UAE 533, 603/27
Type
Case
Court
UAE Federal Supreme Court
Jurisdiction
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Taxonomy
Types of Contract, General Real Property Law, Public Order & Protection of the Public
Copyright
LexisNexis
Decision date
29 Oct 2007
Catchwords
Contract - Sale Agreement – Property – Simulated Contract – Ban of sale - Public Order
This case involved the potential cancellation of a sales agreement for property after a law had been issued banning sales of property of this type. As the sales agreement was dated before the new law banning such sales came into force and the sales process had followed the correct approach at that time, the sale should not be cancelled.
Key Legal Questions
If there is a ban of sale or purchase of properties between the citizens or others in Abu Dhabi except in cases related to the will and donation with the approval of the executive council
If a judgment should be based on reasons which assure the readers that the court has examined all evidence presented to it.
If a judgment which annulled a sale agreement for contravening an order issued by his highness the governor without checking for the approval of the executive council is incorrect.
Background