Arbitration Notes

New York Convention enters into force in Iraq this week, making Iraq the 169th State Party to the Convention

As noted in our previous blog post here, in March 2021, Iraq passed the "Law on the Accession of the Republic of Iraq to the New York Convention on the …

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

First insight - the new UAE Federal Arbitration Law and the future for UAE arbitration

On 3 May 2018, HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the President of the United Arab Emirates, issued Federal Law No. 6 of 2018 promulgating the …

DIFC Arbitration Law amended to ensure compliance with the New York Convention

On 15 December 2013, the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Authority enacted Law No.6 of 2013 (Arbitration Amendment Law) which amended the …

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 …

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 …

Recent arbitration developments in the Middle East

There have been three recent developments in the sphere of arbitration in the GCC. The first two relate to the validity of arbitration agreements as …

Recent developments in enforcement of judgments and awards in Dubai and the DIFC

There have been three recent legal developments in Dubai and the DIFC on the enforcement of court judgments and arbitral awards. New DIFC Court judgment …

Dubai World special tribunal rules on upholding arbitration agreements

A recent decision of the special tribunal established by a Dubai government decree to hear cases relating to the restructuring of the Dubai World group …