The consequences of the Decree No. 34 of 2021 (âDecreeâ) (abolishing inter alia the DIFC-LCIA arbitration center, see our previous alerts here and here) came to the attention of the courts once again in decisions issued by the Abu Dhabi Court of First Instance, Commercial Division, in case no. 1046/2023 and the Abu Dhabi Court of Appeal in case no. 449/2024 (the âCourtsâ) (âDecisionsâ). In these unsurprising but important Decisions the Courts confirmed the validity and binding…
The DIFC Court of Appeal (âAppeal Courtâ) confirmed in a recent judgement in Neal v Nadir [2024] DIFC…
In a recent General Assembly of the Dubai Court of Cassation (âCassation Courtâ) case,[1] the Cassation Court has…
A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation International arbitration in onshore United Arab Emirates (UAE) continues to be governed by UAE Federal Law No. 6 of 2018 (“UAE Arbitration Law”). In September 2023, amendments were introduced to the UAE Arbitration Law, which continues to be one of the highlights of discussion in the arbitration community in the UAE. As we previously reported, most of the changes incorporate recent developments in UAE case law or arbitration practice…
The introduction of amendments to the UAE Federal Law No. 6/2018 on Arbitration (the âArbitration Lawâ) in September…
The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Court of First Instance (DIFC Court) has considered in its recent Order…
In a landmark judgment issued on 6 September 2023 in (1) Sandra Holding Ltd (2) Nuri Musaed Al Saleh (together the “Respondents”) v. (1) Fawzi Musaed Al Saleh (2) Ahmed Fawzi Al Saleh (3) Yasmine Fawzi Al Saleh (4) Farah El Merabi (together the Appellants) [2023] DIFC CA 003 (the “Judgment”), the DIFC Court of Appeal (CA) has overturned a Worldwide Freezing Order (WFO) issued by the Court of First Instance on the basis that…
In brief: The Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) has recently released its Annual Report for the year 2022.…
The Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA) opened its first office outside of Saudi Arabia in the DIFC.…
A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation International arbitration in onshore United Arab Emirates (UAE) continues to be governed by the UAE Federal Law No. 6 of 2018 (âUAE Arbitration Lawâ), to which there have been no legislative amendments. Furthermore, international arbitration in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) and Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) continues to be governed by DIFC Law No. 1 of 2008 and ADGM Arbitration Regulations 2015 – Amendment No. 1 of…