Abu Dhabi Global Market celebrates record growth in 2020

Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) says it marked a record year of growth in 2020, with significant achievements across core areas of...

Construction

Union Properties subsidiary begins legal procedures to recover $408m

Real estate developer Union Properties has said that one of its subsidiaries has initiated arbitration to recover claims owed on construction work...

Construction

Coronavirus: GCC Commercial Arbitration Centre receives $5.5mn in claims in first quarter of 2020

Arbitration claims worth $5.5m have been received in Q1 of this year by the GCC Commercial Arbitration Centre. The claims, comprising four...

Analysis

Expert insight: A pathway to efficient resolution of construction disputes

Arbitration remains the preferred forum for finally resolving construction disputes in the region, though both in the region and internationally there are...

Consultant

Conflict Avoidance Pledge launched to reduce disputes in construction and engineering

A Conflict Avoidance Pledge has been launched by six professional institutions and two transport and infrastructure firms according to a statement from...

Construction

Arbitration committee to look into stalled projects in Riyadh

Saudi construction authorities in Riyadh have formed an independent arbitration body to follow up on stalled projects in order to prevent delays...

Interviews

GCC construction not for the ‘faint-hearted’

RELATED ARTICLES: Qatar projects market records growth of 26% in 2013 | GCC rail track plan revealed | Dispute over contractor payment continues in KSA Matthew Walker,...

Construction

Abu Dhabi labour courts settle 1,836 cases amicably in 2012

[caption id="attachment_14673" align="aligncenter" width="449"] 4,732 out of 6,991 court cases were examined by the labour courts in 2012.[/caption] RELATED ARTICLES: Thousands of workers...

Analysis

Jurisdiction clauses of arbitration – hitting the ball in the right court

The UAE has always adopted a pro freedom-of-contract attitude when it comes to formation of contracts, including the freedom to decide the...

Construction

Damac reaction to Egyptian court judgement

Following the charges issued against Damac Properties and its chairman Hussain Sajwani, the developer has issued a statement announcing the launch of...