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Base Corporate Tax and VAT texts, an FTA catalogue and nine editorial digests.
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Corporate law
Commercial Companies Law
Federal Decree-Law No. 32 of 2021The principal federal framework for company forms, governance, capital, conversion and dissolution.
RU 366 / 366 · 100% · EN 366 / 366 · 100% · AR 366 / 366 · 100% · 中文 366 / 366 · 100%Civil and private law
UAE Civil Transactions Law
Federal Decree-Law No. 25 of 2025 · effective 1 June 2026The current federal civil code covering general principles, obligations, contracts, property rights and security.
RU 1,422 / 1,422 · 100% · EN 1,422 / 1,422 · 100% · AR 1,422 / 1,422 · 100% · 中文 1,422 / 1,422 · 100%Commercial and banking law
UAE Commercial Transactions Law
Federal Decree-Law No. 50 of 2022 · 621 indexed provisionsMerchants, commercial transactions, banking operations, bills and cheques.
RU 684 / 684 · 100% · EN 684 / 684 · 100% · AR 684 / 684 · 100% · 中文 684 / 684 · 100%Employment law
Labour Relations Law
Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 · 74 articlesHiring, wages, working time, leave, termination and labour disputes.
RU 74 / 74 · 100% · EN 74 / 74 · 100% · AR 74 / 74 · 100% · 中文 74 / 74 · 100%Insolvency and restructuring
Financial Restructuring and Bankruptcy Law
Federal Decree-Law No. 51 of 2023 · 297 articlesPreventive settlement, restructuring, bankruptcy and liquidation.
RU 297 / 297 · 100% · EN 297 / 297 · 100% · AR 297 / 297 · 100% · 中文 297 / 297 · 100%Arbitration
Federal Arbitration Law
Federal Law No. 6 of 2018 · 62 indexed provisionsArbitration agreements, tribunal formation, procedure, interim measures and enforcement.
RU 62 / 62 · 100% · EN 62 / 62 · 100% · AR 61 / 62 · 98% · 中文 62 / 62 · 100%Taxation
Tax Procedures Law
Federal Decree-Law No. 28 of 2022 · 59 indexed provisionsRegistration, returns, audits, assessments, penalties, objections and tax disputes.
RU 59 / 59 · 100% · EN 58 / 59 · 98% · AR 59 / 59 · 100% · 中文 59 / 59 · 100%Taxation
Value-Added Tax Law
Federal Decree-Law No. 8 of 2017 · 88 indexed provisionsVAT scope and rate, place and date of supply, reliefs, recovery, invoices and returns.
RU 88 / 88 · 100% · EN 88 / 88 · 100% · AR 88 / 88 · 100% · 中文 88 / 88 · 100%Procedure and evidence
UAE Civil Procedure Code
Federal Decree-Law No. 42 of 2022 · 338 articlesJurisdiction, claims, trial, judgments, appeals, enforcement and interim measures.
RU 338 / 338 · 100% · EN 338 / 338 · 100% · AR 338 / 338 · 100% · 中文 338 / 338 · 100%Criminal law and procedure
Crimes and Penalties Law
Federal Decree-Law No. 31 of 2021 · 409 indexed provisionsCriminal liability, punishments and federal offence definitions.
RU 408 / 408 · 100% · EN 408 / 408 · 100% · AR 408 / 408 · 100% · 中文 408 / 408 · 100%Criminal law and procedure
UAE Criminal Procedure Law
Federal Decree-Law No. 38 of 2022 · 384 indexed provisionsInvestigation, precautionary measures, criminal trial, appeals and enforcement.
RU 384 / 384 · 100% · EN 384 / 384 · 100% · AR 380 / 384 · 99% · 中文 384 / 384 · 100%Procedure and evidence
Evidence in Civil and Commercial Transactions
Federal Decree-Law No. 35 of 2022 · 125 indexed provisionsDocumentary and electronic evidence, witnesses, experts, admissions and oaths.
RU 125 / 125 · 100% · EN 123 / 125 · 98% · AR 125 / 125 · 100% · 中文 125 / 125 · 100%Data and digital law
Personal Data Protection Law
Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 · 31 articlesProcessing, data-subject rights, controller duties, security and cross-border transfers.
RU 31 / 31 · 100% · EN 31 / 31 · 100% · AR 31 / 31 · 100% · 中文 31 / 31 · 100%Data and digital law
Electronic Transactions and Trust Services
Federal Decree-Law No. 46 of 2021 · 54 indexed provisionsElectronic documents, signatures, seals, digital identity and trust services.
RU 54 / 54 · 100% · EN 53 / 54 · 98% · AR 54 / 54 · 100% · 中文 54 / 54 · 100%Criminal law and procedure
Countering Rumours and Cybercrimes
Federal Decree-Law No. 34 of 2021 · 71 articlesOffences against systems, data, electronic payments, privacy and public order online.
