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General UAE Legal Questions LawDecree No. (47) of 2014

Dubai Law·47 of 2014

Issued Date
December 7, 2014
Effective from
December 7, 2014
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2
Last synced
Sep 7, 2026
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Reconstitutes the Board of Trustees of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre with specified members and designates the chairman and board composition.

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

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    Article 1

    Article (1) a. The Board of Trustees of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre is hereby reconstituted as follows: 1. Dr. Habib Mohammad Sharif Al Mulla, as chairman; 2. Mr. Dalmook Mohammed Dalmook, as member; 3. Mr. Hussain Ali Al Jaziri, as member; 4. Mr. Abdul Moneim Salem bin Suwaidan, as member; 5. Dr. Karim Hafez, as member; 6. Dr. Fathi bin Mohammed Al Shazli Kemicha, as member; 7. Dr. Tarek Fouad Riad, as member; 8. Mr. J. Martin Hunter, as member; © 2015 The Supreme Legislation Committee in the Emirate of Dubai 1Every 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 shall prevail.

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    Decree No. (47) of 2014 Reconstituting the Board of Trustees of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre Page 1 of 2 9. Mr. Antonio Parra, as member; 10. Mr. Philippe Leboulanger, as member; 11. Mr. Bernard Hanotiau, as member; 12. Mr. Filip De Ly, as member; 13. Mr. George Kahale, as member; 14. Mr. Juan Fernández-Armesto, as member; 15. Mr. Eric Schaffer, as member; 16. Mr. Phillip Capper, as member; 17. Mr. Jeppe Knud Skadhauge, as member; and 18. Mr. Ulf Franke, as member. The term of the Board of Trustees will be three (3) years, renewable upon expiry. b. Where the Board of Trustees is not reconstituted upon expiry of the term of membership of the Board of Trustee members mentioned in paragraph (a) of this Article, these members will continue to perform their duties until they are re-appointed or replaced by new members. Commencement and Publication

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    Article 2

    Article (2) This Decree comes into force on the day on which it is issued, and will be published in the Official Gazette. Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Ruler of Dubai Issued in Dubai on 7 December 2014 Corresponding to 15 Safar 1436 A.H.

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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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