Legal insights
Articles and analysis covering disputes, business, real estate, employment, technology, regulation and other legal issues relevant to clients in the UAE.
A practical UAE guide explaining who may apply for preventive settlement, restructuring or bankruptcy proceedings, what evidence and thresholds are required, and when delayed filing can create liability.
Read full insight ↗
A practical UAE guide explaining why promises to gift and gifts of future property can fail, how to distinguish a completed gift from a future intention, and which structures may work instead.
Read full insight ↗
A practical UAE guide to gifts made by minors, prodigals and interdicted persons, covering legal capacity, guardian and tutor authority, court permission, registration, creditor challenges and restitution.
Read full insight ↗
A practical UAE guide to conditional gifts, maintenance obligations, consideration, breach, rescission, revocation, recovery of property and real-estate registration under the current Civil Transactions Law.
Read full insight ↗
A practical UAE guide to deathbed gifts (Marad Al-Mawt), when a lifetime transfer is treated as a will, one-third limits, heir consent, debts, proof and recovery of property.
Read full insight ↗
A practical UAE guide to gifts between spouses, possession rules, matrimonial homes, registration, revocation limits and ownership disputes under the current Civil Transactions and Personal Status Laws.
Read full insight ↗
A practical UAE guide to revoking a completed gift after possession, including Article 582 court authorisation, acceptable excuses, statutory obstacles, spousal gifts, registered property and the return of property, fruits and improvements.
Read full insight ↗
A practical UAE guide to gifting real estate, registration, documentation, possession, death, mortgages, creditors, spouse gifts and the difference between a gift deed and registered title.
Read full insight ↗
A practical UAE guide to separate spousal property, asset transfers, joint contributions, bank confidentiality, privacy limits and court-authorised financial investigations.
Read full insight ↗
A practical UAE guide to tracking a husband or wife without consent: GPS devices, AirTags, shared devices, spyware, location data, evidence, complaints and lawful safety arrangements.
Read full insight ↗
A practical UAE guide to secretly recording a spouse: privacy offences, consent, evidence in divorce and criminal proceedings, authenticity, disclosure and lawful evidence routes.
Read full insight ↗
A practical UAE guide to publishing private messages or intimate images during marital disputes: criminal exposure, cyberextortion, defamation, civil compensation, evidence and removal steps.
Read full insight ↗
A practical UAE guide to spousal digital privacy: phone access, passwords, messages, recordings, location tracking, evidence in divorce disputes and the limits of marital consent.
Read full insight ↗
A practical guide to tokenized real estate in Dubai: the difference between title and digital tokens, fractional interests, DLD and VARA oversight, secondary-market transfers, custody, platform risk and investor protection.
Read full insight ↗
A practical Dubai guide to reselling off-plan property: assignment of buyer rights, developer NOCs, Oqood and Interim Property Register registration, payment reconciliation, default risk and closing strategy.
Read full insight ↗
A practical UAE guide to easements and land access: right of way for landlocked property, creation and registration, least-harm routes, compensation, maintenance, relocation, subdivision, utilities, roads and enforcement.
Read full insight ↗
A practical UAE guide to co-owned real estate: undivided shares, management, repairs, expenses, share transfers, majority decisions, partition, muhaya’a, Dubai jointly owned property, Abu Dhabi owners’ committees and dispute strategy.
Read full insight ↗
A practical UAE arbitration guide to ultra petita and extra petita awards, interest and costs, partial and interim awards, severability, correction, set-aside deadlines and enforcement strategy across onshore UAE, DIFC, ADGM and DIAC proceedings.
Read full insight ↗
A practical UAE guide to public acquisition and property rights: constitutional protection, public-benefit expropriation, Dubai Law No. (2) of 2022, Abu Dhabi real-right protections, compensation, valuation, objections, court challenges and transaction risk.
Read full insight ↗
A practical UAE guide to setting aside arbitral awards, including the Federal 30-day deadline, DIFC and ADGM three-month periods, statutory grounds, correction requests and enforcement strategy.
