James Lightley-Hunt

This Practice Note considers the procedure for the recognition and enforcement of domestic and foreign (or international) arbitral awards in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It considers recognising and enforcing arbitration awards in the local UAE courts, the Dubai International Finance Centre (DIFC) courts, and the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) courts. The Practice Note also discusses grounds for resisting the enforcement of arbitration awards in the UAE (ie bars to enforcement).

This Practice Note considers interim, emergency relief or remedies (including injunctions) and arbitration in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It considers interim remedies available in the UAE courts (including preservatory attachment orders and travel bans and interim orders available in support of arbitration proceedings) and interim remedies available in the DIFC courts, as well as interim relief available from tribunals in arbitration proceedings pursuant to UAE federal law, the arbitration rules of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC), DIFC-LCIA Arbitration Centre and Abu Dhabi Commercial Conciliation and Arbitration Centre (ADCCAC). It also considers awarding and enforcing interim relief in the UAE courts and DIFC courts.

This Practice Note considers state immunity (or sovereign immunity) and arbitration in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It considers the capacity of UAE government entities to enter into contracts, immunity against enforcement and procedural restrictions on litigating against Dubai government entities. The Practice Note also considers state immunity in the DIFC.