We have decades of experience conducting high-value international arbitrations and delivering commercially driven practical advice to our clients. With over 700 lawyers across the firm, offices around the world, and world-leading sector expertise in energy, infrastructure and transportation, our ability to assemble the best possible team is second to none. Our expertise covers all institutional arbitration rules, including ICC, LCIA, SCC, HKIAC, SIAC, DIAC, CIETAC, AAA, DIS, LMAA, UNCITRAL, and ICSID. We are recognised by our peers and leading legal publications as leaders in the field and our senior practitioners regularly sit as arbitrators in a variety of disputes.
Our international arbitration expertise covers the full range of disputes, including: energy and natural resources infrastructure projects, maritime and aviation, and public international law and investor-state arbitration.
We achieve success and provide value for our clients at every step of the arbitral process, from the drafting of the arbitration clause, through all steps of the dispute, including settlement or ADR where commercially sensible, to the enforcement or challenge of the award.
Mostafa Emad and James Lehmann discuss a significant judgment issued by the Dubai Court of Cassation about the recovery of legal costs in arbitration.
On 6 November 2023, the United States District Court of New Orleans, Louisiana, rendered a decision on the enforceability of a DIFC-LCIA arbitration clause.
In this article, our Dubai Dispute Resolution team looks at the recent amendments to the UAE’s Federal Arbitration Law and their potential practical implications.
