Case Studies

Misleading Trademark in UAE In this modern era trademarks are not just considered as plain marks. In order to create a brand name and gain goodwill in the market, trademarks play a vital role. It helps in increasing brand value among the customers who recognizes the product through its trademark and this ultimately results in the revenue generation. Nowadays, everyone tries to gain reputation in the market against their competitors in order to make more money and for that purpose some businesses have started using fake or misleading trademark which … Read more Misleading Trademark in UAE with Special Reference to Red Bull Case of UAE

Expatriates living in the United Arab Emirates (hereinafter UAE) are often get confused with respect to the jurisdiction of the court applicable to them in order to decide their divorce matter. This is the main concern for the expats, as they are unaware of the local laws and the procedure followed in UAE for obtaining a divorce. Now, let us understand the rules and laws which are applicable to the expats in order to seek a divorce in UAE with special reference to an Indian case wherein the couple solemnized … Read more Laws and Rules for Expats Seeking Divorce in UAE with Special Reference to Sandip Shankarlal Kedia Vs. Pooja Kedia Case

In a very recent judgement by the DIFC Court of Appeal in Ashok Kumar Goel & another (Appellant) v. Credit Suisse (Switzerland) Limited (Respondent), [2021] DIFC CA 002 dated 26 April 2021, confirmed that the terms “the courts of Dubai” in a jurisdiction clause of an agreement might be interpreted as a valid opt-in to the DIFC Courts’ jurisdiction under Article 5 (A) (2) of the Judicial Authority Law…Read more

In a most recent landmark decision, the Dubai Court of Cassation has set a precedent and overturned the Court of Appeals’ decision in the Judgment No 1308/2020 as decided on 03rd March 2021. The Court determined that incorporation of the FIDIC Red Book, which contains the General Conditions of Contract for Construction of Building and Engineering Works (“FIDIC Red Book”), by reference into a contract does not automatically bind the parties to the arbitration clause as contained in the FIDIC Red Book… Read more Reference to the Arbitration clause in a FIDIC contract does not bind parties to the Arbitration itself: UAE Court of Cassation Landmark Judgement

The Ministry of Justice confirmed in a letter to the Director General of the Dubai courts on September 13, 2022, that the Dubai courts can subsequently execute decisions rendered by English courts following the reciprocity principle. The letter follows the decision of the English Court of Appeal in Lenkor Energy Trading DMCC v. Puri [2021] EWCA Civ 770, in which the English courts in England and Wales affirmed the enforcement of a Dubai court judgment….Read more

A travel ban is a directive from the authorities to all state ports prohibiting a person from entering or departing a nation following a court or police order to protect individual interests in circumstances like Child Custody (child’s travel ban). If the reason(s) for the ban has not been resolved, the travel ban prevents the individual from leaving the country and results in their arrest upon entry.A father has the authority to ask for a travel ban on his kids under UAE Personal Status Law, barring the mother from moving them outside of the nation…Read more