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This article also features in The Report: Abu Dhabi 2014. Read more about this report and view purchase options in our online store.
This chapter contains important legal information for foreign investors looking to enter Abu Dhabi. It includes an overview of the judiciary and courts system and the various options for establishing businesses, as well as a review of important laws relating to areas such as labour and intellectual property.
Abu Dhabi City is the capital of the UAE, which was founded in December 1971 as a federation between six of its seven constituent emirates, namely, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Fujairah and Umm Al Quwain. The emirate of Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) joined the following year. The federation is governed by the UAE constitution, which permits each emirate to have its own legislative body and judicial authority. Accordingly, there are both federal courts and local courts which uphold the constitution…
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