G - The DIFC Courts Address Unmeritorious Challenges to the Enforcement of Arbitration Awards
Type
Journal
Journal
UAE Arbitration Yearbook
Date
1 January 2017
Issue
1 January 2017
Page
54 - 56
Copyright
Clyde & Co
Jurisdiction
United Arab Emirates
Taxonomy
Arbitration
Copyright
LexisNexis
Practice Direction No. 1/2017
On 27 February 2017, the Dubai International Financial Centre Courts issued Practice Direction No. 1/2017 (PD 1/2017).
This Practice Direction discourages unmeritorious challenges to the recognition and enforcement of arbitration awards. Award debtors challenging ratification and enforcement of an award before the DIFC Courts are subject to two possible measures.