A group of former Dewey & LeBoeuf Dubai partners have filed for creditor protection in the emirate’s courts in an attempt to recoup unpaid money they claim they are owed, amid the defunct firm’s ongoing bankruptcy proceedings in the US and the UK.

As a result, a Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) court will next week (18 June) issue a winding-up order for Dewey’s operations in the United Arab Emirates.