognised by Legal 500 for her work in the dispute resolution space, Haya is said to have “great initiative, is hands-on and gets things done”.

Haya is an English qualified solicitor and is fluent in English and Arabic.

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  • Acting for International Aircraft Manager and Operator in complex multijurisdictional litigation proceedings resulting with obtaining a worldwide freezing order on the owner’s aircraft and securing committal orders against the shareholders and directors of the owner company.
  • Acting for a Global Oilfield Company in ICC Arbitration proceedings with a claim value of US$160m, concerning a dispute over the construction of a pipeline project in the United Arab Emirates.
  • Acting for a Listed Malaysian Engineering Company in connection with US$180m DIAC Arbitration proceedings in relation to a dispute with its commercial agent in the United Arab Emirates.
  • Acting for a Leading Commercial Aircraft Leasing Company in complex multijurisdictional litigation and LCIA Arbitration proceedings concerning the termination of an Aircraft Lease Agreement with a Russian Airline Operator and repossession of the aircraft following the imposition of sanctions on Russia.
  • Representing a Greek Shipowner in multijurisdictional cybercrime litigation proceedings in Portugal and in the United Arab Emirates arising out of a phishing attack.

Education

2018 – 2018 · BPP University, London, UK – Legal Practice Course
2011 – 2014 · University of Kent, Canterbury, UK Law (LLB)

memberships & associations

Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales 23/09/2020