News Alert: Filing A DIFC Small Claim A Guide for Non-Lawyers

Dubai, UAE Key Takeaways: The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts provide a unique system to settle disputes efficiently and quickly through their Small Claims Tribunal (SCT), encouraging individuals and businesses to represent themselves without a lawyer. SCT handles claims under a specific threshold (AED 500,000, or AED 1 million...

News Alert: Enforcing UK Judgements in The UAE: A Step Forward

On 13 September 2022, the International Cooperation Department of the UAE Ministry of Justice issued a circular to the Dubai courts confirming the reciprocity of enforcing and executing judgments of the English courts in the UAE (the “Circular”). The Circular established that the reciprocity requirement provided for under Article 85...

MBH Successfully Hosts The FDI Moot For The Second Time

Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy’s arbitration team successfully hosted the Egyptian National Rounds of the FDI Moot for the second time. On the 20th & 21st of August 2021 teams from a range of Egyptian universities participated in the competition: Ain Shams University, Cairo University – English Section, Tanta University and...