As published recently in The Middle East and African Arbitration
Review 2016, Alec Emmerson and Mohamed ElGhatit, Director and
Registrar of the DIFC-LCIA, give an overview of The DIFC-LCIA
Arbitration Centre.
The DIFC-LCIA Arbitration Centre (DIFC-LCIA) was originally
established in 2008 and was described at that time by the Chief
Justice Sir Anthony Evans as 'essentially a joint venture
between the DIFC and the London Court of International Arbitration
(LCIA), one of the leading players in the arbitration
world'.
In 2008–2010 issues arose as to the constitutionality and
jurisdictional reach of the DIFC-LCIA and its ability to provide
services to the UAE and other companies incorporated outside the
DIFC's territorial jurisdiction. In 2014 these issues were
addressed by the passing of legislation to amend and restructure
the DIFC so that the technical objections to the DIFC-LCIA would be
put to rest (see below). Having carried out the legislative steps,
DIFCLCIA
