Organisation: Dubai International Financial Centre
Dubai issues shock decree
Amended. In a shock move, Dubai has abolished the LCIA's link-up with the Dubai International Financial Centre and transferred its property, staff and cases to the Dubai International Arbitration Centre.
20 September 2021
UAE healthcare group preps for London arbitration
The administrators of an insolvent Emirati healthcare group have agreed to a London arbitration to resolve disputes over insurance receivables that a Dubai bank has claimed as security for an Islamic finance deal.
21 July 2021
DC court grants discovery for DIFC-LCIA case
As the US Supreme Court receives amicus briefs on whether US law permits discovery in aid of foreign commercial arbitrations, a court in Washington, DC, has found that a DIFC-LCIA proceeding qualifies for such assistance because the institution is “state-sponsored”.
14 May 2021
Al Tamimi promotes in Dubai
Al Tamimi & Company has promoted Sara Koleilat-Aranjo, who has acted in several real estate arbitrations in the Middle East, to the partnership in Dubai.
17 February 2021
King & Spalding Middle East disputes head goes solo
Adrian Cole has retired from the partnership at King & Spalding, where he led the construction disputes team in the Middle East, to practise as an independent arbitrator – while two new partners have joined the firm in London.
05 January 2021
Charles Russell Speechlys hires in Dubai
Sara Sheffield has joined the partnership at Charles Russell Speechlys in Dubai from Holman Fenwick Willan.
09 December 2020
Dechert faces renewed discovery bid in Iraqi telecoms dispute
A joint venture between French telecoms group Orange and Kuwaiti logistics group Agility has asked a US court to compel Dechert to produce documents concerning an alleged bribery scheme in Iraq for use in a US$1 billion ICC arbitration over its stake in a Kurdish mobile operator.
01 December 2020
UAE proceedings blocked in wake of asset freeze
A London judge has granted an “unusual anti-suit injunction” blocking court proceedings brought by a company that had already filed for ICC arbitration in the United Arab Emirates, purportedly to preserve an asset freeze.
30 November 2020
Subpoena sought in Saudi food app fight
A California court has been asked to grant discovery in aid of a DIFC-LCIA case over a Saudi food delivery app, while a Swiss electronics company has lodged a similar request in support of an ICC claim.
26 November 2020
Dubai centre reports record caseload
The DIFC-LCIA in Dubai has reported a record caseload in 2019 – revealing an 18% rise on the previous year and a total sum of US$1.25 billion in dispute.
20 November 2020