Herbert Smith Freehills review two notable developments in the United Arab Emirates relating to arbitration: the announcement on 27th February 2018 that the Federal National Council of the United Arab Emirates had approved the highly anticipated draft of the Federal law on Arbitration (understood to be based on the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration), and that the Legal Affairs Department of the Government of Dubai has clarified that all lawyers who are licensed in Dubai have the right of audience before any arbitration tribunal in Dubai, including foreign lawyers, and that visiting lawyers may also appear before arbitral tribunals in Dubai. HSF provide a useful review of these developments.
Recent Arbitration Developments In The UAE
