Event Title | : | “Recent Developments in UAE Arbitration” |
Date | : | 13 November 2023 |
Time | : | 9:00 am to 11:45 am |
Speaker details | : | Moderator – Zaynab Penot (Founding Partner, Averroeslaw)
Keynote speaker – Dr Anas Altourah (General Secretary of Kuwait Chamber of Commerce & Industry)
Speaker 1 – Alan Henderson ( Legal Director, Multiplex Constructions LLC) Speaker 2 – Shady Ateem (Partner, InShield International Consultancy) Speaker 3 – Maria Mulla (Barrister, Maitland Chambers, London) Speaker 4 – Karim J. Nassif (Principal, Nassif Arbitration) |
Programme | : | 9.00 – 9.30 Registration/breakfast
9.30 – 9.45 Welcome speech by Dr. Mahmoud 9.45 – 11:00 Speakers Panel Discussion 11:00 – 11:20 Q&A for the audience 11:20 – 11:30 Closing Remarks 11:30 – 11:45 Networking |
Summary of Event | On Monday, 13 November 2023, M&CO Legal will be sponsoring an event at the Dubai Arbitration Week. The name of our event is ‘Recent Developments in UAE Arbitration’ and will cover various aspects concerning some interesting UAE court decisions that apply in relation to the recovery of legal costs, enforcement of arbitral awards, the potential implications of a party’s failure to pay the advance on costs, and many other topics. | |
Format | : | In-person – Waldorf Astoria – DIFC, Dubai, U.A.E. |
Registration | : | Via online Link |
Dubai Court of Appeal Upholds The Sanctity of An Arbitral Award: Majority Signatures Sufficient for Valid Arbitral Awards
On the 29th of April 2024, the Dubai Court of Appeal (COA) issued a landmark judgement Judgement) in Appeal Number 11 of 2024 (Appeal), wherein the COA clarified the legal position concerning the requirement of having an Award signed by all the members of the Arbitral Tribunal (including the Arbitrator that dissented with the majority) and in doing so, affirmed the validity and enforceability of an Award which was only signed by the majority of the Arbitrators.