Civil Defense (UAE, Federal Law No. 23, 2006)
UAE Federal Law no. (23) of 2006 concerning Civil Defense
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Civil Laws Information
The UAE's civil law rests on the Civil Transactions Law, Federal Law No. 5 of 1985: the code of contracts, obligations, tort, property and security that sits under almost every onshore commercial dispute. It was amended by Federal Law No. 1 of 1987, the instrument under which the translation here is catalogued, and has been amended again since, including in 2020. It remains in force.
Around it sit the procedural statutes. The catalogue holds the Civil Procedures Code, Federal Law No. 11 of 1992, with its 2005 amendment (Federal Law No. 30 of 2005), and the Law of Proof in Civil and Commercial Transactions, Federal Law No. 10 of 1992, with its 2006 amendment. Both were replaced in 2022, by Federal Decree-Law No. 42 of 2022 and Federal Decree-Law No. 35 of 2022 respectively, so these translations serve proceedings and evidence questions governed by the earlier rules, and comparison with the new ones.
Start with the Civil Transactions Law. This listing also picks up federal laws on civil defence, civil aviation and the federal civil service, which share the word "civil" but are separate subjects.
What is the UAE Civil Transactions Law?
Federal Law No. 5 of 1985, the UAE civil code: contracts, tort, property and the general law of obligations. It is the text UAE courts reach for when no specific statute answers the question, which makes it the single most-cited law in UAE civil litigation.
How does the Civil Transactions Law interact with the Commercial Transactions Law?
Commercial matters between merchants go first to the commercial code; the civil code fills every gap and governs non-commercial dealings. Most substantial UAE contract disputes end up citing both.