Organisation: Abu Dhabi Global Market
Witness evidence: the good, the bad and the ugly
A panel at GAR Live Abu Dhabi discussed fact witnesses in international arbitration – including the problem with lawyers drafting witness statements, whether tribunals should be more interventionist in selecting witnesses and the approaches taken in different jurisdictions.
06 February 2024
The UAE's arbitration law five years on
A panel at GAR Live Dubai discussed the successes and shortcomings of the United Arab Emirates’ arbitration law since it was enacted half a decade ago, and the amendments to it adopted earlier this year.
01 December 2023
New partners at White & Case
White & Case has promoted five members of its international arbitration practice to the partnership in Europe, the Middle East and Latin America.
16 November 2023
Film release marks Cairo centre's anniversary
A documentary looking at key moments in the history of international arbitration and how it has transformed international trade and development in Africa and Asia has been released to mark the 40th anniversary of the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration.
22 September 2023
DIAC appoints familiar name as registrar
Robert Stephen is joining the Dubai International Arbitration Centre as its new registrar, more than a year after leaving the same role at the now-defunct DIFC-LCIA Arbitration Centre.
21 June 2023
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Featured in The Middle Eastern and African Arbitration Review 2023
21 April 2023
ADGM court says it can hear challenge to onshore award
A court in Abu Dhabi’s financial free zone has found it can hear a bid to set aside an ICC award even though the arbitration was not seated there – after the onshore Abu Dhabi courts declined jurisdiction.
05 April 2023
DIAC refreshes court and adds registrar
The Dubai International Arbitration Centre has unveiled its new arbitration court, made up mostly of foreign practitioners, as well as hiring a new registrar.
28 February 2023
Mourre calls for universal standard of disclosure
Former ICC Court president Alexis Mourre used a keynote speech at GAR Live Abu Dhabi to call for a single, universal standard for arbitrator disclosure based on objective and subjective perspectives.
20 February 2023
Join us for GAR Live Abu Dhabi
Readers are invited to join us next week for GAR Live Abu Dhabi – featuring sessions on the direction of arbitration in the Middle East and how to address complex multi-party arbitrations.
20 January 2023