Arabic Text Matters
Both versions drafted with care, since the Arabic text generally governs before the UAE courts.
Contracts are written for the day the relationship fails, not the day it begins. Every clause that matters is one that only becomes relevant when the other party stops cooperating.
Dubai Legal Expert drafts commercial contracts for businesses across the UAE, prepared bilingually and structured so that obligations, remedies and exit routes are enforceable under UAE law.
Under UAE law the contract is the law of the parties, and the courts give substantial weight to the wording agreed. That makes precise drafting valuable, and it makes vague or contradictory drafting genuinely dangerous.
Several provisions require particular care here. Agreed compensation may be adjusted by the court to match actual loss. Arbitration clauses need specific signing authority. And where the Arabic and English versions differ, the Arabic text generally governs before the local courts.
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Payment schedules, interest on late payment, retention, guarantees and security provisions.
Liability caps, exclusions and indemnities drafted to be enforceable rather than merely present.
Notice, cure periods, termination rights and the consequences that follow, drafted clearly.
Governing law, jurisdiction and arbitration provisions drafted with enforceability in mind.
Both versions drafted with care, since the Arabic text generally governs before the UAE courts.
Termination, notice and cure provisions drafted clearly, because leaving badly creates more claims than staying.
Caps and exclusions drafted in a form UAE courts will apply rather than copied from another system.
Payment terms, late payment consequences and security drafted so non payment has real consequences.
Forum and governing law chosen deliberately, with signing authority addressed for arbitration.
Documents your team can actually follow, since obligations nobody understands are obligations nobody meets.
The most expensive clause in most commercial disputes we handle is the termination provision, or the absence of one. A party wants to exit, terminates without following the required notice and cure process, and immediately converts a strong position into a liability.
We spend disproportionate drafting effort there. Clear grounds, defined notice periods, a workable cure mechanism and stated consequences mean that when the relationship ends, it ends cleanly rather than in litigation about how it ended.
Understand the deal, draft for the failure case, then keep it readable.
We establish what the deal is, what each party expects and what has gone wrong in similar arrangements.
Key terms, risk allocation and the dispute mechanism are agreed before full drafting begins.
The contract is drafted in both languages with attention to consistency between the versions.
The draft is reviewed with you and, where required, negotiated with the counterparty.
Signing authority is verified and execution, notarisation or registration is handled where required.
Where the contract will be reused, a clean template version is prepared for future transactions.
The termination clause was the part I thought least about. It is the reason we exited a bad supplier without a claim.
The Arabic version had never matched our English one. That gap is now closed across all our agreements.
Bilingual drafting is the practical standard, and before the local courts the Arabic version generally governs where the versions conflict.
Caps and exclusions can be effective but they must be drafted for UAE law rather than copied from another system, and some limitations are applied narrowly.
Agreed compensation clauses are recognised, but a UAE court may adjust the amount so that it corresponds to the loss actually suffered.
In many commercial contracts yes, subject to limits, and the practical question is where a judgment or award will need to be enforced.
Clear grounds, notice periods, a cure mechanism where appropriate, and the consequences of termination for both parties.
Agreement to arbitrate requires specific authority to bind the company, which should be verified before execution.
Bring us the deal and we will draft for the day it goes wrong. The first consultation is free.
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