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”). There have been no amendments to the UAE Arbitration Law since September 2023. 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 (“DIFC Arbitration Law”) and ADGM Arbitration Regulations…
The consequences of the Decree No. 34 of 2021 (“Decree”) (abolishing inter alia the DIFC-LCIA arbitration center, see…
The DIFC Court of Appeal (“Appeal Court”) confirmed in a recent judgement in Neal v Nadir [2024] DIFC…
In a recent General Assembly of the Dubai Court of Cassation (“Cassation Court”) case,[1] the Cassation Court has expressly reversed its previous position regarding the effects of a party’s failure to pay arbitration costs on the validity of the arbitration agreement. In accordance with Article 20 of Dubai Law No. 13 of 2016 on the Judicial Authority in the Emirate of Dubai, the General Assembly (which comprises the Head of the Cassation Court and at…
A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation International arbitration in onshore United Arab Emirates (UAE) continues to be governed…
The introduction of amendments to the UAE Federal Law No. 6/2018 on Arbitration (the “Arbitration Law”) in September…
The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Court of First Instance (DIFC Court) has considered in its recent Order of 19 September 2023 in Muhallam v Muhaf [ARB 021/2022] (Order) whether a provisional award introducing interim measures is enforceable in the DIFC as an “award”. The dispute centred around the controversial issue of whether interim awards are final awards capable of recognition, including under the New York Convention. The DIFC Court held that interim awards could…
In a landmark judgment issued on 6 September 2023 in (1) Sandra Holding Ltd (2) Nuri Musaed Al…
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. SCCA Dubai has started operating on 2 February 2023 and offers a comprehensive suite of ADR services to local and international businesses based in the UAE and/or operating in the Middle East.[1] In the latest developments, the SCCA has released its second edition of the SCCA Arbitration Rules (SCCA Rules), effective 1 May 2023. The SCCA Rules…