We, Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates,

Having perused:

• The Constitution;
• Federal Law No. (1) of 1972 Concerning the Competences of the Ministries and the Powers of the Ministers, as Amended;
• Federal Law No. (3) of 1983 Concerning Judicial Authority, as Amended;
• Federal Law No. (5) of 1985 Promulgating the Civil Code, as Amended;
• Federal Law No. (3) of 1987 Promulgating the Penal Code, as Amended;
• Federal Law No. (23) of 1991 Regulating the Legal Profession, as Amended;
• Federal Law No. (10) of 1992 Promulgating the Law of Evidence in Civil and Commercial Transactions; as Amended;
• Federal Law No. (11) of 1992 Promulgating the Civil Procedure Law, as Amended;
• Federal Law No. (35) of 1992 Promulgating the Criminal Procedure Law, as Amended;
• Federal Law No. (18) of 1993 Concerning Commercial Transactions;
• Federal Law No. (1) of 2006 Concerning Electronic Transactions and E-Commerce Law;
• Federal Law No. (6) of 2012 Regulating the Translation Profession;
• Federal Law No. (7) of 2012 Regulating the Profession of Experts Before Judicial Authorities;
• Federal Law No. (2) of 2015 Concerning Commercial Companies, as Amended; and
• Acting upon the proposal made by the Minister of Economy, as approved by the Cabinet and the Federal National Council and as ratified by the Federal Supreme Council,

Hereby enact the following Law:

Chapter I DEFINITIONS AND APPLICABILITY

Article 1 DEFINITIONS

For the purposes of this Law, the following terms and expressions shall bear the meanings assigned to them respectively, unless the context requires otherwise:

The State (UAE) : The United Arab Emirates.

Arbitration : A method regulated by the law through which a dispute between two or more parties is adjudicated under a binding award rendered by the Arbitral Tribunal as agreed by the parties.

The Arbitration Agreement : The agreement of the parties to submit to Arbitration, whether such Agreement is made before or after the dispute.

The Arbitral Tribunal : The tribunal composed of a sole arbitrator or a number of arbitrators for the purpose of adjudicating the dispute under arbitration.

The Court : The federal or local court of appeal which is agreed by the parties or within the jurisdiction of which arbitration falls.

The Arbitral Entity : An entity or a center established for the purpose of conducting arbitral proceedings.

The Delegated Person : Any natural or legal person to whom the parties agreed to grant any of the powers prescribed in accordance with this Law.

The Body Concerned : The body delegated for arbitration or the Court.

The Parties : The claimant and the respondent whatever their number.

The Claimant : The party which requests to initiate the arbitral proceedings.

The Respondent : The party against which the claimant initiates arbitral proceedings.