Ranna Musa
Ranna is a bilingual litigation and arbitration specialist in the Middle East dispute resolution and international arbitration team. Ranna has extensive knowledge of GCC laws and regulations, particularly in the UAE.
She regularly acts for HNW individuals, regional and international MNCs as well as governmental and quasi-governmental entities before the various UAE local courts.
In addition to her extensive experience before local courts, Ranna handles complex cross-border disputes and DIAC arbitrations for clients across a broad range of sectors, including, but not limited to, commercial, shareholders' disputes, commercial agencies, regulatory, constructions, banking, civil, civil fraud and criminal disputes.
Practice Area
Panel
- Contributing Author
Qualified Year
- 2011
Qualification
- Bachelor of Law, Honours degree (2010)
Education
- University of Kharoum, Sudan (2006 – 2010)
3 Contributions by Ranna Musa
PRACTICE NOTES
Arbitration with United Arab Emirates state entities: capacity approvals, Dubai seat restrictions, enforcement immunity and DIFC issues
This Practice Note considers the role of state immunity in relation to arbitration proceedings in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
This note reviews how state immunity interacts with arbitration in the UAE. For a broad primer on state immunity and arbitration, see Practice Note: State immunity and arbitration—general considerations. For further Practice Notes addressing state immunity across multiple jurisdictions around the world (including England and Wales), see: State immunity and arbitration—overview.
On 3 May 2018, the UAE promulgated Federal Law No. 6 of 2018 on Arbitration (the ‘UAE Federal Arbitration Law’). Taking effect on 16 June 2018, it revoked Articles 203–218 of the UAE Civil Procedures Law (Federal Law No. 11 of 1992), which had previously regulated arbitrations seated in the UAE. The law applies to all ongoing UAE-seated arbitrations (excluding arbitrations seated in the DIFC and the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), which are exempt-free zones), to new arbitrations seated in the UAE unless the parties choose a different arbitration law, and to international commercial arbitrations where the parties have agreed that the UAE Federal Arbitration Law will govern, including those arising out of arbitration agreements concluded before the entry into force of...
Arbitration
PRACTICE NOTES
Enforcing Arbitral Awards in the United Arab Emirates: Domestic and Foreign Awards, New York Convention, Procedures, Defences, and Routes via DIFC and ADGM
UAE Federal Arbitration Law
Businesses operating in the UAE frequently choose international arbitration as their preferred route for settling contractual disagreements. On 3 May 2018, the UAE introduced Federal Law No 6 of 2018 on Arbitration, later revised by Federal Decree-Law No 15 of 2023 (the ‘UAE Federal Arbitration Law’). Taking effect on 16 June 2018, this statute is the first dedicated arbitration law and it abrogates Articles 203–218 of the UAE Civil Procedures Law (Federal Law No 11 of 1992), which had until then regulated arbitrations with a UAE seat. The UAE Federal Arbitration Law governs all domestic arbitrations seated in the UAE (excluding those seated in the Dubai International Finance Centre (DIFC) and the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), which are exempt-free zones), new arbitrations with a UAE seat unless the parties decide otherwise, and international commercial arbitrations where the parties have agreed that the UAE Federal Arbitration Law will apply, including disputes arising from arbitration agreements concluded before the law came into force. It operates prospectively and, where the parties so agree, in relation to earlier arbitration agreements as well. Although the UAE is broadly supportive of arbitration and continues to promulgate legislation in its support, there...
Arbitration
PRACTICE NOTES
Interim and injunctive relief in UAE arbitration and courts: Federal Arbitration Law 2018, DIFC injunctions, DIAC/ADCCAC measures, and onshore enforcement
Interim remedies and arbitration in the UAE
Interim remedies in the UAE are, as a rule, harder to secure than in jurisdictions such as England and Wales or the United States. Local UAE courts typically do not recognise injunctions or similar forms of interim relief, save for limited exceptions. In contrast, the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) courts apply common law principles, so are more inclined to grant interim measures and have authority to make a wider range of orders. The tests the DIFC courts use when deciding whether to award an injunction will be familiar to lawyers from common law backgrounds. While this may reassure contracting parties choosing a DIFC courts jurisdiction clause, an interim order issued by the DIFC will be immediately effective only against assets, persons, or property located within the DIFC special economic zone. A claimant may then face difficulties enforcing that order against onshore assets through the UAE courts, particularly where the form of relief is not recognised by the UAE courts. On 3 May 2018, the UAE enacted Federal Law No 6 of 2018 on Arbitration (the ‘UAE Federal Arbitration Law’). The UAE...
Arbitration
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