Category: Laws and legislation

Inheritance and succession in the UAE sit at the intersection of two distinct legal tracks: a Sharia-based default regime that applies automatically to Muslim estates, and a civil, opt-in framework that gives non-Muslims — and, since 2025, Muslim expatriates in certain circumstances — greater freedom to determine how their UAE assets are distributed. For Muslim

The Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) is an independent financial free zone located on Al Maryah Island, operating under its own civil and commercial legal framework based on English common law — separate from both the UAE’s federal labour law and Dubai’s DIFC Employment Law. The Employment Regulations 2024 establish the minimum employment standards, rights,

The DIFC Employment Law is the principal legislative framework governing employment relationships for companies and individuals operating within the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) — an independent financial free zone established under Federal Decree-Law No. 35 of 2004. Unlike the UAE’s federal labour law, the DIFC operates its own distinct civil and commercial legal system,

This law is widely referred to as the “New UAE Labour Law” and forms the legislative framework governing private-sector employment relationships in the United Arab Emirates. It applies to all employees — UAE nationals and expatriates alike — working in private companies, with the exception of certain categories (such as government-sector employees, workers in agriculture