Organisation: Dubai International Arbitration Centre
US appeals court orders second look at DIFC-LCIA clause
A US appeals court has quashed a Louisiana court ruling that said a DIFC-LCIA arbitration clause was unenforceable because the designated forum no longer existed following its abolition by the Dubai government.
28 January 2025
DIFC Courts address abolition of DIFC-LCIA
In the first case before the DIFC Courts to consider the abolition of the DIFC-LCIA Arbitration Centre, a judge has continued an injunction restraining litigation filed in Sharjah in breach of an agreement to arbitrate at the defunct institution. Lawyers at Stephenson Harwood in Dubai, who acted for the successful claimant, report.
08 October 2024
UAE practitioner rejoins Baker McKenzie
Sally Kotb has left her role as head of United Arab Emirates arbitration at Habib Al Mulla & Partners to rejoin its former associate firm Baker McKenzie in Dubai.
25 September 2024
Abu Dhabi courts uphold DIFC-LCIA clause
The Abu Dhabi courts have ruled that the abolition of the DIFC-LCIA Arbitration Centre does not mean that arbitration agreements that refer to that institution are unenforceable.
04 June 2024
Ghaffari team joins Alston & Bird in London
Amir Ghaffari, a former Vinson & Elkins partner with experience of high-value construction disputes in the Middle East, has joined the partnership at Alston & Bird in London, with Julia-Didon Cayre joining as counsel.
03 June 2024
London firm launches arbitration practice
London-based firm Kingsley Napley has launched an international arbitration practice led by James Glaysher, who joins the firm from disputes boutique Candey.
11 April 2024
BVI court finds insolvency proceedings “abusive” in light of DIAC claim
A British Virgin Islands court has held it is abusive for a US litigation funder to pursue insolvency proceedings against a client while also bringing a DIAC claim over the same alleged debt.
05 April 2024
DIFC appeal court affirms interim relief is enforceable as “award”
The Dubai International Finance Centre Court of Appeal has affirmed that a provisional award granting interim measures in a foreign arbitration is enforceable as an “award” under the DIFC’s arbitration law.
04 April 2024
Practitioners question recent Dubai court rulings
The Dubai Court of Cassation has annulled the findings of an ICC award that ordered a party to pay the other’s legal costs – one of a trio of recent rulings that have led practitioners to question the emirate’s credentials as an arbitration-friendly jurisdiction.
19 March 2024
Singapore court enforces DIAC award under DIFC-LCIA clause
A Singapore court has enforced a DIAC award rendered under an arbitration clause specifying the now-defunct DIFC-LCIA – but only because the respondent had submitted to the tribunal’s jurisdiction.
18 March 2024