The ongoing and rapid development of property-focused legislation in the Emirate of Dubai together with the large quantity of property decisions being made by the Dubai Courts, particularly the Court of Cassation, has led to the derision of new legal principles which are intended to guide the operation of the law. 

Law No. 13 of 2008 was issued on 14 August 08 and was published in the Official Gazette on 31 August 2008; its date of entry into force.