On 1 June 2026, Federal Decree Law No. 25 of 2025, Issuing the Civil Transactions Law (New Civil Code), will come into effect, replacing Federal Law No. 5 of 1985 (Old Civil Code). Under the Old Civil Code, muqawala...more
3/9/2026
/ Construction Contracts ,
Construction Industry ,
Contract Disputes ,
Contract Drafting ,
Contract Interpretation ,
Contract Termination ,
Contract Terms ,
Damages ,
Liquidated Damages ,
New Legislation ,
Notice Requirements ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Risk Management ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Termination ,
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
INTRODUCTION -
Workplaces worldwide are experiencing rapid transformation as artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly integrated into recruitment, performance assessment, and workforce management. Governments...more
1/30/2026
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Employee Mobility ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
Foreign Workers ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration Procedures ,
International Labor Laws ,
Labor Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Wage and Hour
We are delighted to present the 41st edition of Arbitration World, a publication from K&L Gates’ International Arbitration practice group that highlights significant developments and issues in international arbitration for...more
1/23/2026
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Arbitration Awards ,
Arbitration Procedural Rules ,
Business Disputes ,
Client Services ,
Dispute Resolution ,
In-House Perspective ,
International Arbitration ,
Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) ,
New Legislation
Background - In May 2022, we reported that the Dubai Court of Cassation, in its judgment in Case No. 109/2022 (Civil), confirmed that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) procedural law of arbitration, set forth in Federal Law No....more
Background - In April 2025, the Dubai Court of Appeal (Court of Appeal), in its judgment in Case No. 8 of 2025, annulled an interim award, issued by an arbitral tribunal in an ongoing International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)...more
Introduction - In a recent decision, the Dubai Court of Appeal (Court of Appeal) in Case No. 8 of 2025 (issued on 28 April 2025) annulled an interim award, issued by an arbitral tribunal in an ongoing International Chamber of...more
Introduction - In a decision that became public recently, the Abu Dhabi Court of Cassation (Court of Cassation) in Case No. 1115 of 2024 (issued on 25 November 2024) confirmed the exclusivity of the grounds to set aside...more
Introduction - The Dubai Court of Cassation (Court of Cassation) in Case No. 296 of 2024 vacated the decision of the Dubai Court of Appeal (Court of Appeal) in Commercial Appeal No. 2284/2023, in which the Court of Appeal...more
2/24/2025
/ Appeals ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Contract Terms ,
Court of Cassation ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Dubai ,
Evidence ,
International Arbitration ,
Jurisdiction ,
Translations ,
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Introduction - In a recent judgment in Case No. 486 of 2024 (issued on 22 October 2024), the Dubai Court of Cassation (Court of Cassation) upheld the decision of the Dubai Court of Appeal (Court of Appeal) (issued on 3 April...more
Introduction - A recent judgment from the Abu Dhabi Court of Cassation (Court of Cassation) in Case No. 902 of 2024 (issued on 23 December 2024) reiterates the importance of ensuring that a signatory to a contract containing...more
Background - In February 2024, the Dubai Court of Cassation (Court of Cassation) issued a surprising decision in Case No. 821 of 2023 (Commercial), in which it upheld the Dubai Court of Appeal’s (Court of Appeal) partial...more
In a recent decision dated 29 October 2024, the Dubai Court of Cassation (Court of Cassation) in Case No. 735 of 2024 (Commercial) confirmed that a unilateral (or asymmetric) arbitration agreement—an agreement which provides...more
Similarly to the Old Law, the New Competition Law prohibits the abuse of a “dominant position” in the relevant market by any undertaking, including acts or conduct aimed at distorting, lessening, restricting, or preventing...more
10/30/2024
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Competition ,
Economic Development ,
EU ,
Goods or Services ,
Price-Fixing ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) ,
Unfair Competition ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
The New Competition Law maintained the prohibition on restrictive agreements and practices between undertakings whose object, purpose, or impact is to distort, lessen, prevent, or restrict competition. These prohibited...more
On the merger control front, the New Competition Law introduced a new turnover threshold, in addition to the existing market share threshold, in the context of regulating economic concentrations (as defined below) between...more
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has embarked on a substantial transformation of its competition law regime, ushering in a new era of regulatory oversight. The enactment of Federal Decree-Law No. 36 of 2023 on the Regulation of...more
In a recent decision dated 15 August 2024, the Dubai Court of Cassation (Court of Cassation) in Case No. 339 of 2023 (Civil) confirmed that a judgment from a foreign court may be enforced in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)...more
In a recent decision dated 4 June 2024, the Dubai Court of Cassation (Court of Cassation) in Case No. 392 of 2024 held that a summary judgment issued by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Canada, recognizing a restitution...more
The Dubai Court of Cassation (Court of Cassation), in its recently surfaced decision in Case No. 1514 of 2022, held that issues relating to the parties’ compliance with contractual preconditions to arbitration are matters of...more
Background - In Dubai, there has been scope for jurisdictional conflicts to arise between the common law, English language Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts, and the ‘onshore’ Dubai Courts, which are Arabic...more
The Dubai Court of Cassation (DCC) recently upheld the Dubai Court of Appeal’s partial annulment of an International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) arbitration award, quashing the arbitral tribunal’s award of legal costs. One...more
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has emerged as one of the regional leaders in adopting and developing a robust information technology and internet infrastructure to accommodate the steep demand in e-commerce and digital...more
In a recent judgment, the Dubai Court of Cassation in Case No. 828 of 2023 (Commercial) held that an arbitration clause in a contract extended to cover subsequent purchase orders....more
The Abu Dhabi Court of Cassation has ruled that an arbitration seated in Abu Dhabi and conducted under the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) arbitration rules (ICC Rules) was seated in the Abu Dhabi Global Market...more
A recent judgment of the Dubai Court of Cassation refused to enforce a foreign arbitral award against a party (the award debtor) with assets in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on the basis that the award debtor itself was not...more