About Us
Established as an independent organization, the Abu Dhabi International Arbitration Centre (arbitrateAD) acts as a neutral and impartial dispute resolution forum for commercial and government entities. It administers regional and global arbitration cases for parties who have chosen arbitration as their preferred dispute resolution method.
Arbitration under the arbitrateAD Rules is an efficient, confidential, and effective method of settling disputes out of court. The dispute is decided by unbiased experts, is overseen by an experienced Arbitration Court, and is managed by a Secretariat committed to achieving swift and first-rate arbitral decisions that are enforceable in over 160 countries. Our services are priced competitively through a clear and transparent fee schedule with no hidden fees. Parties can turn to the Abu Dhabi International Arbitration Centre for both institutional arbitration and ad hoc arbitration.
The Abu Dhabi International Arbitration Centre (“arbitrateAD”) commenced operations on 1 February 2024.
The Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (the “Chamber”), through Resolution No (75) of the Chamber’s Board of Directors, resolved on 30 November 2023 to reorganize and rename the Abu Dhabi Commercial and Conciliation Centre (“ADCCAC”) as arbitrateAD. ADCCAC is organized under the auspices of the Chamber, and the Chamber’s Board of Directors is legally responsible for the establishment of ADCCAC and the formal adoption and amendment of its Procedural Regulations of Arbitration (the “ADCCAC Rules”).
The relevant provisions of Resolution No (75) of 30 November 2023 state as follows:
Establishment of arbitrateAD
The Abu Dhabi Commercial and Conciliation Centre (“ADCCAC”) shall be reorganized and renamed as the “Abu Dhabi International Arbitration Centre,” hereinafter referred to as “arbitrateAD.”Transition of Existing Cases
Existing cases registered under ADCCAC rules shall continue to be administered and resolved under the provisions of the ADCCAC rules. This provision shall remain in effect until all such cases have been terminated or otherwise transitioned to arbitrateAD upon party agreement.Trade and Convention Committee
The ADCCAC’s Trade and Convention Committee shall continue to operate under the ADCCAC rules until such time as all cases administered by the committee have been terminated or otherwise transitioned to arbitrateAD upon party agreement.New Cases
From the date of this resolution, all parties who request arbitration under ADCCAC rules shall automatically be subject to any updated arbitration rules and procedures as approved and published by arbitrateAD in due course.Transition Plan
The Board of Directors of arbitrateAD is mandated and empowered to prepare and approve a comprehensive transition plan for the orderly cessation of ADCCAC operations. This plan shall ensure that the transition is conducted in a structured, legally sound, and efficient manner.
By effect of Resolution No (75) and adoption of the Arbitration Rules of arbitrateAD (published here), ADCCAC ceased accepting new cases as of 1 February 2024, such that all new cases filed from that date forward are administered by arbitrateAD and – and in accordance with Article 2 (1) of the 2013 ADCCAC Rules – are subject to the rules and procedures of arbitrateAD.
Information about how to file a new case with arbitrateAD can be found here.