Introduction

The role played by the New York Convention (the "NYC" or the "Convention") in the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is one of expectations and challenges: Expectations created by the timely adherence of the UAE to the NYC in 2006 and challenges raised by the UAE's belated compliance with the terms of the NYC despite its early adoption. For those unfamiliar with the UAE's enforcement practice under the NYC it is worth recalling that it is not until 2010, i.e. four years after adoption of the Convention that a UAE Court for the first time enforced a ...