Welcome to the dispute.ae podcast. Over the next ten episodes, we’ll explore property disputes in the UAE — how they begin, how they escalate, and the options available before formal court proceedings become necessary.

This first episode focuses on a concept many people misunderstand: pre-legal dispute resolution.

Most people think disputes exist in only two stages — either there is a problem, or there is a court case. In reality, there is an important space between those two stages, and that is where most property disputes are actually resolved.

Pre-legal dispute resolution is the structured process of resolving disputes before formal litigation begins. It does not mean the law is irrelevant, and it does not mean lawyers a ...