We are proud to announce that Khalifa bin Huwaidan Advocates was featured prominently in a report by Dawn (originally cited by Khaleej Times) for providing critical legal expertise to the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) probing allegations against former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

Our firm was consulted on the legal implications of the Prime Minister’s connection to the Dubai-based offshore company, Capital FZE.

Our Role and Legal Verification:

The JIT report submitted to the Supreme Court of Pakistan stated that Mr. Sharif was an employee and Chairman of Capital FZE in the Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority (Jafza) until 2014.

Khalifa bin Huwaidan Advocates confirmed the legal standing of this situation under UAE law, providing key analysis on employment and salary mandates:

• Employee Status: “Normally businessmen establish companies in Dubai if they want to maintain a visa status in the company but in this case, (Nawaz Sharif) was an employee in a Jafza-based firm,” stated Khalifa bin Huwaidan.
• Mandatory Salary: We verified that, according to the UAE’s labour laws, an individual serving as an employee of a company in the UAE, such as the chairman of Capital FZE, must have received a salary throughout their tenure.
• WPS Compliance: We also highlighted that UAE labour laws strictly mandate that all employees receive their salary through a bank account under the country’s Wage Protection System (WPS), failure of which can lead to the firm being blacklisted or shut down.

This engagement underscores our firm’s depth of expertise in UAE Labour Law, Corporate Compliance, and Free Zone Regulations. Our ability to provide reliable legal verification and insight into complex regulatory matters is vital in high-stakes international investigations.

Khalifa bin Huwaidan Advocates remains committed to offering the highest standard of legal counsel on matters of local law compliance for international business and regulatory disputes.

Read the full report on Dawn: Dubai legal firm confirms legality of documents showing PM’s employment status: report