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DIFC: UAE case law

3 leading UAE cassation judgments on difc, summarised in English with the articles they apply and a link to the judgment on the court’s official service.

The legislation on this topic: DIFC — UAE legislation.

Dubai Court of Cassation 1

The agreed legal seat, not the institution or its rules, decides which court hears an action to annul an award

Dubai Cassation — Commercial 4/2025 · 16 April 2025

The seat (legal place) of arbitration is the jurisdiction in which the arbitration takes place, and it determines the law governing the procedure, the court supervising the arbitration and hearing annulment actions, and whether the award is domestic or…

Abu Dhabi Court of Cassation 1

A written clause referring disputes to the DIFC Courts excludes the Abu Dhabi courts

Abu Dhabi Cassation — Commercial 1367/2021 · 18 January 2022

Under Article 5(2) of Dubai Law No. 12 of 2004, as amended by Law No. 16 of 2011, the DIFC Court of First Instance may hear any civil or commercial claim that the parties agree in writing, before or after the dispute, to bring before it, provided the…

Ras Al Khaimah Court of Cassation 1

A DIFC Courts clause does not oust RAK courts over a RAK free-zone company not registered in the DIFC

RAK Cassation — Labour 5/13 JY · 28 May 2018

The DIFC Courts' jurisdiction depends on the conditions in the DIFC judicial authority law. A company that is not registered in the DIFC is not one of its bodies or establishments; if its management is in Ras Al Khaimah and it belongs to the RAK Free Zone,…

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