Kluwer: The Enforceability of DIFC-LCIA Arbitration Clauses in the Light of Decree No. 34/2021: A View from Within the UAE

Published on October 9, 2024

By Gordon Blanke (Blanke Arbitration LLC)

In a recent ruling of 20 June 20214 (ARB 009/2024 Narcisco v. Nash), the Dubai International Financial Centre (“DIFC”) Court of First Instance (“DIFC CFI”) was asked, as part of a wider investigation to grant an anti-suit injunction, in order to consider the validity of an arbitration agreement that provided for arbitration under the DIFC-London...