Contract Intelligence · Dubai
Contract management software for Dubai businesses.
Most contracts a Dubai business signs sit under onshore UAE law — the federal civil code — where the Arabic version of a bilingual contract generally governs and disputes are heard by the Dubai Courts. StartedUp is built for exactly that reality, not for a US or European default.
Dubai · what's different
What onshore Dubai contracts turn on
Onshore Dubai applies UAE federal civil law (the Civil Transactions Law), and the Dubai Courts hear disputes in Arabic. That differs from the DIFC and ADGM free-zone common-law systems within the same emirate.
For bilingual contracts, where the Arabic and English versions disagree and no precedence clause is stated, the Arabic text generally governs onshore — a risk that an English-only review will not catch.
Personal-data clauses are measured against the federal PDPL, and auto-renewal notice windows must be computed against the actual contract terms, not assumed.
How StartedUp handles it
Built to read Dubai contracts correctly.
Native Arabic and bilingual review
StartedUp reads the Arabic text directly — no pre-translation step — and flags bilingual contracts that don't state which language version prevails.
Onshore jurisdiction awareness
It distinguishes onshore Dubai (federal civil law) from DIFC and ADGM, so a contract is analysed under the right system.
Renewals and obligations tracked
Every renewal, notice deadline and obligation lands on a calendar with alerts at 90, 60, 30 and 7 days — one place for a whole Dubai portfolio.
How it works
From a PDF to a tracked, de-risked contract in minutes.
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Upload
Drop in a PDF, DOCX or paste the text — English, Arabic or bilingual. The original is stored and downloadable.
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Extract & analyse
AI pulls parties, dates, values, renewal terms and obligations, runs the UAE red-flag rules, and cites every finding to its clause.
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Track & get alerted
Obligations land on a calendar. Alerts fire at 90, 60, 30 and 7 days before every renewal and deadline.
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Act, with approval
Generate a draft non-renewal notice in English or Arabic. A named person approves before anything is final — recorded in the audit trail.
Red flags that matter in the Dubai
The quiet clauses that cost the most.
- Arabic/English version-precedence left unstated on a bilingual contract
- Auto-renewal with a notice window you're about to miss
- Missing or foreign governing law on an onshore Dubai contract
- Missing PDPL data-protection provisions where personal data is processed
- Uncapped liability and asymmetric indemnities
See it on your own contracts.
Upload a contract and get the extracted terms, obligations and red flags in minutes. Free to start — no card required.
FAQ
Dubai contract questions
Is StartedUp built for Dubai contracts?
Yes — it handles onshore UAE law (which governs most Dubai contracts), reads Arabic and English natively, checks Arabic/English precedence, and tracks renewals and obligations. It is decision support, not legal advice.
Does the Arabic or English version of my Dubai contract govern?
For onshore contracts, where the versions disagree and no precedence clause is stated, the Arabic text generally governs. StartedUp flags bilingual contracts that leave this unstated.
Does it cover DIFC and ADGM too?
Yes — it classifies each contract as onshore UAE, DIFC, ADGM or foreign and analyses it under the right system.
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