A Guide to the DIAC Arbitration Rules

The Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) was established in 2004 and has administered nearly 5000 cases over its lifetime, establishing itself as the region's largest alternative dispute resolution centre. The DIAC published its revised arbitration rules in 2022. This work is the first-ever published commentary on these rules. Drawing on their diverse professional and academic expertise, authors Faris Nasrallah and Gordon Blanke begin by introducing the legal and institutional frameworks for arbitration in Dubai, and offering a brief history of arbitration in the Arab world. The opening chapters provide important context on the growth of arbitration in Dubai and the UAE, describe the transformation of the DIAC and its organs over time, and summarises the latest UAE Federal and DIFC arbitration laws. The guide then presents a comprehensive rule-by-rule analysis of each of the DIAC Arbitration Rules and their appendices, offering tribunals, lawyers in private practice, and in-house legal counsel practical commentary on the operation and application of the DIAC rules in ad hoc and DIAC-administered arbitrations.