Q: How much are the arbitration costs usually, in case I have a dispute with a company who refused to pay, is it better to go with arbitration or regular courts?

Q: Can a company registered in the UAE file a lawsuit against a company registered in Saudi Arabia over non-payment?

Q: Is it allowed in a due diligence process prior to an investment decision, for the investee company to release information about the potential investors? If the company is based in a jurisdiction different from the jurisdiction where the investors are based, which court should be solicited to solve the matter? Is the only one in the Middle East the one based in Doha?

Q: Hi, I am a legal trainee in Turkey. I have a question. Is it possible to select the Turkish law as the applicable law to the contract, where the parties are both in Dubai?

Q: In 2016, a Ras Al Khaimah registered company with an office in Dubai, along with one of its shareholders/directors, filed a lawsuit against me in a Canadian court. In 2018, they lost the lawsuit and the Canadian Court ordered them to pay me approximately Canadian Dollars $150,000 (~AED 450,000). They are not paying this amount. I would now like to file a claim against this company and individual in a Dubai court to have the Dubai court issue an order for the company/individual to pay me. I have the Judgement Order from the Canadian court fully legalized and translated. As such, please advise what the cost for such a claim would be - including court fees and legal fees? Also, what will the process be?

Q: Dear sir/madam, We are a U.K-based company. We signed a contract with a U.K-based company and a Dubai-based company. Both of the latter companies are owned by the same owner - who moved to Dubai for tax reasons. We handled sales for his company. At some point, he breached the contract by making sales behind our back and so we terminated the contract citing breaches, and sent a pre-sue letter. Stupidly, our contract didn’t have a country clause for where disputes could be handled even though all contracted work happened in the U.K. In an attempt to beat us to the punch, the owner of the Dubai (and U.K.) company filed a lawsuit against us in Dubai. Here is my question: Would I not attend my first instance hearing and sue them from the U.K? Or do I risk it and defend in Dubai and counter sue there? I’m absolutely petrified to make the wrong move. Also what would happen to me personally if there is a judgment against me given I may ignore their proceedings?

Q: Dear sir/madam, Kindly help with a contract dispute between a UAE resident and a non-UAE resident within the social media area.

Q: In the UAE, if two parties enter into an agreement, can a party give up the right to bring a lawsuit against another party by writing these words in the same agreement?

Q: The case is that the parties did not agree on the governing law of the contract and the parties are residing in different countries. Also, the contract was concluded by each party in its country. Would it be possible to argue that two different laws could be applied (laws of the countries of each party) to the extent possible as the governing law in accordance with Article 19(1) of the Federal Law No. 5 of 1985?

The law promulgates UAE Civil Procedures Code (Civil Procedure Law) which governs civil procedures in the United Arab Emirates, including the prosecution before the courts, litigation and execution.