Summary

Arabic version: Decree No. (34) of 2021 Concerning the Dubai International Arbitration Centre

Decree No. (34) of 2021 Concerning the Dubai International Arbitration Centre

We, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai,

After perusal of:

Federal Law No. (6) of 2018 Concerning Arbitration; Federal Law No. (6) of 2021 Concerning Mediation for the Settlement of Civil and Commercial Disputes;

Law No. (8) of 1997 Regulating the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, its Implementing Bylaw, and their amendments;

Law No. (12) of 2004 Concerning the Dubai International Financial Centre Courts and its amendments;

Law No. (13) of 2016 Concerning the Judicial Authorities in the Emirate of Dubai and its amendments;

Law No. (5) of 2021 Concerning the Dubai International Financial Centre;

Dubai International Financial Centre Law No. (1) of 2008 Concerning Arbitration;

Decree No. (10) of 2004 Establishing the Dubai International Arbitration Centre;

Decree No. (11) of 2007 Approving the Arbitration Rules of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre;

Decree No. (26) of 2013 Concerning the Rental Disputes Settlement Centre in the Emirate of Dubai;

Decree No. (14) of 2016 Establishing the Emirates Maritime Arbitration Centre;

Decree No. (17) of 2019 Approving the Statute of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre;

Decree No. (31) of 2019 Forming the Board of Trustees of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre; and

Decree No. (32) of 2019 Forming the Board of Trustees of the Emirates Maritime Arbitration Centre,

Do hereby issue this Decree.

Scope of Application

Article (1)

The provisions of this Decree apply to the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (the "DIAC") established pursuant to the above-mentioned Decree No. (10) of 2004 as a non-governmental non-profit centre having legal personality, financial and administrative autonomy, and the legal capacity required to undertake the acts and dispositions that ensure the achievement of its objectives.

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