What are the arbitration procedures in Dubai?

Arbitration in Dubai services are a form of resolving conflicts in Dubai and the rest of UAE as well as other regions of the world. This form of legal conflict resolution was introduced by the Federal Law No. 6/2018 and professional law firms like Hikmat Fayad & Associates started to offer arbitration services to shorten and fasten the resolution of certain disputes.

The best arbitration in Dubai services will avoid the court system and make the conflict easier to resolve for all the parties involved. Even if this method might not be suitable for all legal matters, it is definitely preferable when it can be applied due to its great advantages.

This is a solution mainly for workplace conflicts as it addresses disputes between a worker and an employer or two companies being in a type of collaboration. Both parties will present their case in front of an arbitrator who will have a neutral position towards the conflict and all the parties involved. Sometimes, there will be a team of arbitrators analysing the case in order to reach a conclusion that ought to be respected by the parties.

The employee as well as the employer will have to select and agree on the arbitrator before the procedure starts. During the procedure, the arbitrator will hear each party as well as the witnesses they bring and analyse the evidence they present. They will also ask additional questions and sometimes allocate more time in order for the parties to gather more evidence for their case.

At the end of the arbitration process, the arbitrator or team of arbitrators will decide who won the case and they will elaborate a written form of their final decision. In most cases, this decision is final and everyone involved in the arbitration process has to respect it. There are also cases when one party might not be satisfied with the decision and they can decide to appeal it in court, opening a trial. Furthermore, the party that doesn’t respect the final decision of the arbitrator can be sued and legally obligated to implement the verdict.

Note that even if it is appealed, it is very difficult to overturn the decision of an arbitrator in court. Lawyers in Dubai are aware of the importance of such a decision and consider the entire process of arbitration similar to a simplified trial. Arbitrators can be former judges as well as experts in different domains of the law and former lawyers. The parties involved in the process have the possibility to choose the arbitrator but if they can’t agree on this decision, a neutral party such as an organization or the court itself, could assign an arbitrator to the case.

Our company can offer you professional arbitration in Dubai so you can reduce the implications of your legal conflict and find a resolution to it as soon as possible. We work only with experts in the legal field and we have the experience needed to offer high-standard arbitration services in affordable conditions for all the parties involved in the dispute.