DIFC Registrar of Companies
Proposed Amendments to DIFC Arbitration Law (re-titled 'Arbitration and Mediation Law')
DIFC proposed a major overhaul of DIFC Law No. 1 of 2008 (Arbitration Law), re-titling it the 'Arbitration and Mediation Law' and introducing formal recognition of electronic communications, asymmetrical arbitration agreements, tribunal power to order security for costs and issue summary awards, third-party funding disclosure duties, an emergency arbitrator framework for urgent pre-tribunal relief, and a new mediation section governing the DIFC Mediation Centre. Publication date reported variously as 17-18 June 2026 across secondary sources.
What firms should do
Informational — monitor for enactment and review standard DIFC arbitration clauses once finalized
- Regulator
- DIFC Registrar of Companies
- Type
- Consultation Paper
- Status
- Consultation Closed
- Published
- 17 Jun 2026
- Consultation closes
- 6 Jul 2026
- Reference
- Consultation Paper No. 2 of 2026
- Topic
- Courts
- Impact
- Medium
Found automatically on the regulator's website and summarised by AI by Arakan Lexara. Not legal advice; check the official source before relying on it.
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