Tag Archives: Stuart Paterson
First insight – the new UAE Federal Arbitration Law and the future for UAE arbitration
On 3 May 2018, HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the President of the United Arab Emirates, issued Federal Law No. 6 of 2018 promulgating the country’s much anticipated new Federal Arbitration Law (the “New Law“). The New Law, … Continue reading
New UAE Federal Arbitration Law issued
The President of the United Arab Emirates has issued Federal Law No. 6 of 2018, promulgating the much anticipated new federal arbitration law in the UAE. As we reported in March, the new federal law, which is based on the … Continue reading
Filed under Arbitration laws, Middle East
Recent arbitration developments in the UAE
In the last few months, there have been two notable developments in the United Arab Emirates relating to arbitration. First, it was announced on 27th February 2018 that the Federal National Council of the United Arab Emirates has approved the … Continue reading
Filed under Arbitration laws, Middle East, News, UNCITRAL Model Law
The DIFC’s conduit jurisdiction under attack? The Dubai Court attempts to reverse Banyan Tree
Following on from our reporting on the controversial first decision of the Judicial Tribunal in Daman Real Capital Partners Company LLC v. Oger Dubai LLC, Cassation No. 1 of 2016 (JT) (click here), there has been significant commentary on the … Continue reading
Filed under Awards, Court intervention, DIFC, Enforcement, Middle East
Middle East arbitration highlights from 2016 and trends for 2017
The last 12 months have seen a number of important developments in arbitration practice in the Middle East, some comforting to the arbitration community, some controversial. Here, we present a summary of the key themes from 2016, and give our … Continue reading
Arbitration in Dubai: two steps forward, one step back
Introduction Dubai promotes itself as an arbitration-friendly jurisdiction, in line with its objective of attracting international business. A recent, much-publicised change to the UAE Federal Penal Code which introduces potential criminal sanctions for arbitrators, threatened to undermine this reputation. It … Continue reading
Filed under Arbitration laws, Arbitrators, Middle East
Abu Dhabi Global Market Courts secure co-operation arrangements with UAE Ministry of Justice and Federal Courts
Following on from our previous post on the enactment of the Abu Dhabi Global Market Arbitration Regulations 2015 and the creation of a new seat of arbitration in the Middle East, the Courts of the Abu Dhabi Global Market (“ADGM”) have … Continue reading
Filed under Middle East