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Hadef & Partners' Dispute Resolution team recently achieved what many principals may have assumed was impossible: the unilateral deregistration of a commercial agency that had subsisted for over 35 years, obtained directly through the Ministry, without recourse to the courts. This outcome establishes a direct, out-of-court pathway for principals seeking to disengage from unresponsive agents. It represents a significant development in UAE commercial agency practice. This article examines how Article 16 of Federal Decree-Law No. 3 of 2022 (the “Commercial Agencies Law”) provides principals with a direct administrative pathway to deregister unresponsive commercial agents without court proceedings.
In employment disputes, the DIFC Court will generally apply the principle that each party will meet its own costs. Adverse costs are the exception rather than the rule. Even if one of the three gateways can be evidenced, the Court retains a discretion on whether to make an adverse costs order. There is a high bar for obtaining an adverse costs order.
Humayun Ahmad, Partner, and Karim Haidar, Associate, in the Engineering & Construction practice at Hadef & Partners, contributed the United Arab Emirates chapter to the Construction & Engineering Law 2026, the 13th edition of the International Comparative Legal Guides (ICLG).
Glasgow 2026 offers valuable lessons for the future of major sporting events, highlighting the growing importance of flexible delivery models, intelligent use of existing infrastructure and financial sustainability. In this article, Shonagh MacVicar explores what these developments mean for the UAE and how commercially balanced contracts, effective risk allocation and strategic management of commercial rights can help shape the next generation of major events.
Diana Froyland, Senior Counsel, Commercial, featured in the July/August 2026 issue of Lexis Middle East Law Alert, providing her insights on the UAE’s new Competition Law Implementing Regulations.
The UAE's new Civil Transactions Law (Federal Decree-Law No. 25 of 2025) introduces significant reforms that will reshape the legal landscape for businesses. From contract negotiations and disclosure obligations to corporate governance and commercial transactions, the new law requires organisations to review their contractual frameworks and governance practices. In this article, Bilal Snaineh, Partner in the Corporate team at Hadef & Partners, explores the key changes and practical considerations for businesses navigating the evolving UAE legal framework.
Welcome to the July edition of Hadef Highlights – your bi-monthly update of all things legal and regulatory in the UAE and beyond.
In this article, Mohamed Eissa, Partner in the Dispute Resolution team at Hadef & Partners, examines the legal and commercial implications of the Houthi announcement of restrictions on trade with Saudi Arabia. Commercial parties with interests in Saudi trade should now assess their legal and operational exposure across two strategic chokepoints, the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab al-Mandeb, at the same time. The article explains why safe-port obligations move to the foreground, how contractual, insurance and crew-related risks may be affected, and what shipowners, charterers, insurers and traders should be doing now.
The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has released a consultation paper outlining proposed amendments to the DIFC Data Protection Regulations. The proposed changes focus principally on Regulation 10, which addresses Personal Data processed by autonomous and semi-autonomous systems, and introduce a new Regulation 11 on accreditation and certification. In this article, we summarise the proposed changes and the practical points that DIFC businesses should now consider.
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