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The General Assembly of the Dubai Court of Cassation issued Decision No. 8 of 2025 represents a major legal turning point in the United Arab Emirates' evolving corporate framework.

The English Court of Appeal recently considered the effect of a contractual prohibition against assignment of receivable in receivable financing.

An assault is categorized as a 'violent crime' in the United Arab Emirates. A crime involving a physical attack or even a threat of attack can be potentially classified as an assault

Submitting fake claims in the UAE is subject to the provisions of the 'false reporting' under the UAE Penal Code. In this video, we'll discuss the concept of false reporting...

Wife files a case against the husband for maintenance for herself and her daughter, and the custody of the child. The wife states that the marriage between the two had been unpleasant from the beginning, due to constant absence of the husband in the marital home, or the husband returning home drunk during late hours of the night, subjecting the wife to verbal abuse, and not providing for the family in spite of the husband’s substantial income. The wife claims that as a result, she was forced to obtain financial assistance from her brother and family.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has entered into a cooperative arrangement with Egypt known as the 'Legal and Judicial Cooperation Agreement between the UAE and the Arab Republic of Egypt'...

On 27 January 2016, Nassif BouMalhab and John Lewis presented at the Kluwer Law Conference for In-house Counsel on the seat of arbitration.

A recent decision by the Judicial Tribunal casts doubt on the DIFC Courts' ability to act as a conduit jurisdiction. A summary of that decision is set out in this article.

Disputes can arise in many situations, whether between business partners, landlords and tenants, employers and employees, buyers and sellers, or family members.

In an action initially filed before Abu Dhabi Court, the Court of Cassation held that unless proven otherwise:

Since the 2021 abolition of the DIFC-LCIA as an arbitral institution (by Dubai Decree No.34), questions have been raised by respondents as to the enforceability of arbitration agreements...

Air travel has become an indispensable part of modern-day life, offering convenience and efficiency for millions of passengers worldwide.

The rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted civil court proceedings throughout the world to varying degrees. National courts, including the DIFC Courts, have responded differently.

Trespassing, in common parlance, means entering and /or staying at a person's property without the permission of such person.

The DIFC Court may refuse to recognise or enforce an arbitral award if it finds that the enforcement of the award would be contrary to the public policy of the UAE...

It is common practice for parties entering into contractual arrangements to insert restrictive provisions constraining or limiting either of the parties' legal or contractual rights.

Theft involves obtaining someone else's property with the intention of depriving the other person permanently from such movable property without their consent

A businessman's family will be compensated with Dh1.2 million. The man was kidnapped and murdered in Dubai five years ago.