You’re doing a deal in the United Arab Emirates. Structure, warranties and what survives completion are where the value actually moves.
Information, not advice
This page is information, not legal advice about your matter. A retainer begins only when a lawyer confirms it.
Start here
Agree the shape of the deal before anyone starts drafting
Onshore transfers need notarisation and licensing approval. Free zone transfers follow the zone's own process. Which route you take sets the timetable.
What to work through, in order
Deal structure
Onshore share transfers involve notarisation and licensing authority approval, while free zone transfers follow the zone’s own registrar process. Foreign ownership rules may still apply by sector.
Warranties and what survives completion
Enforceability of warranty limitations onshore is read against Civil Code good-faith principles, while DIFC and ADGM deals follow common-law drafting conventions more closely.
Approvals and filings
Licensing authority approvals, sector regulator consent, and merger control under the federal competition regime. Free zone transactions add the zone registrar’s own process.
Next steps
What happens if you go ahead
Scoping call
Written scope and fixed-fee quote
Engagement, once a lawyer confirms
Who would handle it
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