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

Published on: 04 May 2016

Table of contents

  • Original news
  • 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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