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Arbitration in The UAE Under the New Arbitration Law

The new Arbitration Law is based on the UNCITRAL Model Law promoted by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, which is widely adopted international lyin arbitration law. The new Arbitration Law enhances the powers of arbitral tribunals, it reduces the scope for challenges to the enforcement of arbitral awards, and it enshrines the powers of the courts to act in support of the arbitral process.

Arbitration is confidential and takes place in private and is the preferred method of dispute resolution for technical disputes (such as the construction,engineering and shipping industries) and for international businesses who do not want their dirty laundry washed in public.

Authored by Dr. Daniel Brawn – Senior Counsel