In brief: The Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) has recently released its Annual Report for the year 2022. The Report highlights the new vision and future strategies of DIAC and provides helpful statistics for 2022, including regarding the overall caseload, caseload by value of disputes, sectors represented and the nationalities involved.1 The statistics show a growth in the number and the value of the cases registered, as well as a broad outreach in terms of…
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…
The recently issued Rules of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (the “New Rules”) have come into effect on 21 March 2022. The New Rules respond to the business needs of the international community and most importantly deal with common pitfalls that existed under the 2007 version of the Rules. Businesses operating in the UAE now have access to a more robust arbitration framework, aligned with international arbitration standards. The New Rules also align with the…
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…
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 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, to which no legislative amendment has been made since its promulgation. International arbitration in the offshore Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC) continues to be governed by the DIFC Law No. 1 of 2008. The DIFC-LCIA Arbitration Centre has released updated mediation and arbitration rules, which…
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…
This article examines a range of issues relating to construction contracts in the UAE and sets out practical steps which should be considered by parties entering into such agreements. The article examines the interaction between international and UAE provisions applicable to construction contracts, including in relation to the choice of dispute resolution mechanisms in construction contracts, the possibility of enforcing foreign judgments and arbitral awards and key concepts of UAE construction laws that can…