How the UAE penal code is being used to intimidate
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Some counsel in the United Arab Emirates are expressly referring to article 257 of the jurisdiction's revised penal code, which states that arbitrators can be imprisoned for lack of independence, in "a transparent attempt to intimidate tribunals" said Michael Black QC in a lecture in Dubai yesterday.
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