DCC 274/1993
Type
Case
Court
Dubai Court of Cassation
Jurisdiction
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Taxonomy
Arbitration
Decision date
29 Jan 1994
Catchwords
Dispute - Arbitration
This case considered if a subject matter of the arbitration must be clearly defined. Thus, the arbitrators shall not have jurisdiction to take temporary, precautionary or summary procedures whenever the agreement arbitration is limited to the dispute regarding the interpretation or execution of the first contract.
Arbitration is an exceptional means of dispute resolution, and the arbitration clause must be interpreted as clearly as possible.