In the following Chambers & Partners Law
and Practice Insurance Litigation article, Simon Isgar, Adam Tighe
and Amany Ahmed discuss a range of topics including; rules
governing insurer disputes and the litigation process and rules on
limitation, including the UAE court structures.
1. Rules Governing Insurer Disputes
1.1 Statutory and Procedural
Regime
There are several statutory and procedural regimes that govern
insurance disputes within the UAE, depending upon the dispute forum
nominated by the parties, or, in certain circumstances, the dispute
forum that applies by default (ie, in the absence of an election,
or if certain threshold criteria are met or not met, as the case
may be).
