United Arab Emirates · statute of limitations
Statute of Limitations for Common Law Fraud / Deceit in United Arab Emirates
By DocketMath TeamUpdated May 16, 20261 min read
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How the limitation period applies
The controlling primary authority for AE fraud_deceit SOL (Art. 473) is Art. 473.
Art. 473. تسقط بالتقادم دعوى التعويض الناشئة عن الغش أو الإكراه بانقضاء ثلاث سنوات من اليوم الذي علم فيه المتضرر بالغش أو بزوال الإكراه.
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Sources
All sources are official primary law published by uaelegislation.gov.ae.
Corroboration method: spa_subagent_dual_fetch.
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