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Delayed Payment Is Not Without Consequences: UAE Federal Supreme Court Confirms Right to Compensation for Unjustified Non-Payment of Contractual Dues

Delayed Payment Is Not Without Consequences: UAE Federal Supreme Court Confirms Right to Compensation for Unjustified Non-Payment of Contractual Dues

Introduction Timely payment is the foundation upon which commercial relationships are built. Whether in construction projects, supply contracts, service agreements, or commercial transactions, parties rely upon the expectation that contractual payments will be made...
Supply Contracts, Commercial Documentation, and Evidentiary Challenges in the UAE: Why Businesses Must Treat Every Transaction as Future Litigation Evidence

Supply Contracts, Commercial Documentation, and Evidentiary Challenges in the UAE: Why Businesses Must Treat Every Transaction as Future Litigation Evidence

Introduction In the rapidly evolving commercial landscape of the United Arab Emirates, businesses increasingly operate through extensive networks of suppliers, distributors, manufacturers, service providers, subcontractors, and cross-border commercial partners....
Protection of Trade Names and Trademarks in the UAE: Analysis of Abu Dhabi Court of Cassation Judgment No. 375/2026 Commercial

Protection of Trade Names and Trademarks in the UAE: Analysis of Abu Dhabi Court of Cassation Judgment No. 375/2026 Commercial

Introduction The protection of trade names and trademarks constitutes one of the most important pillars of commercial identity and intellectual property rights in the United Arab Emirates. In a highly competitive business environment, companies invest substantial...
UAE Cabinet Resolution No. 59 of 2025: Executive Regulations Governing Competition Law and Economic Concentration in the UAE

UAE Cabinet Resolution No. 59 of 2025: Executive Regulations Governing Competition Law and Economic Concentration in the UAE

Introduction The United Arab Emirates has taken another major step toward strengthening market regulation and fair competition through the issuance of Cabinet Resolution No. 59 of 2025 concerning the Executive Regulations of Federal Decree Law No. 36 of 2023 on the...
Enforcement Against Company Shares vs. Company Assets: Abu Dhabi Court of Cassation Sets Clear Boundaries (Case No. 322-2026 Commercial, Judgment dated 30 April 2026)

Enforcement Against Company Shares vs. Company Assets: Abu Dhabi Court of Cassation Sets Clear Boundaries (Case No. 322-2026 Commercial, Judgment dated 30 April 2026)

Introduction In a highly significant commercial ruling, the Abu Dhabi Court of Cassation has reaffirmed and clarified the legal distinction between a company’s independent legal personality and the personal liabilities of its shareholders. In its judgment dated 30...