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In brief The Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA) recently published its new CRCICA Arbitration Rules, which have entered into force with effect from 15 January 2024 (“2024 CRCICA Rules”). The CRCICA Arbitration Rules were last updated in 2011 and have now been revised to meet the needs of the evolving arbitration landscape in the MENA region, as well as internationally. The 2024 CRCICA Rules, which remain based on the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules…

In brief During 2023 we saw various changes to the UAE employment and labour law landscape continue apace, supporting the government’s objective of attracting and retaining business and talent in the country. These include the new alternative end-of-service benefits scheme, unemployment insurance scheme, changes to Emiratisation and more. In this article we set out a brief summary of the key developments that have taken place in 2023 and take a look ahead to 2024. In…

In brief The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Court of First Instance (DIFC Court) has considered in its recent Order of 19 September 2023 in Muhallam v Muhaf [ARB 021/2022] (the “Order”) whether a provisional award introducing interim measures is enforceable in the DIFC as an “award”. The dispute centred around the controversial issue of whether interim awards are final awards capable of recognition, including under the New York Convention. The DIFC Court held that…

In brief The recent issue of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s (KSA) official gazette published in early June 2023 includes the Resolution No. 1321/1444 of 6 June 2023 (“Resolution”) issued by KSA’s Minister of Finance. The resolution adopts: The model general arbitration submission agreement; and The model arbitration submission agreement providing for the arbitration in the Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA). The Resolution follows the liberalization of the dispute resolution regime in KSA, specifically…

In brief In early July 2023, the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR (the “Commission”) published the Report on Facilitating Settlement in International Arbitration (the “Report”).[1] The Report aims to present the techniques that have proven to be effective in the settlement of disputes and may be considered and applied by parties and tribunals. The Report follows further endeavours by users of international arbitration for reducing costs and time spent on dispute resolution. Specifically, it…