Littleton Chambers | United Arab Emirates | 11 May 2022
For many years employment law in the DIFC was governed primarily by DIFC Law No. 4 of 2005 (“the 2005 Law”). This granted a number of rights to…
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | United Arab Emirates | 10 Mar 2022
The wait is finally over: the updated DIAC Arbitration Rules 2022 (the "2022 Rules") were published last week and enter into force from 21 March 2022…
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Editors:
Oliver Browne, Tom Watret and Georgie Blears
Latham & Watkins LLP
Quick reference guide enabling side-by-side comparison of local insights into relevant treaties, conventions and other sources of law; limitation periods; types of enforceable order; competent courts; separation of recognition and enforcement; opposition; jurisdiction of the foreign court; awards and security for appeals; enforcement and pitfalls; and recent trends.
Afridi & Angell | United Arab Emirates | 26 Sep 2021
Parties in the process of arbitrating disputes, thinking of commencing arbitration, or even thinking of including arbitration provisions in a contract…
Clyde & Co LLP | United Arab Emirates | 9 Sep 2021
The DIFC Court’s decision arises from an application made by Arif Naqvi, the founder and former CEO of the Abraaj Group, to challenge the DFSA’s…
Clyde & Co LLP | United Arab Emirates | 20 May 2021
This article examines the impact of the recently-announced new Dubai Law No. 5 of 2021 (the New Law) on the activities of Dubai Financial Services…
Afridi & Angell | United Arab Emirates | 31 Mar 2021
The DIFC Court of First Instance has, for the first time in its history, issued a judgement allowing the examination of witnesses resident in the…
Watson Farley & Williams | United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom | 1 Mar 2021
The DIFC-LCIA issued updated arbitration rules which came into force on 1 January 2021 (the “2021 Rules”). The 2021 Rules contain several key changes…
Serle Court | United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom | 18 Feb 2021
The updated rules represent a modernising of the previous rules, both extending previous powers and breaking new ground. In this article, we consider…