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Contractual misrepresentation under UAE law
Practice Area: Boilerplate
Sector: Business services
Jurisdiction: United Arab Emirates
Published: 14 April 2011
Law Firm: Habib Al Mulla & Company
Overview
The UAE is governed by a number of statutory codes, which regulate the civil and commercial relationships between natural and legal persons doing business in the UAE. Misrepresentation in the UAE is governed by Federal Law No. 5 of 1985 in respect of the Civil Transactions Law.
According to UAE law, misrepresentation or deception implies the existence of fraudulent means, which has led to the consent of the other party to enter into a transaction. UAE law does not recognise negligent misrepresentation.
In this article Habib Al Mulla & Company looks at what needs to be present for misrepresentation to exist, including an intentional, deliberate action or inaction, to deceive by fraudulent means.
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