Under United Arab Emirates law, oral agreements are prima facie, enforceable. The extent of third-party effectiveness depends on the actions of the parties to determine whether a contract is actually in force, for example. B if they have demonstrated the contractual intent and have agreed on the terms of the agreement. In the absence of a special agreement, the rules of commercial practices and customs apply to all matters not provided for in the Commercial Code or other commercial affairs. The Commercial Code also provides that local practices take precedence over general practices and, in the absence of commercial practices, provisions in civil matters apply, insofar as they are not incompatible with the general principles of a commercial activity. The video and metadata package is available for non-commercial academic research.