International Arbitration in the UAE: Navigating the Legal Landscape

Our recent contribution to the UAE Law and Practice chapter to the Chambers Global Practice Guides: International Arbitration 2026, provides a comprehensive overview of the UAE’s international arbitration framework and key legal and procedural developments.

Key topics covered include:

• The UAE's dual onshore/offshore legal framework, including the UAE Arbitration Law, the DIFC Arbitration Law and the ADGM Arbitration Regulations
• Key recent developments, including the new UAE Civil Transactions Law (Federal Decree Law No 25/2025), the new DIFC Courts Law (DIFC Law No 2 of 2025), and proposed amendments to the DIFC Arbitration Law
• The roles of DIAC and ArbitrateAD as leading arbitral institutions
• Enforceability of arbitration agreements, arbitrability, and the national courts' approach
• Tribunal constitution, challenges to jurisdiction, and court intervention
• Preliminary and interim relief, evidence, and confidentiality
• Award requirements, grounds for annulment, and enforcement under the New York Convention
• Third-party funding, consolidation, and class action arbitration

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