DIFC Courts Practice is endorsed by the DIFC Courts as the official companion to its Rules and is published in association with the DIFC Courts. Written by a team of leading practitioners in the field, this thoroughly revised second edition includes detailed commentary and incisive narrative discussion. Part A focuses on the substantive law of the DIFC, including the jurisdiction of its Courts, while Part B comprises the full text of the rules alongside expert commentary on their application and interpretation, with comprehensive analysis of all relevant case law.

The DIFC Courts Practice is the definitive guide to the practice and procedure of the Courts of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), which is now firmly established as a leading international commercial court.

The DIFC Courts Practice is endorsed by the DIFC Courts as the official companion to its rules. Written by a team of leading practitioners in the field, this thoroughly revised second edition includes both incisive narrative discussion of DIFC law and detailed commentary on the Rules of the DIFC Courts. Part A focuses on the substantive law of the DIFC, including on the jurisdiction of its Courts, while Part B provides the full text of the Rules with expert commentary on their application and interpretation, including comprehensive analysis of all relevant case law. Key Features: A new chapter considering sources of DIFC law and conflicts of law New material on both the substantive and procedural law of the DIFC New content exploring the relationship between DIFC Courts and other UAE Courts Updated chapters which incorporate in-depth analysis of all the leading cases from the last four years Authoritative and thoroughly updated commentary on DIFC Courts Rules which includes the identification and discussion of recent judicial decisions on the application of those Rules DIFC Courts Practice continues to be an indispensable resource for all those involved in litigation in the DIFC Courts used by both judges and legal practitioners. It is regularly cited in judgments. It is also a valuable resource for those involved in arbitration and in the enforcement in the DIFC and onshore Dubai of judgments and arbitral awards from other jurisdictions.

The hospitality and construction industries are international economic drivers, with complex economic relationships and diverse legal issues. Cases and rulings are not static and move along a continuum in time and context. The evolution of legal agreements and disputes in hospitality and construction are not confined to any sort of strict schedule. This volume addresses the many cases and experiences of parties, counsel and arbitrators during the pandemic, and discusses issues such as key contract provisions, the impact of the COVID pandemic on investment treaties, and access to arbitral institutions.

The book offers a comprehensive analysis of the role, importance and place of international commercial courts in the field of international adjudication from a comparative perspective. In a time where scholarly and academic debates revolve around the issues of the role of law in the post-globalization era, the new international commercial courts seem to be in the position to bridge concerns regarding diminished sovereignty, on the one hand, and the necessity of globalizing dispute resolution, on the other. International commercial courts thus present themselves as the paradigm for the future of adjudication.

This edited volume presents research and policy insights into the theory and practice of dispute systems reform in diverse jurisdictions. It highlights how important extra-judicial mechanisms are for resolving cross-border disputes, as evidenced both by the breadth of scholarship dedicated to the issue and the proliferation of parties resorting to non-litigious dispute resolution mechanisms in recent years. Drawing on selected case studies, the book examines the impact of comparative research and policy analysis in advancing reform of dispute resolution institutions at both the regional and global levels. It explores the challenges and opportunities of understanding and assessing developments in systems of dispute resolution in diverse social and political contexts through comparative research. With a growing number of disputes which have come to involve cross-border issues, anyone interested in transnational and comparative dispute resolution will find this book a useful reference.

Now in a fully updated seventh edition, this book remains an established treatise in the field of civil jurisdiction and judgments. It aims to make a full and complete statement of English law on civil jurisdiction and the effect of foreign judgments against the backdrop of significant uncertainty about the consequence of Brexit on the law of civil jurisdiction and judgments. The book looks in detail at: the law after the Brussels Regulation has ceased to operate as part of English law; the substance of the Lugano Convention, which the government hopes to join; the incorporation of the 2005 Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements into English law, and developments in the common law rules of jurisdiction, injunctions, and foreign judgments. This text aims to be an authoritative and comprehensive reference for all legal practitioners working in commercial law across jurisdictions as well as the judiciary.