Analysis of recent judgments and administrative decisions.
Case Note
It is an established legal principle of the UAE mainland courts that making a submission, or an argument related to merits of the case before challenging the court’s jurisdiction based on arbitration clause will be…
30 May 2024
Case Note
This article considers, with reference to two recent Abu Dhabi courts judgments, the obligation of an Arbitrator to disclose the fact that he was working in the same law firm as the representative of one of the parties…
15 June 2022
Case Note
The validity of arbitration agreements in Dubai remains subject to the strict observance by the courts of the formalities set out in the law and repeated case law of cassation courts. Many litigants learnt this the hard…
1 August 2018
Case Note
A considerable number of foreign investments in the UAE are done through the setting up of limited liability companies for activities where such companies are mandatory. This is done in order to satisfy the binding…
9 May 2018
Case Note
It has always been debatable whether limitation of liability clauses are enforceable in the UAE. This debate has arisen due to Article 390 of the UAE Civil Transactions Code, which is generally applicable to…
9 May 2018
