Stuart was instructed by the first authorised firm to be fined by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) and has since gone on to advise concerning a significant number of DFSA investigations. He regularly contributes to Euromoney’s Global Banking & Financial Policy Review and is the co-author of the UAE chapter, Financial Services Regulation in the Middle East, Oxford University Press (2008). He has contributed articles to various publications, including the International Financial Law Reviews and Lawyer Monthly. Stuart joined Afridi & Angell in 2003 and became a partner in 2008. Before joining the firm Stuart was a solicitor in the banking department of Lovells in London, and has lived and worked in London, Hong Kong, New York and Dubai. Prior to qualifying as a lawyer, he wrote for and edited various trade journals and other publications.