Law & Regulation
Federal Decree-Law No. 51 of 2023 (Financial and Bankruptcy)
Current federal insolvency/bankruptcy framework, effective 1 May 2024, with a dedicated federal Bankruptcy Court (Abu Dhabi) hearing all cases since 15 July 2025 — an active institutional-implementation development worth monitoring. Superseded the UAE's 2016 bankruptcy law.
Legal Framework Position
- Insolvency / BankruptcyPrimary / Framework Instrument
Related / Implementing Instruments
Instrument Overview
- Official Citation
- Federal Decree-Law No. 51 of 2023
- Instrument Type
- Decree
- Source Language
- Arabic (official); English translation available
- Last Verified
- 11 September 2026