Announcement of Publication: DIFC Courts Practice – Second Edition

The Second Edition of DIFC Courts Practice, edited by Rupert Reed KC and Tom Montagu-Smith KC (3VB) has been published by Edward Elgar publishing.

DIFC Courts Practice is the leading work on DIFC law and procedure, endorsed by the DIFC Courts as the official supplement to its rules. Written by a team of leading practitioners in the field, the thoroughly revised second edition includes discussion of DIFC law and detailed commentary on the Rules of the DIFC Courts, focusing on the substantive law of the DIFC, including on the jurisdiction of its Courts, and the full text of the Rules with expert commentary on their application and interpretation, including comprehensive analysis of all relevant case law.

DIFC Courts Practice continues to be an indispensable resource for all those involved in litigation in the DIFC Courts used by both judges and legal practitioners. It is regularly cited in judgments and a valuable resource for those involved in arbitration and in the enforcement in the DIFC and onshore Dubai of judgments and arbitral awards from other jurisdictions.

In his foreword to the second edition, Justice Sir Jeremy Cooke says that the work “…tells the practitioner essentially all he needs to know about how to grapple with the DIFC Courts’ system and procedures. I cannot speak too highly of this work and am happy to endorse it and recommend [it] as a paradigm example of what a Commercial Court Rule book should be.”

To mark the recent publication of the DIFC Courts Practice (Second Edition) and the conclusion of the DIFC Courts Law and Practice – 2nd Edition – Webinar Series 2024 an in-person book launch and drinks reception to be held at The Ritz Carlton, DIFC, Salon 1 from 17:30 to 21:00 (GST) on Wednesday, 18 September 2024. 

DIFC Courts Practice (Second Edition) features contributions from leading advocates and practitioners, including James Weale (Serle Court), Matthew Watson (3VB), Gregor Hogan (Serle Court), John Eldridge (Serle Court), David Holloway (Al Tamimi & Co), Harris Bor (Twenty Essex),  James Bickford Smith (Littleton Chambers), Timothy Killen (2TG) and Tom Stewart Coats (XXIV Old Buildings).

The Second Edition of DIFC Courts Practice can be purchased here. A discount of 35% is available for a limited time. Purchasers should apply discount code DIFC35 at checkout.