Middle East: Litigation, Mediation & Arbitration

The stability of a commercial enterprise in the Middle East rests upon the alignment of its internal stakeholders. When this alignment fractures, a shareholder dispute in the UAE typically manifests as a legal...

The United Arab Emirates is set to replace its 1985 Civil Code with a comprehensive New Civil Code effective June 2026, introducing significant reforms to construction contract law. While preserving the fundamental framework including the mandatory ten-year structural defect warranty, the new legislation brings material changes such as statutory termination rights for convenience, expanded engineer liability, enhanced contractor notification obligations, and refined risk allocation mechanisms that will resh

Disputes can arise in many situations, whether between business partners, landlords and tenants, employers and employees, buyers and sellers, or family members.

Disputes can arise in many situations, whether between business partners, landlords and tenants, employers and employees, buyers and sellers, or family members.

A decade-long custody battle between expatriate parents culminates in a landmark Dubai Court of Cassation ruling that redefines jurisdictional boundaries, maintenance modification principles, and the sanctity of comprehensive child support awards in the UAE.

A Dubai court case examines whether a father can use DNA testing to challenge his child's established paternity in a maintenance dispute, testing the boundaries between scientific evidence and the finality of legal judgments.

After a divorce, one of the most fundamental, but also pressing, questions many parents in the UAE have is: When does the child custody end...

Disputes can arise in many situations, whether between business partners, landlords and tenants, employers and employees, buyers and sellers, or family members.

The legal landscape of the United Arab Emirates has undergone a paradigm shift in its approach to international and domestic arbitration over the past two decades.

As parties across the supply chain continue to navigate the consequences of recent geopolitical developments affecting the Strait of Hormuz...

Hospitality Criteria for Hotels in Egypt is our English regulatory translation of the hospitality standards for investors and hotel operators.

في خطوة تشريعية تُعد من الأهم في تاريخ القطاع الصحي المصري، صدر القانون رقم ١٣ لسنة ٢٠٢