1985 UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration 11, 12

A

Abu Dhabi 7, 9, 11, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 35, 39, 41, 43, 52, 55, 57, 59, 69, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 90

ADGM 7, 11, 12, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 57, 72, 73, 88, 90

Annulment 9–10, 35, 64–66, 71, 72

Appointment of Arbitrators 7, 16, 22

Arbitration Agreements in Government Contracts 23

Arbitration Costs 15, 38

C

Challenge 12, 13, 14, 16–17, 19, 20–22, 21, 24, 26, 31, 32, 34, 57, 59, 60, 60–61, 64–71

Choice of Seat 11, 34

Commencement Date 14

Competence 7, 14, 19, 21, 25, 51

Conflicts of Jurisdiction 58

Consent Awards 12, 37

D

DIFC 9, 30–46

DIFC Arbitration Law 2008 11–12

Doctrine of Public Policy 48–50, 51, 53

Domestic Awards 47, 53, 57, 58–61, 63, 64–69

Dubai 7, 23

E

Electronic Signature 13

Enforcement 9, 10, 11–13, 16–29, 47, 48, 50, 53, 57–58, 58–64, 64–66, 67, 71, 71–72

Execution 50, 58, 60, 61, 64–66, 66, 72

F

Federal Law No. 6 of 2018 9, 11–15, 17

Foreign and Domestic Awards in UAE 57–80

Foreign/International Awards 7, 17, 24, 48, 51, 53

G

Gharar 52

Governing Law 13, 15, 23, 66, 68

Guarantee 12

I

Interim or Partial Awards 12, 37, 60

Interim or Precautionary Measures 7, 12, 14, 17, 35, 36, 60

International Commercial Arbitration in the UAE 50–51

J

Joinder 12

L

Lack of Capacity as a Defense for Challenging Arbitration Agreement 16, 67

Legal Capacity to Agree to Arbitration 16–29, 23

Limited Liability Company 16, 24, 25, 67

List of Potential Arbitrators 12

M

Minutes 14, 35

Multi-tier Arbitration Clauses 19

N

Nationality 15, 49

O

Offshore 31, 33, 34, 35, 58

Onshore 9, 17, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 58

P

Presumption of Authority to Arbitrate 22–23

Procedural Law 11

Public Joint Stock Company 16, 25, 41, 67

Public Order and Morals in the State 13, 14, 15, 50

Public Policy in UAE 51

R

Ratification 9, 10, 13, 16, 57, 58, 58–59, 59, 61, 64, 65, 70, 71, 72

Reasons 12, 24, 31, 36, 48, 50, 66, 67

Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards 54, 57–80

Ribah 51–52

S

Scope of Arbitration Agreement 16, 70

Separability 7, 14, 16, 19–20, 27

Serious irregularity 13

Setting aside/annulment 13, 50, 57, 60, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70

Sharia Law 51–52

Sole Establishment 24–25

U

UAE Civil Procedure Code 11, 39, 40, 50

UAE Courts’ Approach Towards Arbitration Agreements 21–22

UAE Federal Arbitration Law 57–80

Undertaking to Pay Any Damages 12

V

Validity of Arbitration Clause 16