United Arab Emirates: Contracts and Commercial Law

The growing digitization of commerce and government services in the United Arab Emirates ("UAE") has necessitated the development of robust legal frameworks to support electronic signatures and digital trust services.

On 16 July 2025, the Dubai Land Department ("DLD") issued Circular No. 29/R/2025 (the "Circular"), introducing comprehensive reforms to the procedures governing the acceptance and verification of powers of attorney ("POA") in real estate dispositions within the Emirate of Dubai.

The General Assembly of the Dubai Court of Cassation issued Decision No. 8 of 2025 represents a major legal turning point in the United Arab Emirates' evolving corporate framework.

Federal Law No. 3 OF 2022 Regulating Commercial Agencies (the "Commercial Agencies Law"), which came into effect on 15th June 2023 (the "Effective Date")...

The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has long been recognized as a premier jurisdiction for financial services and corporate structuring in the Middle East. In recent years...

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An option agreement is a contractual arrangement where one party (the grantor) provides another party (the option holder) the right, but not the obligation, to enter into a specified transaction under defined conditions...

Force Majeure is a legal concept commonly included in economic and commercial contracts, which exempts parties from liability in the event of unforeseen natural disasters or incidents that disrupt the expected course of events, preventing them from fulfilling their contractual obligations.

After the Guidelines for the Regulation of Virtual Assets and Virtual Asset Service Providers (which we wrote about here), the Securities and Commodities Authority ("SCA") has published...