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General UAE Legal Questions LawDecree No. (10) of 2004

Dubai Law·10 of 2004

Issued Date
July 17, 2004
Effective from
July 17, 2004
Articles
4
Last synced
Sep 14, 2026
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Establishes the Dubai International Arbitration Centre as an independent legal entity with financial and administrative autonomy to settle commercial disputes u…

Synced from the official UAE Legislation portal · Plain-language summary by the LEXAI editorial team

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    Article 1

    Article (1) The following words and expressions will have the meaning indicated opposite each of them unless the context implies otherwise: DIAC: The Dubai International Arbitration Centre. Statute: The statute of the DIAC.

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    Article 2

    Article (2) A commercial disputes settlement centre named the “Dubai International Arbitration Centre” is hereby established. The DIAC will have legal personality, and financial and administrative autonomy. The head office of the DIAC will be located in Dubai.

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    Article 3

    Article (3) The DIAC will be regulated and managed in accordance with the Statute attached heretoi. ©2020 The Supreme Legislation Committee in the Emirate of Dubai 1 Every effort has been made to produce an accurate and complete English version of this legislation. However, for the purpose of its interpretation and application, reference must be made to the original Arabic text. In case of conflict, the Arabic text will prevail.

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    Decree No. (10) of 2004 Establishing the Dubai International Arbitration Centre Page 2 of 2

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    Article 4

    Article (4) This Decree will be published in the Official Gazette and will come into force on the day on which it is published. Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Ruler of Dubai Issued in Dubai on 17 July 2004 Corresponding to 30 Jumada al-Ula 1425 A.H. i The Statute is amended pursuant to Decree No. (17) of 2019 issued on 23 April 2019

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Note: This legislation is sourced from the Dubai Legislation Portal (dlp.dubai.gov.ae). The original Arabic text is the authoritative version.

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