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DIFC Court of Appeal rules that a DIAC provisional award providing for interim relief measures is enforceable as an 'award'
On 22 March 2024, the highest court of the Dubai International Financial Centre ('DIFC') rejected an appeal, ruling that a provisional award issued by a …
English High Court holds English Court judgments can be enforced in the United Arab Emirates
In Invest Bank PSC v Ahmad Mohammed El-Husseini and ors [2022] EWHC 3008 (Comm), the English High Court held that there was no real risk of substantial …
DIFC Court provides further guidance on anti-suit injunctions in respect of "on-shore" Dubai Court Proceedings
Summary Nearly two years after the DIFC Court granted an anti-suit injunction in Multiplex Constructions LLC v Elemec Electromechanical Contracting LLC …
DIAC and LCIA announce agreement regarding existing DIFC-LCIA cases
The Dubai International Arbitration Centre ("DIAC") and the London Court of International Arbitration ("LCIA") have announced in a joint press release …
DIFC COURT GRANTS FIRST EVER ANTI-SUIT INJUNCTION IN RESPECT OF “ON-SHORE” DUBAI COURT PROCEEDINGS
New restrictions appear to limit clients' choice of counsel in UAE seated arbitrations - but is it a storm in a teacup?
On 27 November 2017, Ministerial Resolution No. 972 of 2017 (the "2017 Regulations") of the Executive Regulations to the Federal Legal Profession Law No. …
Has the pendulum swung back in favour of the DIFC courts? Two new decisions of the Judicial Tribunal
We recently reported on three decisions of the Judicial Tribunal (please click here) following our commentary on the Judicial Tribunal's controversial …
China proposes dedicated "Belt and Road" court
Supreme People's Court Monitor has published a highly informative article on proposals by the SPC relating to China's"Belt and Road" initiative. These …
Sovereign immunity in the DIFC Court
Last week, the Dubai International Financial Centre Court issued its decision in Pearl Petroleum Company Limited & Others v The Kurdistan Regional …
The DIFC's conduit jurisdiction under attack? The Dubai Court attempts to reverse Banyan Tree
Following on from our reporting on the controversial first decision of the Judicial Tribunal in Daman Real Capital Partners Company LLC v. Oger Dubai …
Middle East arbitration highlights from 2016 and trends for 2017
The last 12 months have seen a number of important developments in arbitration practice in the Middle East, some comforting to the arbitration community, …
Onshore Dubai partners with Offshore: DIAC looks to develop “closer ties” with the DIFC
The Dubai International Arbitration Centre (“DIAC”) is now implementing its new strategy, designed to develop its international presence and dispel any …
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