Law & Regulation

The legal architecture of the Centre

Part Two — authored by Legability — sets out the legal and regulatory architecture that distinguishes the DIFC from every other Gulf jurisdiction. It is the only common-law island in a civil-law country with its own laws, its own English-language courts, its own independent regulator, and its own arbitral seat.

The four chapters cover the federal and DIFC legal framework, the DIFC Courts system and its global enforcement reach, the post-LCIA arbitration landscape, and the Dubai Financial Services Authority — the Centre's independent financial regulator.