Specialty Group: Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution

The legal landscape of the United Arab Emirates has undergone a paradigm shift in its approach to international and domestic arbitration over the past two decades. This evolution is driven by a strategic national aspirat ...

Cork and another v Smith [2026] EWHC 1199 (Ch) and the use of Artificial Intelligence In the recent case of Cork and another v Smith, the High Court publicly admonished a law firm and two of its solicitors (a senior ass ...

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 ...