This Practice note sets out the legal framework for enforcing arbitral awards in the UAE, the grounds for refusing enforcement and the courts' approach to enforcement. It details changes to enforcement of foreign and domestic awards against assets located in on-shore UAE following the introduction of the UAE Federal Arbitration Law 2018 and the scope of the so-called "conduit jurisdiction" of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) in light of the establishment of the Joint Judicial Committee in Dubai.