Arbitration Notes

IRAQ WILL BECOME THE 168TH SIGNATORY TO THE NEW YORK CONVENTION

ANNULMENT OF AL KHARAFI V. LIBYA ARBITRAL AWARD BY CAIRO COURT OF APPEAL

ENFORCEMENT OF ARBITRATION AWARDS ACROSS EMEA PODCAST SERIES – EPISODE 2: MIDDLE EAST

Arbitrating in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Arbitration in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been subject to material reform in recent years which has had a positive effect in the realm of dispute …

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 …

Qatar- Another positive step forward in the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards

In the past, Qatar's application of the New York Convention has been somewhat unpredictable. A recent decision of the Qatari Court of Cassation suggests …

The ICSID convention enters into force in Iraq

The ICSID Convention entered into force in Iraq on 17 December 2015.  This comes after Iraq signed the ICSID Convention and deposited its instrument …

DIFC Court of Appeal confirms its jurisdiction to recognise and enforce awards rendered outside of the DIFC

In Banyan Tree v Meydan Group LLC (Case CA-005-2-14), the DIFC Court of Appeal has confirmed its jurisdiction to recognise and enforce arbitral awards …

Enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in Dubai: a set back?

The Dubai Court of Cassation has refused to enforce a foreign arbitral award on the basis that it did not have jurisdiction under the UAE’s Civil …

Arbitration in Dubai and the UAE

As Middle Eastern companies and investment funds become more active in the global marketplace, international firms are increasingly investing in the …

Enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in Dubai

In September last year, the highest court in Dubai upheld two DIFC-LCIA awards under the New York Convention (Airmech v Macsteel International). While a …