The Critical Need for a Will In the absence of a Will, the UAE courts apply Sharia inheritance principles by default to the UAE-based assets of a Muslim expatriate, as governed by Federal Decree-Law No. 41 of 2024. While Sharia law provides a structured system of...
Introduction Procedural time limits are not mere technicalities; they are jurisdictional safeguards that determine whether justice can be accessed at all. In criminal litigation, missing an appeal deadline even by a single day may permanently extinguish a convicted...
Executive Summary The General Assembly of the UAE Court of Cassation has resolved a longstanding split in Cassation case law over whether an Execution Judge’s order issued on a petition to enforce foreign court judgments and foreign arbitral awards is appealable by...
The family occupies a central and protected position under Islamic Sharia and UAE law. The UAE judiciary has consistently emphasized that marriage is not merely a private contractual relationship but a foundational institution upon which societal stability rests. In...
The Federal DecreeLaw No. 25 of 2025 introducing the 2025 Civil Transactions Law marks one of the most comprehensive overhauls of civil liability in decades. Articles 245 to 258 redefine how harm, fault, causation, and compensation interact—reflecting a more...
The New Philosophical Framework of UAE Contract Law The enactment of Federal Decree-Law No. 25 of 2025 Issuing the Civil Transactions Law represents one of the most significant private-law reforms in the legislative history of the United Arab Emirates. While the Law...