Read full insight ↗
A practical guide to recognising and enforcing foreign arbitral awards in the UAE, including New York Convention grounds, onshore courts, DIFC, ADGM, translations, set-aside risk and execution against assets.
Read full insight ↗
A practical UAE guide to the four legal layers in one arbitration: contract law, the law governing the arbitration clause, the law of the seat and the law of the enforcement forum.
Read full insight ↗
A practical UAE guide to FIDIC arbitration, concurrent delay, variations, extensions of time, disruption, prolongation and forensic schedule analysis under DIAC and Federal Arbitration Law frameworks.
Read full insight ↗
A practical UAE arbitration guide to document production, digital evidence, privilege, metadata, authenticity, burden of proof, adverse inferences and disclosure strategy under Federal law, DIAC, DIFC and ADGM frameworks.
Read full insight ↗
When can an electronic notice error, failed video hearing or remote-evidence problem threaten a UAE arbitral award? A practical guide to Federal Articles 24, 25, 26, 28, 33, 53 and 54, DIAC Rules 2022, DIFC Article 41 and ADGM section 53.
Read full insight ↗
Why can one UAE construction project produce three conflicting arbitral awards? A practical guide to joinder, consolidation, consent, DIAC Articles 8 and 9, Federal Arbitration Law Article 22, DIFC and ADGM distinctions, due process and drafting controls.
Read full insight ↗
Guide to UAE emergency arbitration, interim asset preservation, court freezing relief, security for costs, enforcement and pre-award strategy under DIAC, DIFC and ADGM frameworks.
Read full insight ↗
A practical UAE guide to the difference between arbitral seat and hearing venue, with DIAC, Dubai onshore, DIFC and ADGM traps, default-seat rules, supervisory courts, interim relief and drafting strategies.
Read full insight ↗
A practical UAE guide to non-arbitrable disputes, public policy, mandatory rights and the limits of consent, with federal, DIFC and ADGM distinctions, sector examples, drafting guidance and enforcement strategy.
Read full insight ↗
A practical UAE guide to competence-competence and separability: tribunal jurisdiction, court referral, the federal 15-day and 30-day timetable, interim relief, annulment, enforcement, and DIFC/ADGM distinctions.
Read full insight ↗
Guide to UAE arbitration involving non-signatories, including parent companies, guarantors, agents, assignees, successors, joinder and jurisdiction challenges.
Read full insight ↗
Guide to defective UAE arbitration clauses covering authority, writing, incorporation, ambiguous institutions, seats, arbitrability, jurisdiction and annulment risk.
Read full insight ↗
A practical guide to QFZP status under UAE Corporate Tax, including qualifying income, the lower-of-5%-or-AED-5-million de minimis test, qualifying and excluded activities, substance, IP nexus, audit and the consequences of losing status.
Read full insight ↗
A practical guide to DIFC and ADGM recognition of foreign insolvency proceedings, interim relief, court cooperation, creditor protection and concurrent proceedings.
Read full insight ↗
A practical guide to UAE clawback claims involving preferences, undervalue transactions, related parties, late security and creditor recovery.
Read full insight ↗
A practical guide to voluntary liquidation in the UAE: appointing the liquidator, protecting creditors, settling claims and managing residual liability.
Read full insight ↗
Inspection rights, derivative claims, manager liability and challenges to abusive resolutions under UAE companies law.
Read full insight ↗
How to document, register, rank and enforce a pledge over a partner’s equity stake in a UAE limited liability company.
Read full insight ↗
A practical UAE guide to mutual legal assistance in criminal matters: foreign evidence requests, witness interviews, searches, seizures, asset freezing, confidentiality, refusal grounds, treaty channels, and outgoing UAE requests.
Read full insight ↗
A practical guide to extradition from the UAE under Federal Law No. 39 of 2006: dual criminality, refusal grounds, formal requests, urgent detention, court review, appeals, specialty, and human-rights safeguards.
