On 6 November 2023, the United States ("US") District Court of New Orleans, Louisiana (“Louisiana Court") rendered a decision on the enforceability of a DIFC-LCIA arbitration clause. The Louisiana…
The UAE acceded to the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Award 1958 (“NYC”) in 2006 by virtue of Federal Decree No. 43 of 2006. In recent years, the approach…
As previously reported on the Blog (here and here), in September 2021, Dubai Decree No. 34 of 2021 (Decree), and a new statute (Statute) regulating the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC or…
The purpose of a dispute resolution clause is to provide for a process and a forum through which disputes can be resolved efficiently. However, dispute resolution clauses are too often ignored and…
Introduction
On 9 December 2018, the UAE adopted Cabinet Resolution No. 57 of 2018, which entered into force on 16 February 2019 (the "Cabinet Resolution"). The Cabinet Resolution introduces…
In June 2018, the long awaited UAE Federal Arbitration Law (Law No. 6 of 2018) entered into force, repealing the arbitration specific provisions ("UAE Arbitration Chapter") contained in the UAE Civil…