RU 71 / 71 · 100% · EN 71 / 71 · 100% · AR 71 / 71 · 100% · 中文 71 / 71 · 100%Taxation
UAE Corporate Tax
Federal Decree-Law No. 47 of 2022 · 71 indexed provisionsAn on-site article-level corpus of the base Corporate Tax Law; implementing instruments are treated as a separate source layer.
RU 71 / 71 · 100% · EN 71 / 71 · 100% · AR 71 / 71 · 100% · 中文 71 / 71 · 100%Taxation
Corporate Tax exemption for sports entities
Cabinet Resolution No. 1 of 2026 · 3 articlesConditions for exempting international sports entities and their controlled sports and supporting entities from Corporate Tax.
RU 3 / 3 · 100% · EN 3 / 3 · 100% · AR 3 / 3 · 100% · 中文 3 / 3 · 100%Taxation
Research and Development Tax Credit
Cabinet Resolution No. 215 of 2025 · 14 articlesEligibility, expenditure, application, use, carryforward and repayment rules for the UAE Research and Development Tax Credit.
RU 14 / 14 · 100% · EN 14 / 14 · 100% · AR 14 / 14 · 100% · 中文 14 / 14 · 100%Taxation
VAT Reverse Charge on Electronic Devices
Cabinet Resolution No. 91 of 2023 · 4 articlesMobile phones, smart phones, computers, tablets, and their parts and components: reverse-charge conditions and party declarations.
RU 4 / 4 · 100% · EN 4 / 4 · 100% · AR 4 / 4 · 100% · 中文 4 / 4 · 100%Taxation
Electronic Device Parts Criteria
Ministerial Decision No. 262 of 2023 · 4 articlesCriteria for necessary parts and replacements, with exclusions for non-essential accessories, SIM cards and similar external smart cards.
RU 4 / 4 · 100% · EN 4 / 4 · 100% · AR 4 / 4 · 100% · 中文 4 / 4 · 100%Taxation
VAT Reverse Charge on Precious Metals and Stones
Cabinet Resolution No. 127 of 2024 · 5 articlesGold, silver, palladium, platinum, specified precious stones and qualifying jewellery.
RU 5 / 5 · 100% · EN 5 / 5 · 100% · AR 5 / 5 · 100% · 中文 5 / 5 · 100%Taxation
VAT Reverse Charge on Scrap Metal
Cabinet Resolution No. 153 of 2025 · 5 articlesVAT reverse-charge conditions for scrap-metal supplies between registrants, including declarations, registration checks and invoice treatment.
RU 5 / 5 · 100% · EN 5 / 5 · 100% · AR 5 / 5 · 100% · 中文 5 / 5 · 100%Taxation
FTA guides and public clarifications
Guides, references & public clarificationsOfficial practical guidance on Corporate Tax, VAT, free zones, returns and tax procedures.
Procedure and evidence
Dubai DIFC Courts Law
Dubai Law No. 2 of 2025 · 44 articlesThe current law governing the structure, jurisdiction, powers and enforcement of the DIFC Courts.
RU 44 / 44 · 100% · EN 44 / 44 · 100% · AR 44 / 44 · 100% · 中文 44 / 44 · 100%Employment law
ADGM Employment Regulations 2024
ADGM Employment Regulations 2024 · 75 sectionsHiring, pay, working time, leave, health and safety, discrimination, whistleblowing and termination.
RU 75 / 75 · 100% · EN 75 / 75 · 100% · AR 75 / 75 · 100% · 中文 75 / 75 · 100%Corporate law
ADGM Companies Regulations — 2026 amendments
Amendment No. 1 and No. 2 of 2026 · 36 itemsCalendar-day deadlines, electronic service, the bearer-share ban, director information and nominee arrangements.
RU 36 / 36 · 100% · EN 36 / 36 · 100% · AR 36 / 36 · 100% · 中文 36 / 36 · 100%Data and digital law
ADGM Data Protection Regulations 2021
ADGM Data Protection Regulations 2021 · 64 sectionsIndividual rights, controller and processor duties, DPOs, DPIAs, breaches, international transfers and supervision.
RU 64 / 64 · 100% · EN 64 / 64 · 100% · AR 64 / 64 · 100% · 中文 64 / 64 · 100%Procedure and evidence
DIFC Courts judgments and orders
Judgments & OrdersOne selected DIFC Courts judgment; no completeness claim is made.
Procedure and evidence
ADGM Courts judgments
Court of Appeal and Court of First InstanceOne selected ADGM Courts judgment; no completeness claim is made.
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Every record separately identifies its legal system and scope. A DIFC or ADGM rule is never presented as a general federal rule, and an editorial translation never replaces the official text.
The database is expanded in stages. Coverage, translation status and review date are disclosed for each record. It is not individual legal advice.