Civil Code
قانون المعاملات المدنية
The UAE Civil Code — formally the Law of Civil Transactions (Federal Law No. 5 of 1985, as amended) — is the foundational statute of UAE private law. It regulates obligations and contracts, property, gifts, partnership, agency, liability for harm (tort), unjust enrichment, and other non-commercial private relationships. It draws heavily on Islamic Sharia principles and on the civil-law traditions of Egypt and Jordan. The Civil Code applies to all persons in the UAE unless a special law (commercial, labour, personal status, company) applies. Its key doctrines — good faith in contract performance, liability for harmful acts, the sanctity of the contract, and the doctrine of unforeseen circumstances — frame how UAE courts interpret every private agreement that is not expressly governed by another statute.
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قانون المعاملات المدنية الإماراتي (القانون الاتحادي رقم 5 لسنة 1985 وتعديلاته) هو التشريع الأساسي للقانون الخاص في الدولة. يُنظّم الالتزامات والعقود، والملكية، والهبة، والشركة المدنية، والوكالة، والمسؤولية عن الفعل الضار، والإثراء بلا سبب، وسائر العلاقات المدنية غير التجارية. يستند القانون بشكل رئيسي إلى أحكام الشريعة الإسلامية والتقليد اللاتيني المصري والأردني. يسري على جميع الأشخاص في الإمارات ما لم يوجد تشريع خاص (تجاري، عمل، أحوال شخصية، شركات). وتُشكّل مبادئه الكبرى — حسن النية في تنفيذ العقد، والمسؤولية عن العمل الضار، وقدسية العقد، ونظرية الظروف الطارئة — الإطار الذي تُفسّر المحاكم عبره كل اتفاق خاص لا يحكمه تشريع آخر.
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Civil Transaction
A civil transaction is any legally recognised act between private parties that creates, modifies, transfers, or extingui
Cassation
Cassation is the final stage of review in the UAE court hierarchy, handled by the Court of Cassation in each judicial sy
Appeal
An appeal is a challenge to a judgment of the Court of First Instance brought before the Court of Appeal. Under the UAE
Attachment (Seizure Order)
An attachment is a provisional court order that places a debtor's assets — bank accounts, real estate, vehicles, shares,
Compensation
Compensation is the monetary sum a court awards to a party to make good a harm caused by another's breach of contract or
Court Order
A court order is a formal decision by a judge that requires a party to act or refrain from acting. Court orders include
Related legislation
Cabinet Resolution No. (67) of 2022 on Violating the Provisions of Federal Law No. (9) of 2011 Concerning Land Transport, its Executive Regulations, and the Administrative Penalties
Cabinet Resolution No. (119) of 2023 Concerning the Administrative Violations and Penalties Imposed on Violators of Provisions of Cabinet Resolution No. (118) of 2023 Concerning the Controls of the Policy of Pricing Waste for Industrial Use
Cabinet Resolution No. (132) of 2023 Concerning the Administrative Penalties Imposed on Violators of the Provisions of Cabinet Resolution No. (109) of 2023 Concerning the Regulation of Real Beneficiary Procedures
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