Read full insight ↗
A practical UAE legal guide to oil discharges, vessel and port incidents, captain and owner duties, emergency reporting, cleanup costs, environmental rehabilitation, compensation, and enforcement risk.
Read full insight ↗
A practical UAE legal guide to Federal Law No. 22 of 2016 and Cabinet Resolution No. 15 of 2019 on dangerous-animal possession, facility licensing, dog duties, reporting, detention, confiscation, and criminal liability.
Read full insight ↗
A practical UAE legal guide to Federal Law No. 5 of 2025, CITES permits, re-export documentation, border controls, seizure and confiscation, and compliance steps for traders, owners, zoos, veterinary clinics, and logistics providers.
Read full insight ↗
A practical UAE guide to national-curriculum compliance in private schools: mandatory subjects, national identity and values, curriculum approval, teacher qualifications, inspections, records, parent rights, emirate-specific oversight and school accountability.
Read full insight ↗
A practical UAE guide to Medical Liability Committees under Federal Decree-Law No. 4 of 2016: complaint referral, expert review, medical files, reasoned findings, the 30-day grievance window, the Supreme Committee, court strategy and malpractice evidence.
Read full insight ↗
A practical UAE legal guide to Federal Law by Decree No. 49 of 2023: informed consent, genetic counselling, biological samples, confidentiality, the National Genomic Database, research approvals, gene therapy, licensed facilities, prohibited uses and penalties.
Read full insight ↗
A practical UAE legal guide to opening and operating a private school: which authority licenses the school, what the academic and financial application must contain, governance and principal approvals, premises and safety controls, staffing and curriculum rules, inspections, fees, changes, sanctions and renewal plannin
Read full insight ↗
A practical UAE guide to tax-agent duties under the Tax Procedures Law and FTA professional standards, covering confidentiality, professional-indemnity insurance, conflicts of interest, competence, audit cooperation, black points, warnings and deregistration.
Read full insight ↗
A practical UAE VAT guide to Cabinet Decision No. 153 of 2025 and VATP047: the 14 January 2026 effective date, Metal Scrap scope, resale and Processing tests, pre-supply declarations, TRN verification, VAT-return boxes and audit risks for traders.
Read full insight ↗
Learn how to challenge an FTA decision in the UAE through assessment review, reconsideration, Tax Disputes Resolution Committees, and court appeals, including deadlines and payment rules.
Read full insight ↗
Understand UAE franchise agreements, including brand standards, fees, territory, IP licensing, competition risk, commercial-agency classification, termination, and transition planning.
Read full insight ↗
Understand UAE rules on trade-name registration, Commercial Register records, similar company names, trademark overlap, unfair competition, court relief, and rebranding risk.
Read full insight ↗
Understand UAE exclusive distribution agreements, territory clauses, parallel imports, competition risk, commercial-agency classification, performance standards, and termination transition.
Read full insight ↗
Learn how UAE businesses should manage discount licences, reference prices, advertising claims, online promotions, evidence, price-difference claims, and consumer remedies.
Read full insight ↗
Learn how UAE consumer warranty rules address repair, replacement, refunds, spare parts, alternative goods, recurring defects, maintenance, and after-sales service.
Read full insight ↗
Learn which UAE e-commerce compliance failures can trigger warnings, fines, temporary closure, permanent closure, consumer-protection action, and regulatory remediation.
Read full insight ↗
Learn when electronic and digital signatures are legally valid in the UAE, including reliable and qualified signatures, identity, authority, integrity, evidence, and trust-service controls.
Read full insight ↗
Learn how to become a UAE Trust Service Provider, obtain qualified status, prepare conformity reports, manage renewals, and control supervisory risk.
Read full insight ↗
Understand conflict disclosures, evaluation-team duties, supplier bid-integrity obligations, collusion risks, sanctions, and grievances in UAE federal procurement.
Read full insight ↗
Explore UAE registered agency termination and non-renewal, notice rules, transitional protection, compensation claims, and practical handover steps.
Read full insight ↗