Where the proposal has already been sent by the requesting party, Interpol will arrest the suspect and produce him to the Public Prosecution within 48 hours of his arrest. After the arrest...

1. Statement of ClaimThe statement of Claim is drafted by the Claimant or the lawyer. The statement of claim has to be in writing and in the Arabic language. The statement of claim should include the...

The conventional wisdom about the UAE is that it was built on oil first and property second. The country's most populous city Dubai is a living shrine to the role property has played in building a...

Legal RuleUnder normal circumstances, the general rule is that an arbitration award shall be valid only if signed on all pages by the arbitrator. However, the exception to this rule is that the...

Legal PrincipleEven if a Bill of Lading does not expressly contain an arbitration clause it might refer disputes to arbitration through the charter party which may include an arbitration clause. The...

Legal PrincipleThe waiver of a right to refer a dispute to arbitration could be express or implied. However, such a waiver has to be clear and unambiguous so as to avoid doubts about the intent of the...

Except in specific circumstances, an arrest may be made of not only the vessel to which the claim relates but any other vessel owned by the defendant at the time the claim occurs. However, if the...

Home to one of the biggest ports in the world, the UAE is an integral shipping hub in the global trading ecosystem. While shipping law can be a complicated area of the legal framework given competing...

Legal RuleBy force of law an Arbitrator(s) has to suspend the arbitration proceedings with immediate effect if a party to an arbitration process challenges the arbitrator while or during the...

Since a cheque is meant to replace money, people must have trust in it. Therefore the UAE penal law levied a punishment against anyone issuing insufficient funds its due date. Such a crime is known as...

Custody laws in the United Arab Emirates are mainly transcribed in Federal Law No. 28 of the year 2005 (UAE Personal Affairs Law), and I will refer to these articles in covering the Court's discretion...

Legal PrincipleArticle 215 and 217 of the Civil Procedures Law of the UAE states that a person does not have the right to enter into an arbitration agreement if the signatory does not have the...

Legal PrincipleUnder normal circumstances, it is presumed that Arbitration procedures have been complied with by all concerned parties. The burden of proof to prove the contrary shall fall on the...

Legal PrincipleA party to an arbitration contract has right to request the annulment of arbitration award if arbitrator did not follow the procedures contained in the arbitration contract or the...

Legal PrincipleIt is possible to request the annulment of arbitration award if it was based on invalid terms of reference or an agreement which has expired by time prescription as per Article 216/A of...