Practical Law UK Legal Update w-005-0026 (Approx. 4 pages)
Article 257 of the Penal Code: implications for commercial arbitration in the UAE
by Henry Quinlan (Partner and Head of Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations), Zara Merali (Senior Legal Consultant) and Lara Bander (Legal Consultant), DLA Piper
The UAE Penal Code (Federal Law No. 3 of 1987) has been amended to make it a crime for arbitrators (and other experts) to act other than with impartiality and integrity in proceedings.