As part DIAC’s Arbitration Training Programme - Stage 1, Horizons & Co. Managing Partner Ali Al Zarooni will be speaking as part of the first session on day one, providing an introduction to arbitration alongside Ahmed Ibrahim of Ibrahim ADR and Faris Nasrallah, Head of Arbitration of Crescent Petroleum.

Ali will be covering ‘The role of state courts in arbitration’, within which he will explore the following:

This topic is part of a wide two day training event by DIAC on Stage 1(Basic Principles of Arbitration).

Location: Hyatt Regency Dubai Creek Heights, Dubai Healthcare City

For Further Information or to register to attend: DIAC Arbitration Training Programme – Stage 1 (Basic Principles of Arbitration) – Dubai International Arbitration Centre

As part DIAC’s Arbitration Training Programme- Stage 1, Horizons & Co. Managing Partner Ali Al Zarooni will be speaking as part of the first session on day one, providing an introduction to arbitration alongside Ahmed Ibrahim of Ibrahim ADR and Faris Nasrallah, Head of Arbitration of Crescent Petroleum.

DIAC Arbitration Training Programme – Stage 1 (Basic Principles of Arbitration) | Horizons & Co - Law Firm UAE

DIAC Arbitration Training Programme – Stage 1 (Basic Principles of Arbitration)

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Ali, Founder and Managing Partner of Horizons & Co., is one of the top lawyers in Dubai with nearly 30 years of expertise in dispute resolution as a practising Emirati lawyer.

DIAC Arbitration Training Programme – Stage 1 (Basic Principles of Arbitration)

Date of event: February 17, 2025

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