I - A (Sand) Storm in a Teacup - The Right to Representation in UAE Arbitration
Type
Journal
Journal
UAE Arbitration Yearbook
Date
1 January 2017
Issue
1 January 2017
Page
63 - 68
Copyright
Clyde & Co
Jurisdiction
United Arab Emirates
Taxonomy
Arbitration
Copyright
LexisNexis
There is a new hot topic in the UAE legal community - can legal consultants lawfully represent parties to an arbitration in the UAE? The debate stems from a new provision in a recently issued Federal Ministerial Resolution. This article explains the debate, puts forward two interpretations of the relevant law, and comments on a clarification issued by the Dubai Legal Affairs Department
Legal Foundation of the Debate
Ministerial Resolution No. 972/2017 on the Executive Regulations of Federal Law No. 23/1991 on the regulation of advocates (or the Advocates Law) was issued on 25 September 2017 and came into effect on the date of publication in the Official Gazette of the Federal Government on 28 September 2017.