Against the backdrop of a July 2025 resolution by the Council of Ministers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (the "KSA") to further develop arbitration in the KSA (the "Resolution"), a new draft KSA arbitration law has been...more
10/14/2025
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Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Arbitration Awards ,
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International Arbitration ,
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Proposed Legislation ,
Saudi Arabia
On 4 August 2025, the Federal Local Principles Unification Authority (the "Authority") issued a landmark decision on the signature of arbitral awards in the United Arab Emirates ("UAE"). The decision settles a longstanding...more
Dubai has issued Law No. 7/2025 establishing a comprehensive regulatory framework for contracting activities across the Emirate, including its free zones and special development areas. The new law introduces important...more
9/5/2025
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Contractors ,
Dubai ,
Due Diligence ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Penalties ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Registration Requirement ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Transitional Arrangements ,
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Dubai has issued Law No. 7/2025 establishing a comprehensive regulatory framework for contracting activities across the Emirate, including its free zones and special development areas. The new law introduces important...more
8/26/2025
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Construction Industry ,
Contractors ,
Enforcement Actions ,
New Legislation ,
Penalties ,
Registration Requirement ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Subcontractors ,
Transitional Arrangements ,
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
The Kingdom of Bahrain is the latest jurisdiction to ratify the Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements 2005 ("Hague 2005"), with the treaty coming into force in the Kingdom on 1 July 2025....more
On 18 July 2025, Dubai Chambers launched the Dubai Hub in London. The Dubai Hub consolidates various legal and administrative services provided by multiple Dubai government entities under one international service centre....more
In the second episode of Season 2 of our 'Across the Pond' podcast, Charles and Kwadwo are joined by colleague Gerard Moore, who leads the International Arbitration and Construction & Engineering practice in our Dubai office,...more
Split or “asymmetric” arbitration clauses, commonly referred to as “unilateral option clauses” (“UOCs”), provide one party (or a group of parties, but not all the parties) with the exclusive option to elect between...more
We recently reported on the newly launched Abu Dhabi International Arbitration Centre branded as "arbitrateAD" (the "Centre"), which replaced the Abu Dhabi Commercial Conciliation and Arbitration Center ("ADCCAC") on 1...more
The Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (the "Abu Dhabi Chamber") recently announced that the Abu Dhabi Commercial Conciliation and Arbitration Centre ("ADCCAC") will be closed and replaced by a newly launched Abu...more
The English High Court held in Invest Bank PSC v El-Husseini [2023] EWHC 2302 that a foreign judgment with res judicata effect in its jurisdiction of origin can be enforced in England at common law even if it is unenforceable...more