The Dubai courts reaffirmed their arbitration-friendly stance, emphasizing that courts will not reconsider the merits of a case or assess the evidence in arbitration, as these matters fall within the sole jurisdiction of the arbitral tribunal. The courts also clarified that procedural irregularities can only lead to nullification if explicitly stated by law, and that institutional arbitration rules take precedence over domestic arbitration law, reinforcing the limited grounds available for challenging arbitral awards as Sherif Maher and Mohamed El Mahdy of Clyde&Co explain.