This article highlights a recent order issued by the Dubai Courts in commercial execution proceedings, where Alsuwaidi & Company successfully secured an arrest and production order against a company manager in connection with an outstanding debt exceeding AED 7.4 million. The matter involved complex enforcement proceedings and allegations of deliberate obstruction of execution measures under […]
Law No. (2) of 2026 on Public Safety Introduction Dubai has announced a new legislative initiative aimed at strengthening public safety across the Emirate with the issuance of Law No. (2) of 2026 on Public Safety. The law was issued on 6 March 2026 by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and
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Introduction Recent geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have once again drawn attention to the resilience of commercial contracts. Disruptions to airspace, shipping routes, and regional logistics networks have prompted businesses to reconsider whether their contractual obligations remain capable of performance under current conditions. In such circumstances, attention inevitably turns to force majeure provisions, which
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On 23 January 2026, the President of Dubai Courts issued Dubai Decision No. 2/2026 (the “Decision”) establishing an operational framework permitting the outsourcing of certain judicial execution procedures to licensed private establishments. The Decision does not amend the substantive execution regime under Federal Decree-Law No. 42/2022 (Civil Procedure Law). Rather, it reorganises how execution activities
The recent changes to the UAE Civil Transactions Law (Federal Decree Law No. 25 of 2025) provisions governing contracts of sale mark a deliberate legislative effort to modernise commercial dealings, enhance transactional certainty, and strengthen protections for both contracting parties and third parties. The revised framework refines several long-standing doctrines, particularly sale by sample, latent
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The UAE’s forthcoming Civil Transactions Law reform, effective 1 June 2026, marks one of the most significant contractual liability shifts in decades. Among its most consequential provisions for the construction and infrastructure sector is Article 340, which fundamentally reclaims how agreed compensation, particularly delay damages, is assessed, challenged, and enforced. Under the current Civil Transactions
The Emirate of Dubai has enacted Law No. 8 of 2025 Concerning the Settlement of Disputes Arising from the Execution of Citizens’ Housing Construction Contracts, issued on 8 July 2025 and effective as of 1 January 2026. The law applies to disputes arising from the execution of citizens’ housing construction contracts in Dubai, subject to the