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Supreme Court of British Columbia Overturns Arbitrator's Decision Due to Procedural Unfairness

Arbitration Filing in the UAE Courts: Developments and Technology

The United Arab Emirates Arbitration Law (Federal Law No. 6 of 2018) came into effect in June of 2018 after being published in the Federal Official Gazette number 630 on the 15th of May, 2018. Since then, the UAE courts have been implementing internal processes – both administrative and technological – to comply with the Arbitration […]

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When Private Keys Mean Real Control: A Landmark Ruling on Crypto

UAE Supreme Court Rules No Privacy Invasion via WhatsApp

The case involved a husband (the defendant) who took a video of his wife (the complainant) and sent the video recording to the complainant’s mother instantaneously through the instant messaging application; WhatsApp. The complainant/wife filed a criminal complaint against the defendant/husband for breach of Federal Decree-Law No. 5/2012 on Combating Cybercrimes (the “Cybercrime Law”) which

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UAE Supreme Court on Retroactive Tax Liability for Pre-2018 Building Projects

UAE Supreme Court ruled tender committee liable for contractor’s rejected bids of 65 million Dirhams

  In the late nineties, a contractor sued a government tender committee for AED 65,467,250 in compensation for losses and lost earnings as a result of not being awarded five tenders related to construction and maintenance works that the contractor had bid for. The contractor argued that its five bids contained the lowest prices and

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