Region: United Arab Emirates
Covington partner goes solo in Dubai
Joseph Chedrawe KC has left Covington & Burling in Dubai, where he was a partner and vice chair of EMEA disputes, to practise as an independent arbitrator.
01 April 2025
GBS Disputes promotes two to counsel
Gaillard Banifatemi Shelbaya Disputes has promoted two senior associates to counsel: Frankfurt-based Yael Ribco Borman, who has experience of cases relating to Latin America and the Iberian region, and Abu Dhabi-based energy disputes specialist Peter Frilay.
07 February 2025
Abu Dhabi centre appoints registrar
The Abu Dhabi International Arbitration Centre, or arbitrateAD, has appointed Eversheds Sutherland lawyer Maria Mazzawi as its new registrar.
04 February 2025
LCIA deputy director talks case numbers, growth and rule updates
In a fireside chat at GAR Live Abu Dhabi, the LCIA's deputy director-general Jamie Harrison discussed recent analysis of the institution's case numbers, its growth in the Middle East and the possibility of further amendments to its rules.
04 February 2025
Should arbitrators be excluded based on nationality?
A panel at GAR Live Abu Dhabi examined the principle adopted by some institutions that sole arbitrators or tribunal chairs with the same nationality as one of the parties are presumed to be biased – and debated whether it should be overturned.
29 January 2025
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
Greenberg Traurig hires another from Clyde & Co in Dubai
Nils de Wolff has left Clyde & Co to join Greenberg Traurig as of counsel in Dubai – following in the footsteps of Nassif BouMalhab, who made the same move last month.
26 November 2024
Dubai's top onshore court rules against unilateral arbitration clauses
Practitioners have been reacting to a ruling by Dubai’s Court of Cassation confirming that unilateral arbitration clauses are invalid, contrasting with the position of the UAE’s offshore courts.
21 November 2024
Cement plant investor threatens ICSID claim against Angola
A UAE contractor is threatening to bring an ICSID claim of more than US$100 million against Angola over a post-civil war project to create the country's first major cement plant that was completed over a decade ago.
05 November 2024
GBS Disputes launches in Cairo and Abu Dhabi
Gaillard Banifatemi Shelbaya Disputes has launched two new offices in Cairo and Abu Dhabi, where international arbitrations will be handled by a mix of dual-qualified Arabic-speaking associates and common law-trained lawyers.
05 November 2024