Arbitration in Saudi Arabia has changed significantly since 2012 when Saudi Arabia enacted a new arbitration law replacing thirty-year old arbitration regulations. Saudi Arbitration Law (Royal Decree No. M/34) came into force on 7 July 2012, bringing a significant number of modern solutions and reforms to Saudi Arabia’s arbitration framework. The law is based on the […]
UNCITRAL Arbitration
Recent Developments: International Commercial Arbitration in Qatar
The Qatari Cabinet at a meeting in June 2016 ordered taking necessary measures for the issuance of the draft law on international commercial arbitration in Qatar, after having been briefed on the recommendation of the Advisory Council with respect to the draft law, issued in 2015. Over the past few years, through the widespread ratification of the New […]
Enforcement of Arbitral Awards in the UAE
There are two ways to enforce foreign arbitral awards in UAE. The recommended one is using the two-level civil court system of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), since the DIFC courts are generally pro-arbitration and can be expected to enforce a valid arbitration agreement. And the other one is using the normal three-level court […]
Arbitration Law in Turkey
In response to foreign investors who sought a modern international arbitration law in Turkey and by reason of the country’s strategic geographic position as a bridge between the East and the West, the Turkish Parliament, on 21 June 2001, enacted the Turkish International Arbitration Law No. 4686 (Hereinafter “IAL”), which is based on the UNCITRAL […]
