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Federal Decree-Law No. (25) of 2025 — Complete bilingual text (Arabic/English) of the UAE Civil Transactions Law, all 1422 articles across 4 books

Unofficial Machine Translation — For Information Only. The English translation has been generated by AI and has not been reviewed by a qualified legal translator. For authoritative reference, always consult the original Arabic text as published in the Official Gazette. Effective date: 01.06.2026.

Federal Decree-Law No. 25 of 2025

Civil Transactions Law

قانون المعاملات المدنية

Complete bilingual text (Arabic / English). Unofficial machine translation — consult the Official Gazette for authoritative reference.

1,422 articles
4 books
1 June 2026 effective
replaces Law No. 5/1985
0
Preliminary Chapterباب تمهيدي — أحكام عامة
1 – 98
Application of the Law→1 – 30Interpretive Jurisprudential Maxims→31 – 38Persons→39 – 78Property and Things→79 – 83Rights→84 – 98
1
Obligationsالالتزامات
1 – 444
Sources of Obligation99 – 338
ContractFormation, interpretation, validity, effects, dissolution→99 – 243Unilateral Juridical Act→244 – 253Harmful Act (Tort)Personal liability, liability for others, custodian liability→254 – 318Beneficial ActUnjust enrichment, undue receipt, negotiorum gestio→319 – 336The Law→337 – 338
Effects of Obligations339 – 444
General Provisions→339 – 342Means of PerformanceVoluntary, equivalent, compulsory execution→343 – 353Attributes of the ObligationConditions, terms→354 – 370Plurality of Subject Matter→371 – 380Plurality of PartiesJoint liability, indivisibility, transfer→381 – 424Extinction of ObligationRelease, impossibility, limitation→425 – 444
2
Named Contractsالعقود المسماة
445 – 1035
Ownership Transfer445 – 684
SaleElements, effects, warranties, special sales→445 – 547Barter→548 – 551GiftConditions, effects, revocation→552 – 590Loan→591 – 601Partnership→602 – 654Mudarabah→655 – 670Settlement→671 – 684
Usufruct685 – 811
LeaseElements, effects, termination, special types→685 – 787Loan for Use→788 – 811
Work Contracts812 – 945
Construction (Muqawalah)→812 – 839Employment→840 – 865Agency (Wakala)→866 – 903Bailment→904 – 930Custodianship→931 – 945
Aleatory Contracts946 – 985
Competition→946 – 947Life Annuity→948 – 952InsuranceTakaful, fire, life→953 – 985
Suretyship / Kafala986 – 1035
General Provisions→986 – 1001Effects→1002 – 1028Termination→1029 – 1035
3
Real Rightsالحقوق العينية الأصلية
1036 – 1295
Right of Ownership1036 – 1212
General Provisions→1036 – 1049Co-OwnershipMuhaya'a, family, apartments→1050 – 1106Causes of Acquiring OwnershipInheritance, accession, pre-emption→1107 – 1212
Derived Rights1213 – 1295
Usufruct, Use, Habitation, Musataha→1213 – 1261Easement Rights→1262 – 1295
4
Security Rightsالتأمينات العينية
1296 – 1422
Security Mortgage1296 – 1342
Definition and Creation→1296 – 1308EffectsBetween parties, third parties, priority→1309 – 1336Extinction→1337 – 1342
Possessory Pledge1343 – 1397
Definition and Creation→1343 – 1361Effects→1362 – 1378Special ProvisionsReal estate, movables, debts→1379 – 1395Extinction→1396 – 1397
Privileges1398 – 1422
General Provisions→1398 – 1404TypesPrivileges on movables and immovables→1405 – 1422

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