DIFC Courts · Litigation
DIFC Court Series – Part 7: We Don’t Need No Trial: Immediate Judgment under RDC Part 24
A pleading is not a boarding pass to trial. How RDC Part 24 lets the DIFC Courts dispose of claims and defences with no real…
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DIFC Courts · Litigation
DIFC Court Series – Part 4: Should I Stay or Should I Go? Jurisdictional Objections under RDC Part 12
A successful jurisdictional objection ends the proceedings before the merits are ever examined. How Article 14 of the DIFC Courts Law and RDC Part 12…
DIFC Courts · Litigation
DIFC Court Series – Part 5: Of Modest Sums and Material Consequence: The DIFC Small Claims Tribunal
The DIFC Small Claims Tribunal has quietly become a forum of strategic choice, with opt-in claims rising sharply. How RDC Part 53 works, where its…
Arbitration · DIFC Courts
You Can’t Always Get What You Plead: The DIFC Courts’ First Award Set-Aside
The DIFC Court of Appeal has set aside a DIFC-seated award for the first time, in Oheo Bank v Parker. Sameer Khan and Kanishka Dasmohapatra…
DIFC Courts · Litigation
DIFC Court Series – Part 3: RDC Part 7 vs Part 8 in DIFC Litigation: A Strategic Choice
In DIFC litigation, the choice between RDC Part 7 and Part 8 is not mere categorisation but a strategic election that shapes the timetable, evidentiary…
DIFC Courts · Litigation
DIFC Court Series – Part 2: The Cost of Missing a Deadline
A missed deadline in DIFC litigation is rarely just a calendar problem — it can cost a party its evidence, its pleading, or its case.…
Mergers and Acquisitions · Investment funds
Investment Series – Part 2: Before You Sign: The Hidden Architecture of the MOU
The memorandum of understanding looks like a formality, but its binding clauses — exclusivity, confidentiality, non-solicitation, dispute resolution — can make or break a UAE…
Business & Investment · Commercial Advisory
Investment Series – Part 1: Buying a Business in the UAE: Three Legal Systems That Can Make or Break Your Deal
A single UAE acquisition can engage federal civil law, DIFC or ADGM common law, and free-zone regulation at once. Part 1 of the Investment Series…