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United Arab Emirate’s Dubai has been ranked among the top 10 cities for international arbitration.

The significant boost to Dubai’s status was revealed through a latest report that followed a research by the School of International Arbitration (SIA) at Queen Mary University of London and White & Case LLP.

Only jurisdiction from the Middle East

Dubai was the only jurisdiction from the Middle East which was on the list of the top ten ranked arbitral seats, alongside the most preferred seats of London, Singapore, Hong Kong and Paris.

This is according to the 12th version of the International Arbitration Survey titled ‘Adapting arbitration to a changing world’.

it is worthy to note that Dubai surpassed well-known seats such as Vienna and Washington.

The survey was all about the rankings of arbitral seats and institutions, which is a key reference for decision makers to identify and analyse the needs, expectations, and