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Drafting arbitration and jurisdiction clauses—the devil is in the detail

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Published on: 04 May 2016

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What was the background to the decision?
What issue arose for consideration?
What did the court decide?
What are the implications of the decision in the UAE?
What are the implications for international arbitration lawyers?

Article summary

Arbitration analysis: International arbitration lawyers will have to approach the drafting of UAE, Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) or Dubai arbitration clauses with caution in the light of a decision by a Dubai International Financial Centre court in Gavin v Gaynor, says Dr Gordon Blanke, partner of international commercial and investment arbitration with DWF (Middle East) LLP.

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