In his capability because the Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE issued Decree No. (29) of 2024 on the ‘Judicial Authority for Resolving Jurisdictional Conflicts between DIFC Courts and Judicial Authorities within the Emirate of Dubai’.
The provisions of the Decree are relevant to judicial our bodies in Dubai, together with the Court docket of Cassation, the Court docket of Enchantment and the Court docket of First Occasion, and another courtroom that shall be established as a part of the Judicial Authority in Dubai. The Decree additionally applies to DIFC Courts.
As per the Decree, the title of the Judicial Tribunal for Dubai Courts and DIFC Courts shall be modified to the ‘Judicial Authority for Resolving Jurisdictional Conflicts between DIFC Courts and Judicial Authorities in Dubai’, wherever it seems in any laws relevant within the Emirate of Dubai.
In response to the Decree, the brand new Authority shall be chaired by the President of the Court docket of Cassation at Dubai Courts, whereas the Deputy Chief Justice of DIFC Courts will function Deputy Chairman of the Authority. Members of the Authority additionally embrace the Secretary Basic of the Dubai Judicial Council, the President of the Court docket of Enchantment at Dubai Courts, the President of the Court docket of First Occasion at Dubai Courts, and two DIFC Courts judges chosen by the Chief Justice of DIFC Courts.
The Chairman of the Authority is authorised to nominate an worker from any of Dubai’s judicial our bodies to imagine the position of the Secretary Basic of the Authority.
In response to the Decree, the Authority is tasked with figuring out the competent courtroom for disputes, specifying enforceable judgments in case of conflicts, and implementing duties assigned by the Ruler of Dubai or the Chairman of the Dubai Judicial Council.
In response to the Decree, selections issued by the Authority are closing and never topic to enchantment in any kind.
Moreover, the authorized guidelines set by the Judicial Authority in selections underneath the purview of the Decree shall be thought of as judicial rules binding on all courts, together with these of the DIFC Courts. Any subsequent ruling conflicting with these guidelines are topic to enchantment by legally outlined channels.
The Chairman of the Dubai Judicial Council will subject the choices essential to implement this Decree which replaces Decree No. (19) of 2016 on the Judicial Tribunal for the Dubai Courts and DIFC Courts
This Decree annuls another laws which will contradict it. Choices issued as a part of Decree No. (19) of 2016 will stay in place so far as it doesn’t contradict with this Decree, till new ones exchange them.
Decree No. (29) of 2024 shall be printed within the Official Gazette, and is efficient the day after its publication.
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