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 (“UAE Arbitration Law”), 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…
The recently issued Rules of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (the “New Rules”) have come into effect on…
A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation International arbitration in onshore United Arab Emirates (UAE) continues to be governed…
The Dubai Court of Cassation has recently issued a judgment that tackles the effect of incorporating arbitration clauses by means of referring to the general conditions of FIDIC contract including the arbitration clause therein. In the case in question, the parties had agreed that the 1987 FIDIC Red Book General Conditions of Contract would govern the transaction. Clause 67 of the 1987 FIDIC Red Book General Conditions contained a multi-tiered dispute resolution clause which required…
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation International arbitration in onshore United Arab Emirates (UAE) continues…
The UAE Federal Supreme Court has recently issued a judgment that tackles the ambiguity of an arbitration clause…
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation International arbitration in onshore UAE continues to be governed by the UAE Federal Law No. 6 of 2018, to which no legislative amendment has been made since. International arbitration in the offshore Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC) continues to be governed by the DIFC Law No. 1 of 2008, to which no legislative amendment has been made since. International arbitration in offshore Abu Dhabi Global Market…
This article examines a range of issues relating to construction contracts in the UAE and sets out practical…
A Q&A guide to construction and projects law in the United Arab Emirates. The Q&A gives a high…
This article considers the use and regulation of third party funding in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), historical impediments to the proliferation of third party funding, recent legal developments that may favour the growth of third party funding in the market, and views on the future landscape of third party funding. This article is part of Thomson Reuters Practical Law’s global guide to arbitration. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit global.practicallaw.com/arbitration-guide. While third…