Salloum & Partners LLC
June 04, 2026
The current security situation in the region has disrupted shipping routes, affected trade flows, and created uncertainty across a range of industries, including tourism and hospitality, construction, logistics, and energy.
For affected businesses, questions have arisen as to whether these circumstances constitute force majeure, or otherwise what legal remedies they may have where contractual performance has become more difficult or more costly. Equally, parties on the receiving end of such claims will want to distinguish between genuine cases of hardship and opportunistic attempts to renegotiate terms.
The legal position under UAE law is more nuanced than is often assumed, and a blanket reliance on force majeure may be misplaced.
This note is intended to provide a general overview of the relevant legal principles under UAE law, to clarify key distinctions that are frequently misunderstood, and to recommend practical steps for evaluation and management of contractual risk exposure in current circumstances.
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