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arbitrateAD: A STEP FORWARD FOR ARBITRATION IN ABU DHABI
The Middle East has recently seen a surge in the development of arbitration rules and institutions, with the launch of the Oman Commercial Arbitration …
ABU DHABI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY ANNOUNCES THE 'ABU DHABI INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION CENTRE' TO REPLACE THE ABU DHABI COMMERCIAL CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION CENTRE FROM FEBRUARY 2024
On 20 December 2023, the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry announced that the Abu Dhabi Commercial Conciliation and Arbitration Centre (ADCCAC) …
ICC to open representative office in Abu Dhabi
The ICC has announced that it will be opening a representative office in the United Arab Emirates to service the Middle East and North Africa …
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 …
A New Dubai Law to Establish a Dispute Resolution Authority in the DIFC
A new Dubai Law (Dubai Law No. 7 of 2014) was enacted by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum and has come into force on 21 May 2014 (the …
Is your Arbitration Agreement Valid in the United Arab Emirates?
Herbert Smith Freehills’ Saloni Kantaria has published an article in issue 80.1. 2014 of the International Journal of Arbitration entitled “Is your …
Getting The Deal Through – Investment Treaty Arbitration 2014 - United Arab Emirates Chapter
Herbert Smith Freehills' Mike McClure and Robert Stephen have contributed the United Arab Emirates chapter to the 2014 edition of Getting The Deal …
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