Construction Contracts and Agreements In the Field of Civil Contracting (Abu Dhabi, Law No. 21, 2006) in English

Abu Dhabi Law No. 21 of 2006 governs construction contracts and civil contracting agreements in the emirate. Anyone pricing, negotiating or disputing building works on an Abu Dhabi project deals with two layers of law at once: the federal muqawala provisions of the UAE Civil Transactions Law, which apply across all seven emirates, and this local statute, which addresses contracting practice within Abu Dhabi itself. Reading the two together is what makes the emirate-level text matter.

The law is of practical interest to contractors and subcontractors tendering for Abu Dhabi works, to developers and employers drafting or administering contracts there, and to counsel and quantity surveyors handling variations, delay and payment disputes. Arbitrators seated in Abu Dhabi construction matters routinely need the English text alongside the Arabic original.