ADCC 404/18
Type
Case
Court
Abu Dhabi Court of Cassation
Jurisdiction
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Taxonomy
Arbitration, Remedies in Contract Law, Jurisdiction & Choice of Law
Copyright
LexisNexis
Decision date
6 May 1997
Catchwords
Arbitration – Construction Contract – Delay fines – Jurisdiction – Invalidity
The original dispute involved a request to ratify an arbitration award which had been issued after the agreed amount of the contract had not been paid. A key issue was whether delay fines were permissible. The court also looked at whether the tribunal had exceeded its jurisdiction.
Background