AGL-UAE
AI Governance in Law: United Arab Emirates
Assessed against onshore and financial free zone instruments, including DIFC and ADGM data and technology rules.
An accredited CLPD course with the Dubai Legal Affairs Department (provider TC-2026-825, course code TC-2026-825-2102), carrying 4 CLPD points. Attendees receive the course code for filing on completion.
Registration and payment are completed on the Solari Institute course platform.
The credential
What it assesses.
- Mark
- AGL-UAE
- Family
- AGL, AI Governance in Law
- Domain
- AI governance
- Vertical
- Law
- CLPD accreditation
- Dubai Legal Affairs Department. Provider TC-2026-825, course code TC-2026-825-2102.
- CLPD points
- 4
- Endorsements
- None at present. Sub-national endorsements are added on top of this base credential.
- Status
- Pre-order
The body of knowledge
What AGL UAE covers
The credential is built around the four-layer architecture, and around the diagnostic work of placing a given client on it. One unit is taught without examination.
1
Jurisdictional mapping
Which UAE jurisdictions an organization actually touches, distinguishing onshore UAE from the DIFC, the ADGM, and other free zones operating their own regimes. This is the first question in every UAE matter and the one most often answered by assumption.
Examined
2
The federal layer and personal data
The PDPL's reach over processing that touches UAE residents' personal data regardless of where the processing occurs, its provisions on automated processing, and the conditions that trigger a Data Protection Officer designation. The Charter and the International AI Policy as the principle layer above it.
Examined
3
DIFC Regulation 10 as a governance template
The deployer and operator framework, the five design principles, the Autonomous Systems Officer function, and the prohibition on high-risk processing absent certification. Taught as a structural template worth borrowing whether or not a client formally operates in the DIFC.
Examined
4
Court-facing use before the DIFC Courts
Practical Guidance Note No. 2 of 2023 and its disclosure obligations, what a compliant disclosure contains, and how to run an AI-assisted matter so the disclosure is accurate when it is made rather than reconstructed afterward.
Examined
5
The sector layer and the emerging federal rule set
Financial services expectations under the CBUAE Guidance Note and the joint Guidelines, and how to track Federal Authority rulemaking from June 2026 forward.
Taught
AGL UAE is versioned independently, and it is revised as the Federal Authority issues binding rules. Every certificate records the version of the Solari Standard it was examined against.
The credential teaches the regulatory architecture and the governance discipline it demands. It is not advice on UAE law, and it does not substitute for UAE-qualified counsel on a specific matter.
Competency areas
What a holder must demonstrate.
- The instruments in force in this jurisdiction and how they apply to practice
- Governance structures and decision rights for adopting the domain in an organization
- Supervision and accountability where professional duty cannot be delegated
- Documentation and evidence sufficient to withstand external review
- Escalation and refusal: recognizing when the correct answer is not to proceed
Route to the credential
How a candidate proceeds.
- 01RegisterCandidate registers against the current Standard version for this jurisdiction.
- 02PreparePreparation materials map to the published competency areas.
- 03ExamineAssessment against the Standard, recorded with the version in force.
- 04Register entrySuccessful candidates are recorded with jurisdiction and any endorsements.
- 05MaintainThe maintenance cycle keeps the credential current; lapsed status is recorded.