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Arbitration definition

What does Arbitration mean? Arbitration is a private process where parties resolve disputes by one or more arbitrators who issue a final, binding award instead of a court judgment. It is consensual, usually agreed by an arbitration clause, and the law of the seat governs the procedure (lex arbitri). In England and Wales and Northern Ireland, the Arbitration Act 1996 applies. Courts stay court proceedings in favour of arbitration, provide support, and enforce awards; challenges are limited to lack of jurisdiction (s.67), serious irregularity (s.68) and, unless excluded, appeal on a point of law (s.69). In Scotland, the Arbitration (Scotland) Act 2010 provides a similar...

Interim and injunctive relief in UAE arbitration and courts: Federal Arbitration Law 2018, DIFC injunctions, DIAC/ADCCAC measures, and onshore enforcement

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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...

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Nancy Kapoor

Stephenson Harwood

Nancy is a New York-qualified lawyer within the Middle East dispute resolution and international arbitration team. She specialises in general commercial litigation and construction disputes.Nancy is familiar with the substantive laws and legal procedures in relation to a number of jurisdictions, court systems and arbitral institutions throughout the Middle East region, including the United Arab Emirates, Sultanate of Oman, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.She has also worked on high-profile white-collar crime and corporate investigation matters....

Ranna Musa

Stephenson Harwood

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....

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