The 2 UAE laws, decisions and regulations on trusts in the Polaris Legal Library, each summarised from the official text with status, key provisions and penalties.
ADGM Trusts (Special Provisions) Regulations 2016
Supplements the English law of trusts applied in ADGM through the Application of English Law Regulations 2015 with ADGM-specific provisions, including protection of ADGM-law trusts and dispositions into trust against challenge under foreign forced-heirship or similar rules. The full text is published in the ADGM rulebook hosted by Thomson Reuters.
Trust Law, DIFC Law No. 4 of 2018
Repeals and replaces the Trust Law 2005 and governs the creation, variation and termination of trusts in the DIFC, the duties and powers of trustees and the rights of beneficiaries, and gives the DIFC Courts jurisdiction over DIFC trusts and certain foreign trusts. Consolidated Version No. 3, March 2024.
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