“It is clear that Mohammed Haddad cannot pursue justice in the UAE,” Stirling says, “The Rostamanis are an eminent family in Dubai, one of the richest merchant families in the region; they wield both economic and political power that simply cannot be checked. Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifah is the first cousin of the Ruler of Dubai and head of the Dubai Land Department. Habib Al Mulla was named by Arabian Business Journal as one of the most powerful Arabs in the world in 2019. No judge in the UAE would ever hear this case impartially; we have already seen such gross bias in the courts dealing with Haddad that no further proof is needed to support the request for UK jurisdiction. ” of the Dubai Land Department. Habib Al Mulla was named by Arabian Business Journal as one of the most powerful Arabs in the world in 2019. No judge in the UAE would ever hear this case impartially; we have already seen such gross bias in the courts dealing with Haddad that no further proof is needed to support the request for UK jurisdiction. ”