Maryam Al Abbasi

Maryam is part of the corporate team, having joined Newton Legal as a Trainee Associate in June 2026. She gained experience at regional firms through internships in Bahrain and Dubai.

Experience

• Assisted with a financial institution’s client account terms and conditions, including research into Bahrain, UAE, and Saudi legislation.
• Supported legal advice provided to a regulator on legislative and regulatory requirements for the transfer of dividends by listed companies.
• Assisted with an embezzlement dispute involving a leading regional conglomerate. *
• Assisted in a high-value AED 65 million construction dispute involving an international engineering consultancy firm arising from alleged design defects in a major Abu Dhabi infrastructure project. *
• Assisted in a recovery dispute exceeding AED 6 million involving the purchaser of a landmark residential building in one of Dubai’s premier waterfront communities. *
• Assisted in a complex commercial liability dispute arising from a warehouse fire, involving claims exceeding AED 23 million. *
• Assisted in a complex marine cargo insurance dispute involving international insurers and claims exceeding AED 5 million. *

*Matter handled prior to joining Newton Legal