UAE 4

28 - 09 - 2016

UAE 4

Yearbook Yearbook Commercial Arbitration, A.J. van den Berg (ed.), Vol. XLII (2017)
Jurisdiction United Arab Emirates
Excerpt Excerpt decision UAE 4
Summary

United Arab Emirates 4. Fluor Transworld Services Inc. v. Petrixo Oil, Court of Cassation, Dubai, Case No. 384/2016, 19 June 2016 and Court of Appeal, Dubai, Commercial Appeal No. 52-2016, 28 September 2016
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The court discusses the determination and relevance of the place where the award was made (in a foreign State or another contracting State.

 Award made in the territory of another (Contracting) State (paragraphs 1 and 3 - first or "reciprocity" reservation)
301

The court discusses the principle that the procedure for the enforcement of awards under the Convention is governed by the lex fori, as well as procedural issues (such as the competent enforcement court) not falling under the specific cases of ¶¶ 302-307.

Procedure for enforcement in general
502

The court discusses the principle that the merits of the award may not be reviewed and that the court may only carry out a limited review of the award to ascertain grounds for refusal.

No re-examination of the merits of the arbitral award
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