Interim measures are procedural mechanisms used by courts and arbitral tribunals to address urgent matters generally at an early stage of the proceedings, but also at later stages, mainly with a view to protecting the subject matter of the dispute*^[1].

In May 2018, the UAE issued its first stand-alone Arbitration Law (Federal Law No. 6/2018) which is broadly based upon the UNCITRAL Model Law as amended in 2006, in an effort to align the UAE arbitral framework with international standards. Federal Law No. 6/2018 came into effect on 16 June 2018 repealing and replacing the provisions of the arbitration chapter of the UAE Civil Procedures Law, Federal Law No. 11/1992.