June 2022

Trumpian Duties

UAE Cassation Court addresses whether silence deemed acceptance in arbitration agreements

  Silence may be deemed consent Article 135 of the Civil Code (Law No. 5/1985) states that (i) no statement may be attributed to a silent person. However, circumstantial silence shall constitute acceptance. And (ii) silence shall amount to acceptance namely in case of previous dealings between the contracting parties that are met by the […]

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UAE Supreme Court orders cancellation of tax penalties for re-submission of returns

  Facts The taxpayer submitted tax returns for the prescribed tax periods as of January 2018, and these returns included supplies related to real estate owned individually to the taxpayer, as well as real estate owned in partnership with another person. The taxpayer’s partner was not added to the tax registration from the beginning due

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