The private of contract doctrine was recognized in the cases of Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Co. Ltd. v. Selfridge & Co. Ltd . (1915) and the case of Beswick v Beswick (1966) 1 under the English common law .Under these cases the third parties were not recognized as party to the contract and therefore, they had no right to enforce it. The effect of the doctrine was to limit the legal rights to any other person who might be affected by the terms of the contract but not directly mentioned in the contract. The law of contract on the doctrine of privity of contract asserts that you cannot have rights under the contract nor can the contract charge you with any responsibility if you are not party to it 2 . However, only those people who are party to the contract according to the English common law can be able to enforce the terms of the contract. The parties to the contract have the right to enforce the contract in the event of infringement of its terms by any one of them. The UK Act with regard to the private of contract 3 has recognized the third parties who have been mentioned in the contract either expressly or impliedly. The commission has been charged with responsibility of amending the doctrine of private of contract to recognize the rights of third parties who have been mentioned in the contract. They can be able to enforce the contract before the court of law in the event of breach of the contract as provided under the UK Act. However, the parties to the contract must have intended the third parties to derive some benefits when they were including them in the contract 4 . The UAE Civil Code limited the powers of the sub-contractors from suing the main contractors’ employer if there was a breach of the contract. The employer cannot bear any responsibility or obligation with regard to other sub-contractors. This therefore, limits the rights of the third parties from enforcing the contract against employer 5 . The UAE Civil Law therefore, recognizes only the party to the contract. According to Article 254 of the UAE Civil Code the party to the construction contract can enter a clause stipulating that the third parties will have a right to enforce the contract if their rights are infringed 6 . Article 254 of the UAE Civil Code states that  1. It shall be permissible for a person to contract in his own name imposing a condition that rights are to inure to the benefit of a third party if he has a personal interest, whether material or moral, in the performance thereof.  2. Such a condition shall confer upon the third party a direct right against the undertaker for the performance of that condition in the contract enabling him to demand the performance thereof unless there is a contrary agreement and such undertaker may rely as against the beneficiary on any defenses arising out of the contract.  3. Individual making this condition may also demand the performance of the condition in favor of the beneficiary, unless it appears from the contract that the beneficiary alone has such a right. Consequently, the construction industry laws did not recognize third parties who were not privy to the contract 7 . The construction laws recognized only those who were party to the contract directly. If a father wanted