Welcome back to the dispute.ae podcast. I’m Paul, and this is Episode 5.

This episode focuses on one of the most important provisions in Dubai off-plan property disputes: Article 11 of Law No. 19 of 2017. Many buyers involved in off-plan disputes have heard it referenced but have never actually understood how it works.

A common source of confusion is that there is more than one “Article 11” in Dubai real estate legislation. The relevant provision for off-plan termination disputes is Article 11 of Law No. 19 of 2017, which amended Law No. 13 of 2008 governing the Interim Real Property Register. This is the article that determines what happens when an off-plan sale agreement is terminated due to buyer default.

The purpose of the 2017 amendment ...