United Arab Emirates: Construction & Planning

A significant part of this growth has been driven by off-plan property sales, allowing investors to purchase units before construction is completed, often at attractive prices and through flexible payment plans.

The New UAE Civil Code introduces a refined remedies framework that preserves specific performance as the default remedy while embedding proportionality tests throughout its enforcement mechanisms.

The UAE legal system is seeing a major change with the issuance of Federal Decree-Law No. 25 of 2025 on Civil Transactions Law, effective 1 June 2026. It repeals and replaces in full the long-standing Federal Law...

On 1 October 2025, the United Arab Emirates government issued Federal Decree Law No. 25/2025 promulgating the new UAE Civil Transactions Law (the "New Civil Code").

Explore critical insights across multiple sectors including Middle East construction challenges amid regional conflict, the intersection of financial reporting valuations and tax compliance, large-scale financial remediation strategies for overdraft fee disputes, and strategic healthcare real estate investment forecasting for 2026. These analyses examine how geopolitical uncertainty, regulatory scrutiny, and evolving market dynamics shape business decisions and operational strategies.

Explore critical insights across multiple sectors including Middle East construction challenges amid regional conflict, the intersection of financial reporting valuations and tax compliance, large-scale financial remediation strategies for overdraft fee disputes, and strategic healthcare real estate investment forecasts for 2026. These analyses examine how geopolitical uncertainty, regulatory scrutiny, and evolving market dynamics shape business decisions and operational strategies.

On 14 April 2025, the Emirate of Ajman published Law No. 1 of 2025 concerning the regulation of real estate contributions (the "Law") in Official Gazette Issue No. 3.

Many authorities have powers to compulsorily acquire land, in connection with development projects that are being brought forward in the public interest.

In this episode, our hosts and rights of light experts, James Souter and Jerome Webb are joined by Senior Associate Director, Dr Axel Jacob, GIA to discuss why protect a right to light addressing the human benefits...