It is recommended by the Abu Dhabi Commercial Conciliation and Arbitration Centre (ADCCAC) that parties desirous of resorting to arbitration to incorporate into their contracts and agreements the following model arbitration clause:

“Any dispute arising out of or related in any manner to the execution, interpretation or termination of this contract shall be finally resolved by means of arbitration in accordance with the Rules of Arbitration of Abu Dhabi Commercial Conciliation & Arbitration Centre (ADCCAC)”.

Article (1) : Definitions

In the application of these rules, the following phrases and words shall have the meanings stated opposite each of them unless the context provides otherwise:

The Centre: Abu Dhabi Commercial Conciliation and Arbitration (ADCCAC);

The Regulations: The Centre's Procedural Regulations of Arbitration;

The Centre Rules or Rules: The rules provided by the Procedural Regulations of Arbitration of the Centre;

Arbitration Agreement: The written agreement of the parties to resort to arbitration made either prior to the emergence of a dispute (the arbitration clause) or thereafter (the arbitration compromise);

The Committee: The body in the Centre which is in charge of administering commercial arbitration cases;