A Guide to the DIAC Arbitration Rules - Hardcover

Nasrallah, Faris; Blanke, Gordon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198815395 ISBN 13: 9780198815396

Publisher: OUP Oxford, 2026

Synopsis

The Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) was established in 2004 and has administered nearly 5000 cases over its lifetime, establishing itself as the region's largest alternative dispute resolution centre. The DIAC published its revised arbitration rules in 2022. This work is the first-ever published commentary on these rules.

Drawing on their diverse professional and academic expertise, authors Faris Nasrallah and Gordon Blanke begin by introducing the legal and institutional frameworks for arbitration in Dubai, and offering a brief history of arbitration in the Arab world. The opening chapters provide important context on the growth of arbitration in Dubai and the UAE, describe the transformation of the DIAC and its organs over time, and summarises the latest UAE Federal and DIFC arbitration laws. The guide then presents a comprehensive rule-by-rule analysis of each of the DIAC Arbitration Rules and their appendices, offering tribunals, lawyers in private practice, and in-house legal counsel practical commentary on the operation and application of the DIAC rules in ad hoc and DIAC-administered arbitrations.

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About the Author

Dr. Faris Nasrallah specialises in international arbitration focusing on energy, commercial and construction arbitrations with specialist knowledge of UAE laws. Dr. Nasrallah serves as an arbitrator in disputes under various applicable laws and arbitral rules, with expertise in navigating hybrid civil and common law contexts. He is empanelled by the DIAC and other arbitral institutions and serves as a UAE law expert before international courts and tribunals. Dr. Nasrallah was awarded a PhD (summa cum laude) for his research at the Max Planck Institute on the relationship between theory and practice in international arbitration. He is a Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England & Wales and was educated at SOAS and the University of Cambridge.


Dr. Gordon Blanke has extensive and wide-ranging experience in all types of international commercial and investment arbitration in both common- and civil law jurisdictions, having acted as advising counsel and arbitrator under most leading institutional arbitration rules and ad hoc, in arbitrations seated in the US, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, and in relation to various industry sectors including construction, finance, and oil and gas. Apart from serving on the DIAC roster of arbitrators, Dr. Blanke has also been appointed to the ADGM, ADCCAC, CIETAC, and CRCICA Panel of Arbitrators. Dr. Blanke is the Founding Principal of Blanke Arbitration, which operates in the UAE, London, and Paris. He was educated at the LSE, Diplomatic Academy Vienna, and the ENA. He was awarded a doctorate in law from the University of Groningen.

Edition details

• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198815395
• ISBN 13: 9780198815396
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 336