In the third and final part of this three-part mini-series, Abdelmajid Alsalous concludes his discussion with Ms. Ishraga Abutaha on the role of court-appointed experts in the UAE onshore courts.

The discussion examines Decision No. 210 of 2025, which introduced new provisions concerning the appointment of experts regarding the experts’ fees. Ms. Ishraga also shares her invaluable insights on the evolving role of court-appointed experts and their future impact on litigation before the UAE courts.

In this episode of Legal Insights, Sherif Maher and Abdelmajid Alsalous continue the discussion with Ms. Ishraga Abutaha on the role of court-appointed experts in the UAE onshore courts.  

This second part of the three-part mini-series explores the extent to which party-appointed consultant reports are considered by court-appointed experts and whether such reports carry weight in the expert’s assessment. Also up for discussion is whether a consulting expert may serve simultaneously as a court-appointed expert in the same matter, and the team examine the expert’s methodology and whether court-appointed experts may request the court to appoint additional specialists to assist in finalising an expert report.  

The episode comes to a close as the team consider whether experts are expected to undertake legal research - not for the purposes of litigation, but as part of maintaining and developing their professional expertise and practice.

In this episode of the Legal Insights podcast Sherif Maher, Hesham El Samra and Salma Sawalmah continue their discussion with guest Faisal Al Hamzi, addressing enforcement of arbitration awards and court judgments.

In today’s rapidly shifting geopolitical landscape, businesses operating across the Middle East face a complex mix of physical disruption and escalating cyber risk. In this podcast episode Ruby Khnom, Zil Rehman and Paul Galbraith explore how organisations can protect their technology infrastructure, maintain operations and stay compliant.

In the final episode of our Contracts Under Pressure podcast series, Justine Reeves and Rebecca Hilton turn to the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), examining how its hybrid legal framework approaches force majeure, before drawing the series together with a practical checklist for businesses.

In Episode Two of our Contracts Under Pressure podcast series, Justine Reeves and Rebecca Hilton turn to civil law systems in the Middle East, examining how the UAE and Saudi Arabia approach force majeure and hardship when contracts come under strain.

When disruption hits, what protection does English law really offer? In Episode One of our Contracts Under Pressure podcast series, Justine Reeves and Rebecca Hilton unpack why frustration is so hard to prove under English law, and why force majeure clause matters more than ever when contracts are pushed to breaking point.

In this next episode of our Abu Dhabi 20 year anniversary podcast series, we focus on arbitration and mediation, and how both have evolved to become central pillars of dispute resolution in the emirate. Hosted Keith Hutchison, partner in our Abu Dhabi office, the discussion brings together Clyde & Co disputes lawyers Alexandra Lester, Alfred Thorton and Jennifer Eakins, to reflect on how arbitration in Abu Dhabi has developed from its early institutional roots into a framework that now competes confidently on the international stage.