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The new Civil Transaction Law of the United Arab Emirates - Federal Decree-Law No. 25/2025
On 1 June 2026, a new Civil Transactions Law (or “Civil Code”) will come into force in the United Arab Emirates. While the Civil Transactions Law introduced in 1985 has already been amended several times in a piecemeal fashion, the current reform is the first comprehensive one. Federal Decree-Law No. 25/2025 will completely replace the Civil Transactions Law of 1985. This reform is one of a series of major legal reforms which have taken place on the Arabian Peninsula, such as the first ever codification of civil law in Saudi Arabia at the end of 2023.
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