The arbitration landscape in the Gulf Cooperation Council (“GCC”) and wider Middle East and North Africa (“MENA”) region has undergone a remarkable transformation in recent years. Among the changes…
In recent times, the UAE has made positive strides on the global arbitration charts. According to the ICC Dispute Resolution Statistics 2024, the UAE advanced from eighth to fifth place globally as a…
For a very long time, certain UAE courts used to refuse the enforcement of awards that were signed only on the last page, while other courts allowed enforcement of such awards. The position on this…
On 5 February 2024, the Dubai Court of Cassation (“DCC”) issued a judgment in Commercial Case No. 821/2023 (“DCC Judgment”). It upheld an earlier judgment of the Dubai Court of Appeal (“CoA”) which…
