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| Name | Dr. Obaid Saqer Busit |
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| Designation | Senior Partner |
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| Telephone | + 971 4 4472777 |
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| Education | 1991 : Ph.D in Commercial Arbitration, Durham University – UK
1986 : Master in comparative Law, University of San Diego, California- USA
1985 : Diploma in American Legal System , University of San Diego, California – USA
1984 : LLB Law ( Shariah Subsidiary ) , UAE University – UAE |
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| Practicing Area | International Trade, Agency and Distribution, Intellectual Property, Arbitration |
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| Experience | Qualified in 1991 |
Obaid graduated in law from UAE University in 1984. Subsequently, he studied in United States of America at the University of San Diego, where he gained his Master's degree in Comparative Law in1986, and at Durham University in England where he gained PhD in Commercial Arbitration in 1991. Thereafter, he practiced on his own account in Dubai before becoming Director General of Dubai's Department of Ports and Customs in 1994. In the same year, he was appointed Chairman of the UAE Customs Council. Many honors followed, culminating in his election in July 2000, to the post of Chairman of the World Customs Organisation Council, the first Arab to hold this important and prestigious post.
Obaid combines sound practical commonsense with his academic interests. He is the author of many learned articles published in international legal journals. Since 1991, Dr. Busit has been a lecturer in the School of Law at UAE University. Obaid's specialty areas are international trade, agency and distribution, intellectual property and arbitration.
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