Terms of Service

Shaula Consulting is a boutique legal consulting firm based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, serving clients globally, led by Dr. Angel Wesley. References to "we", "us", and "our" mean Shaula Consulting; "you" means the visitor or client using this website or our services.

By accessing this website or instructing us, you accept these terms. If you do not accept them, please do not use the website or our services.

We provide corporate and commercial legal consulting, including contract drafting and review, corporate governance and structuring, and general counsel style advisory support. We are not a court advocate and do not provide court representation or litigation advocacy services in the UAE.

Nothing on this website constitutes legal advice or creates a lawyer–client or consultant–client relationship. Advice is only given under a written engagement, and is specific to the facts, documents, and instructions provided to us at the time.

Each engagement is defined in an engagement letter, proposal, or written scope confirmation. Where those documents conflict with these terms, the engagement document prevails for that engagement.

We may decline or terminate an engagement where a conflict of interest arises, where required client due diligence is not completed, or where instructions would place us in breach of applicable law or professional obligations.

You are responsible for giving us complete, accurate, and timely information and documents. We may rely on the information you provide without independent verification.

Fees are quoted and payable in UAE Dirhams (AED). Fixed-fee and monthly retainer rates published on this website are indicative and may be adjusted for scope, complexity, urgency, and jurisdictional requirements; the applicable fee is the one confirmed in writing for your engagement.

Retainer hours are allocated per calendar month and, unless expressly agreed in writing, do not roll over to a following month. Invoices are payable within the period stated on the invoice. Fees are exclusive of UAE Value Added Tax and of any third-party costs (such as notarisation, translation, attestation, or government fees), which are charged in addition.

Consistent with UAE anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing requirements, we carry out client due diligence before and during an engagement. You agree to provide the requested corporate and identity documents, including through our secure client KYC portal, and to notify us of material changes to ownership, control, or authorised signatories.

We may suspend work where due diligence is incomplete or where documents cannot be verified.

We keep client information confidential and disclose it only with your instruction, where required by applicable law or a competent UAE authority, or to our advisers and service providers bound by equivalent obligations.

Personal data is processed in line with UAE Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data. See our Privacy Policy (UAE PDPL) for details.

All content on this website, including text, branding, downloadable materials, and the capability deck, is owned by or licensed to Shaula Consulting. You may view, download, and print it for your own internal, non-commercial use, but may not reproduce, republish, or resell it without our written consent.

You agree not to misuse the website, attempt unauthorised access to secure areas, or use it in any way that breaches UAE Federal Decree-Law No. 34 of 2021 on Countering Rumours and Cybercrimes or any other applicable law.

On payment of our fees in full, you receive a licence to use the deliverables prepared for you for the purpose for which they were prepared. Deliverables are addressed to you alone and may not be relied on by any third party without our written consent.

Where an engagement requires advice on a law other than UAE law, we may work with appropriately qualified local counsel; their advice remains their own.

We provide our services with reasonable skill and care. To the maximum extent permitted by UAE law, our total aggregate liability arising out of or in connection with an engagement is limited to the fees paid by you for that engagement.

We are not liable for indirect or consequential loss, loss of profit, loss of business or opportunity, or loss arising from information you provided that was incomplete or inaccurate. Nothing in these terms limits liability that cannot be limited under UAE law, including liability for fraud or wilful misconduct.

Either party may terminate an engagement on written notice. Retainer engagements may be terminated with 30 days' written notice unless otherwise agreed. On termination you remain liable for fees and costs incurred up to the effective date of termination, and we will return or retain your documents in line with our retention practices.

Neither party is liable for delay or failure to perform caused by events beyond its reasonable control. You consent to communication and to signing engagement documents by electronic means, which are valid and enforceable under UAE Federal Decree-Law No. 46 of 2021 on Electronic Transactions and Trust Services.

These terms and any engagement are governed by the federal laws of the United Arab Emirates and, so far as applicable, the laws of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The parties will first seek to resolve any dispute amicably; failing that, the courts of Abu Dhabi have exclusive jurisdiction, unless the engagement document provides for arbitration in the UAE.

We may update these terms to reflect changes in our services or in applicable law. The date at the top of this page shows when they were last revised, and the version in force at the time of your engagement applies to that engagement.