UAE Contract Law Cases: Landmark Judgments & Commentary

Contract Case Law in United Arab Emirates: Landmark Judgments +250 court decisions and disputes on how UAE courts apply the Contract Law in practice. UAE contract law is undergoing its most significant transformation in four decades.This book provides a practical guide to contract law in the United Arab Emirates through the decisions of the UAE courts. Rather than examining legislation in isolation, it explains how contractual principles are actually interpreted and applied in disputes.Drawing on an extensive collection of UAE judgments, the book examines the entire life of a contract, from negotiations and formation to breach, rescission and compensation.Topics include: - Offer, acceptance and contract formation - Letters of intent and preliminary agreements - Representation and authority - Capacity and contracts involving minors - Duress, mistake, fraud and exploitation - Subject matter and contractual validity - Contract interpretation - Good faith and performance - Contractual options - Force majeure and exceptional circumstances - Rescission and termination - Contractual liability, compensation and agreed damagesThe book also explains the transition from the UAE Civil Transactions Law of 1985 to the new Civil Transactions Law of 2025, connecting the new statutory provisions with the principles developed through UAE case law.Each chapter combines clear explanation with practical analysis of judgments from the Federal Supreme Court and the Courts of Cassation of Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Ras Al Khaimah.Designed for lawyers, judges, academics, students, businesses and professionals working with UAE law, the book makes important Arabic-language UAE jurisprudence accessible in a structured English-language format.