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DIFC Law No. 10 of 2005 — Law Relating to the Application of DIFC Laws (Amended and Restates)
A reference record of DIFC Law No. 10 of 2005, drawn from the instrument's own official text. It sets out how the law is organised — its Parts, its article count and its length — and links to the text itself. It does not interpret the law or offer advice on it.
At a glance
| Citation | DIFC Law No. 10 of 2005 |
| Short title | Law Relating to the Application of DIFC Laws (Amended and Restates) |
| Instrument type | DIFC Law |
| Enacted | 2005 |
| Jurisdiction | Dubai International Financial Centre |
| Parts | 6 |
| Numbered articles | 17 |
| Length of official text | 12 pages |
How DIFC Law No. 10 of 2005 is organised
The 6 Parts below are the instrument's own divisions, in the order the official text sets them out.
| Part | Heading |
|---|---|
| Part 1 | General |
| Part 2 | Scope |
| Part 3 | Applicable Law Of Contracts |
| Part 4 | Submission To Jurisdiction In Contracts |
| Part 5 | Property |
| Part 6 | Trusts |
What DIFC Law No. 10 of 2005 covers, article by article
The 17 article headings below are the instrument's own, reproduced in its order. They are a map of the law, not a summary of it — for the wording of any article, read the official text.
- Title
- Legislative authority
- Application of the Law
- Date of Enactment
- Commencement
- Interpretation
- Limitation on scope
- Governing law
- Effectiveness of express choice of governing law
- Absence of express governing law
- Agency
- Governing law of right of subrogation
- Effectiveness of express submission to jurisdiction or arbitration
- Law governing rights in property
- Law governing validity of transfer of property
- Securities and investment entitlements
- Recognition of trusts
Decisions applying this instrument
DIFC Courts decisions on this estate that cite it, most recent first. Each link goes to our record of that decision, not to commentary on it.
- SCT 172/2023 — Murkan v Muhy [2023] DIFC SCT 172 8 Sep 2023
- SCT 049/2017 — Haloke v Halil Pjsc [2017] DIFC SCT 049 11 Apr 2017
Primary sources
Everything on this page comes from these two. Links go to the issuing legislator.
Acting on DIFC Law No. 10 of 2005
This page is a record, not advice. If law relating to the application of difc laws (amended and restates) bears on a matter you are dealing with, speak to us about the facts.