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    Explained: UAE Courts Judgment Concerning Construction Works

    In the UAE, all commercial activity, including that of construction, is regulated by the UAE Commercial Transactions Law.
    United Arab EmiratesReal Estate and Construction
    Dr Hassan Elhais
    Dr Hassan Elhais
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    The National Law Of The Country Will Be The Default Law In Determining Divorce Cases Between Non-Muslim Couples, Unless At Least One Of The Parties Expressly Requests The Application Of The Personal Status Law Of Their Home Country And Proves Such Law Before The Court

    The wife seeks fault-based divorce from her husband and custody of two minor children, on the grounds that the husband mistreated her, committed adultery and abandoned her and their children. She claims that the couple has been separated for the past two years. The wife also claims that the husband has not been providing for the family financially and requests to divorce him under the Indian Hindu law.
United Arab EmiratesFamily and Matrimonial
Dr Hassan Elhais
Dr Hassan Elhais
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    The Importance Of Serving An Executive Bond – Performance Order – And Its Impact On Compulsory Execution Procedures

    Serving the executive bond is considered one of the essential procedures preceding the compulsory execution process.
    United Arab EmiratesLitigation, Mediation & Arbitration
    HAS Law Firm
    HAS Law Firm
  • Article

    Sale By Description - Interpretation And Ambiguities

    A red bike described by the seller is up for sale online, the buyer then receives an orange-colored motorcycle: deception by description or merely a deal by description, which is built wholly ...
    United Arab EmiratesCorporate/Commercial Law
    STA Law Firm
    STA Law Firm
  • Article

    Community Service Executed Without Enough Conviction May Get You Convicted

    In the light of reports received by the Abu Dhabi Public Prosecution regarding a lack of commitment and discipline in the performance of State dictated punitive community service...
    United Arab EmiratesCriminal Law
    Dr Hassan Elhais
    Dr Hassan Elhais
  • Article

    DIFC Court Of Appeal Confirms Freestanding Jurisdiction To Grant Injunctive Relief

    The DIFC Court of Appeal ruled, on 26 November, that the DIFC Courts have freestanding jurisdiction to issue Worldwide Freezing Orders in support of foreign proceedings, even where there is no jurisdictional nexus between the DIFC and the parties to the proceedings or the relevant facts and circumstances.
    United Arab EmiratesLitigation, Mediation & Arbitration
    The Sovereign Group
    The Sovereign Group
  • Article

    Points To Remember When Enforcing Foreign Judgement

    UAE legislative framework empowers courts to enforce judgments issued by foreign courts under specific conditions.
    United Arab EmiratesLitigation, Mediation & Arbitration
    Dr Hassan Elhais
    Dr Hassan Elhais
  • Article

    UAE Judges Now Have 19 Options For Community Service Sentences

    Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid ordered three men to clean the Dubai zoo as community service in March. UAE judges can now choose from 19 options when handing out community service sentences.
    United Arab EmiratesLitigation, Mediation & Arbitration
    Dr Hassan Elhais
    Dr Hassan Elhais
  • Article

    Client Assets: Regulatory Focus Should Be A Red Flag For Firms In The DIFC And ADGM

    In this article we look at the client assets rules (CASS) applicable to UAE financial free zone firms.
    United Arab EmiratesFinance and Banking
    Clyde & Co
    Clyde & Co
  • Article

    An Application For Retraction As A New Method Of Appeal To Final Judgments

    In the United Arab Emirates (UAE) there are three levels of courts for litigation...
    United Arab EmiratesLitigation, Mediation & Arbitration
    BSA Law
    BSA Law
  • Article

    Conflict In The Middle East: Rights And Remedies Under The Laws Of The United Arab Emirates (UAE)

    As regional conflict causes disruption to commercial activity, this article considers the enforceability of contractual force majeure provisions and the availability of relief for events...
    United Arab EmiratesLitigation, Mediation & Arbitration
    K&L Gates
    K&L Gates
  • Article

    GAR Know How Litigation: United Arab Emirates

    The United Arab Emirates (UAE) legal structure has two systems - the Federal Judiciary (controlled by the Federal Supreme Court) and the local judicial departments at the local government level.
    United Arab EmiratesLitigation, Mediation & Arbitration
    Norton Rose Fulbright
    Norton Rose Fulbright
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    Tortious Liability In The UAE – An Unexplored Trail To Justice

    Liability under tort may spring up from the breach of a duty primarily fixed by law, and a breach of this duty is redressible by an action for unliquidated damages.
    United Arab EmiratesLitigation, Mediation & Arbitration
    Habib Al Mulla & Partners
    Habib Al Mulla & Partners
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    What's The Verdict? Early Release Appeal Decision For The Five Convicted In Dubai's Security Guard Murder

    Men killed guard in 2006 after he caught them stealing 100 metres of cable worth Dh3,300
    United Arab EmiratesLitigation, Mediation & Arbitration
    Dr Hassan Elhais
    Dr Hassan Elhais
  • Article

    FIDIC Time Bar Provisions

    Given the frequency with which we have referred to, or had others refer us to, the above English High Court decision, we thought it would be useful to provide the following refresher.
    United Arab EmiratesReal Estate and Construction
    Kennedys
    Kennedys
  • Article

    When Is A Guarantee An On Demand Bond?

    The Commercial Court has indicated when a guarantee might give rise to a primary liability arising independently and upon demand, as opposed to a secondary liability where the guarantor's liability mirrors the liability of the debtor.
    United Arab EmiratesTransport
    Ince & Co
    Ince & Co
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    The Legislative View On Dishonoured Cheques In The UAE: Has The Status Changed In The Last Seven Years?

    Under Article 401 of the Penal Code of the UAE Federal Penal Code which was enacted in 1987, dishonoured cheques continue to be a crime under the UAE law.
    United Arab EmiratesCriminal Law
    Al Tamimi
    Al Tamimi
  • Article

    A Guide To Patent Infringement: A Global Perspective

    Ideas and innovation are the cornerstones of any successful corporation.
    GlobalIntellectual Property
    STA Law Firm
    STA Law Firm
  • Article

    Insider Trading - A Global Overview

    The term insider trading has been popular amongst headlines of newspapers for a while now and has been subject to the argument of whether it's pertinence to family and friend is legal or not.
    United Arab EmiratesCorporate/Commercial Law
    STA Law Firm
    STA Law Firm
  • Article

    Landmark Ruling On Contractual Attorney Fees: Dubai Court Of Cassation Affirms The Binding Nature Of Fee Clauses

    In a precedent-setting judgment issued on 23 July 2025, the Dubai Court of Cassation in Cassation Appeal 503 of 2025 Commercial established a critical legal principle affirming...
    United Arab EmiratesCorporate/Commercial Law
    ADG Legal
    ADG Legal
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