United Arab Emirates: Contracts and Commercial Law

The current geopolitical climate, shaped in part by the ongoing tensions has introduced a heightened degree of uncertainty into regional and global markets. Businesses across the Middle East...

In business, gifts and hospitality can be a perfectly normal way to show respect and maintain relationships, a simple gesture of appreciation.

Federal Decree-Law No. 20 of 2025 introduces significant amendments to the UAE's Commercial Companies Law, fundamentally reshaping corporate structuring possibilities. How do statutory drag-along and tag-along rights, multiple share classes for LLCs, and cross-jurisdictional redomiciliation enhance transactional flexibility and minority protections? This analysis examines the sophisticated evolution of the UAE's corporate legal framework and its implications for complex investment structures.

Most force majeure claims in UAE property disputes fail. Understanding why — and what it genuinely takes to succeed — is what separates a credible legal position from an expensive mistake.

mais comme un acteur de structuration juridique dans des environnements instables.

A force majeure event occurs, and suddenly it is everywhere, on the news, across social media, in business discussions, and even in legal commentary.

The Middle East has firmly established itself as the world's fourth-largest wealth hub, powered by rapid economic growth, government investment, and entrepreneurial ambition.

On 1 October 2025, Federal Decree-Law No. (20) of 2025 (the Amending Law), amending Federal Decree-Law No. (32) of 2021 on Commercial Companies (the CCL 2021) was issued.

Traditionally, the United Arab Emirates has adopted a restrictive and prohibition-based approach towards gaming and gambling. Such activities were addressed primarily through the criminal law framework...