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5/23/25, 10:14 AM SLC holds workshop on ‘The Impact of Language on Legal Drafting’ - Middle East News 247

SLC holds workshop on ‘The Impact of Language

on Legal Drafting’

By News Desk 22/05/2025

The General Secretariat of the Supreme Legislation Committee in the Emirate of Dubai (SLC) held an
awareness workshop titled ‘The Impact of Language on Legal Drafting,’ as part of its ongoing efforts to
advance the quality of legislative frameworks and empower legal professionals. This initiative reflects the

SLC’s strategic focus on enhancing Arabic legal drafting skills and promoting clarity and coherence in the
legislation issued by the Government of Dubai.

The workshop, led by Salem Ibrahim Al Ahmad, Head of the Research and Publication Section at the SLC
Legislative Awareness Directorate, emphasised the importance of mastering precise linguistic rules to draft
clear, coherent legal provisions— an essential skill to prevent ambiguity and misinterpretation. He also

illustrated the differences between formal legal language and everyday language through practical examples.

Key topics covered during the workshop included the characteristics and unique features of Arabic legal

language, such as precision, clarity, and formality. It also addressed how drafting choices influence the
meaning and interpretation of legislative provisions. Moreover, the session highlighted common linguistic

errors in legal drafting, such as redundancy and the use of indirect expressions that may lead to ambiguity or
legal loopholes. The workshop further introduced methods for developing legal drafting skills, including the

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