Specialty Group: Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution

Introduction The UAE Contracts are governed by two primary legislations, the Civil Code and the Commercial Transactions Law. The Civil Code Law under Federal Decree Law No. 25 of 2025, to be enacted on 1st June 2026, ab ...

Background Our client, a foreign importer of automotive parts represented by Awatif Mohammed Shoqi Advocates and Legal Consultancy, made a deal with an exporter in the UAE to supply goods. Our client made advance paymen ...

This case, which was determined by the First Hall of the Civil Court by means of a final judgment dated the 25th of May 2026, concerned a private agreement dated 8 April 2013, under which the plaintiffs committed to obta ...

If you’re a founder or investor in the UAE, a dispute can feel like a sudden sandstorm: everything is fine—until visibility drops and decisions become urgent. One of the first strategic choices you’ll face is arbit ...