Courses

This practical two-hour course provides a clear overview of the UAE corporate law framework and the key legal principles governing companies and commercial activities. Participants will gain a practical understanding of company structures, corporate governance, directors’ and shareholders’ responsibilities, decision-making, and key compliance requirements.

Designed for legal professionals, business owners, managers, and corporate professionals, the course focuses on the legal concepts most relevant to day-to-day business operations and helps participants identify common corporate legal risks and make better-informed business decisions.

In this course We will explore the following topics:

First- Elements of the Muqawala contract including:
1- The mutual consent: Modalities of the mutual consent as the Employer may contract with the Contractor by negotiation or after a tender and the conditions of validity of the mutual consent, especially the Employer’s capacity, the Contractor’s capacity, and the validity of the mutual consent as the consent may be vitiated by duress, misrepresentation, obscene injustice or mistake in the person of the Contractor or a mistake in the account.
2- The object: The object of the Muqawala contract is double. It consists for the Contractor in the work to be performed, and for the Employer in the payment to be done to the Contractor.

Second – Effects of the Muqawala contract, including:
1- The Contractor’s three obligations, which are the completion of the work entrusted to him under the Muqawala contract, the handing over of the work after its completion and the guarantee of the work after its handover in addition to the sanction for breach of these duties.
2- The Employer’s obligations that include enabling the Contractor to complete the work, take over the work after its completion (including the terms of delivery, the place and time of delivery, the form of delivery, the legal effects of delivery and the sanction related to delivery), and payment (including how to determine the amount to be paid in the absence of any agreement in this respect – the time of payment – the place of payment – payment guarantees).

Third – The Subcontractor: A distinction will be made between the subcontracting and the assignment of the Muqawala. Then the relationship between the Main Contractor and the Subcontractor will be discussed as well as the Subcontractor’s relationship with the Employer.

Fourth – Expiry of the Muqawala contract including the usual expiry cases (i.e. execution the contract and the expiry of its period) and the unusual expiry cases (i.e. the case of the impossibility of execution, annulment, revocation, the death of the Employer, the death of the Contractor and the Employer’s unilateral termination of the contract).

Applicable decisions of the courts in the United Arab Emirates regarding joint ownership will be referred to and discussed.

To book this course click on the link below.

https://www.knowledgenexus.ae/learn/Real-Estate-Laws-in-the-UAE

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https://www.knowledgenexus.ae/learn/UAE-Medical-Liability-Law

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https://www.knowledgenexus.ae/learn/Tenants–and-Landlords–Rights-in-the-UAE 

Course description
The New UAE Civil Code: Federal Decree-Law No. 25 of 2025 is a 2-hour, CPD-accredited e-learning programme for UAE-qualified advocates, in-house counsel, and legal consultants. It explains the most significant recodification of onshore UAE civil law since 1985 — which comes into force on 1 June 2026 and repeals the 1985 Civil Code — and shows, through real Emirati judgments re-examined under the new rules, how it changes day-to-day advice, drafting, and litigation strategy. The course is delivered with recorded voiceover narration, scenario-based reveals, and step-through process slides, and finishes with a scored assessment reported to your LMS.

Outline

Overview & Scope — what the Code is, what it repeals, transition rules, and the onshore vs. DIFC/ADGM boundary.
Good Faith & Disclosure
Capacity, Minors & Consumer Protection
Property & Musataha
Remedies, Liability & Limitation
Case Law Library
Practice Implications

Course description
The New UAE Civil Code: Federal Decree-Law No. 25 of 2025 is a 2-hour, CPD-accredited e-learning programme for UAE-qualified advocates, in-house counsel, and legal consultants. It explains the most significant recodification of onshore UAE civil law since 1985 — which comes into force on 1 June 2026 and repeals the 1985 Civil Code — and shows, through real Emirati judgments re-examined under the new rules, how it changes day-to-day advice, drafting, and litigation strategy. The course is delivered with recorded voiceover narration, scenario-based reveals, and step-through process slides, and finishes with a scored assessment reported to your LMS.

Outline

Overview & Scope — what the Code is, what it repeals, transition rules, and the onshore vs. DIFC/ADGM boundary.
Good Faith & Disclosure
Capacity, Minors & Consumer Protection
Property & Musataha
Remedies, Liability & Limitation
Case Law Library
Practice Implications

Course Overview & Learning Objectives

OVERVIEW
By the end of this course you will be able to confidently use Claude AI in your daily legal practice, write effective prompts, manage risks, and comply with your professional obligations.

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MODULE 01 · 15 min
Introduction to Claude AI
Understand how Claude works, its capabilities and limitations
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MODULE 02 · 25 min
Core Legal Use Cases
Apply Claude to contract review, drafting, research & more
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MODULE 03 · 25 min
Prompt Engineering
Write professional prompts using the IRAC framework
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MODULE 04 · 20 min
Advanced Tools & Features
Use Projects, long context, Artifacts and API integrations
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MODULE 05 · 20 min
Risks, Challenges & Ethics
Navigate hallucinations, confidentiality and ABA rules
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MODULE 06 · 15 min
Best Practices & Future
Apply the CLEAR framework and prepare for AI-driven law

• This course leads on from and replaces the previous course Contracts Under The Civil Code. Federal Decree-Law No. 25 of 2025 (“New Civil Code”) replaces Federal Law No. 5 of 1985 (“Old Civil Code”) from 1 June 2026. The Old Civil Code left considerable discretion to the trial judge, and the New Civil Code seeks to create greater predictability with clearer rules. When two parties enter into a contract, the provisions of the contract set out their rights and obligations, provided those provisions do not conflict with mandatory provisions of law. Lawyers must be familiar with legal provisions, in order to advise their clients appropriately.
• This course provides an introduction to the New Civil Code, with references to other related laws, including the Commercial Code. It may be possible, for example where a contract has been terminated and its provisions no longer apply, to bring a claim under the Civil Code.
• Some provisions are new, for example by Article 84(2) the age of majority giving full legal capacity is changed from 21 under the lunar calendar to 18 under the Gregorian calendar. Some provisions define judicial discretion – for example the old Article 390 (which applied to delay damages) is replaced by new Article 340 which defines the judicial discretion.

During this course, we will study the relevant articles of the Civil Code relating to:

1. Formation of contract;
2. Supervision of contracts;
3. Termination of contracts;
4. The nature of “harmful acts”;
5. Construction or Muqawala contracts.

This course offers a comprehensive introduction to the core legal concepts and principles that underpin commercial contracts across both civil law and common law jurisdictions, with particular emphasis on the legal framework of the United Arab Emirates. It is designed to equip learners with a clear understanding of how contractual obligations are created, interpreted, and enforced within different legal traditions. The module explores the key distinctions between civil law and common law systems, highlighting how these foundational differences influence contract formation, including offer, acceptance, and consideration, as well as performance obligations and remedies for breach. It also examines how risk is allocated between contracting parties, and how contracts may be lawfully amended, suspended, or terminated. By focusing on practical applications within the UAE context, the course enables participants to better navigate cross-border transactions and draft agreements that are both legally sound and commercially effective.