Associates & Counsel Of Afridi & Angell Consultants UAE and around Middle East

Associates and Counsel

Chatura Randeniya

Counsel, Dubai Office
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Mr Randeniya practices in the firm's dispute resolution group. He advises and represents clients in arbitration, and has represented clients in DIAC, ADCCAC, ICC, and ad hoc arbitrations. He also works with local advocates on matters before the UAE Federal Courts, including the Federal Supreme Court in matters of national security, as well as the Courts of Dubai and Ras Al Khaimah. Mr Randeni

Mr Randeniya practices in the firm's dispute resolution group. He advises and represents clients in arbitration, and has represented clients in DIAC, ADCCAC, ICC, and ad hoc arbitrations. He also works with local advocates on matters before the UAE Federal Courts, including the Federal Supreme Court in matters of national security, as well as the Courts of Dubai and Ras Al Khaimah.

Mr Randeniya regularly acts for clients in high value construction disputes. He also advises on maritime and shipping disputes, banking disputes, employment disputes, as well as disputes relating to commercial transactions. Some of his recent matters include acting for a major UAE bank in a commercial claim in excess of AED250 million, acting for employers in several construction disputes each involving claims in excess of AED100 million, and successfully representing a client in a claim of approximately USD5 million involving international air cargo freight.

Prior to joining Afridi & Angell in 2008, Mr Randeniya was in the private bar of Sri Lanka practicing in the Law Chambers of Dr Harsha Cabral, President’s Counsel. He was also a visiting lecturer in law at the Faculties of Law and Management at the University of Colombo. Mr Randeniya is a recommended practitioner in dispute resolution in Legal 500 EMEA.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Litigation and ADR
Construction
Shipping, Maritime and Transport
Dispute Resolution

QUALIFICATIONS AND ADMISSIONS

Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, called to the Bar in 2006

EDUCATION

LLM, Harvard Law School, William H. Fulbright Scholar, 2007
LLB (Honours) University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2004

LANGUAGES

English

PUBLICATIONS

Litigation and Enforcement in the United arab Emirates, 2015/2016, PLC Multi-jurisdictional Guides
Arrest of Vessels (UAE chapter), Maritime Law Handbook, 2015/2016, Kluwer Law International
Dispute Resolution: Volume 2, Arbitration, (UAE chapter) 2012/2013, PLC Multi-jurisdictional Guides
Shipping & International Trade Law (UAE chapter), 1st edition, 2011/2012, The European Lawyer

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Abdus Samad

Associate, Dubai Office
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Mr Samad joined Afridi & Angell in 2012. His practice focuses on corporate and commercial matters. Some of his recent transactions include: advising the vendor on the sale of its interest in a UAE-based manufacturer of aerosols and sealants; advising a group of investors on their investment in a Dubai-based food and beverage business; advising a client on the structuring and se

Mr Samad joined Afridi & Angell in 2012. His practice focuses on corporate and commercial matters. Some of his recent transactions include:

advising the vendor on the sale of its interest in a UAE-based manufacturer of aerosols and sealants;
advising a group of investors on their investment in a Dubai-based food and beverage business;
advising a client on the structuring and set-up of its joint venture operations in the DIFC;
advising an international real estate brokerage on the set-up of its UAE franchise; and
advising multiple banking clients on the implementation of the UAE Direct Debit System.