DIFC Courts

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DIFC Courts is an independent English-language common law judiciary based in the Dubai International Financial Centre that handles civil and commercial disputes, particularly those related to international finance and business.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf common law court ⓘ
court system ⓘ
judicial authority ⓘ
basedOn English common law principles ⓘ
cooperatesWith Dubai Courts ⓘ
foreign judiciaries ⓘ
country United Arab Emirates ⓘ
employs UAE national judges ⓘ
international judges ⓘ
establishedBy Dubai Law No. 12 of 2004 ⓘ
follows DIFC laws ⓘ
rules of evidence based on common law ⓘ
governs civil and commercial matters within DIFC ⓘ
handles civil disputes ⓘ
commercial disputes ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Dubai International Financial Centre Courts ⓘ
linked to: DIFC Courts
hasChiefJustice Zaki Azmi ⓘ
hasPart Court of Appeal ⓘ
linked to: court of appeal

Court of First Instance ⓘ
Small Claims Tribunal ⓘ
Technology and Construction Division ⓘ
Wills and Probate Registry ⓘ
hasWebsite https://www.difccourts.ae ⓘ
independentFrom Dubai onshore courts ⓘ
linked to: Dubai Courts
jurisdiction Dubai International Financial Centre ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalSystem common law ⓘ
locatedIn Dubai ⓘ
Dubai International Financial Centre ⓘ
notCompetentFor criminal matters ⓘ
family law matters ⓘ
offers enforcement of judgments outside DIFC via treaties and memoranda ⓘ
enforcement of judgments within DIFC ⓘ
opt-in jurisdiction for commercial parties ⓘ
provides mediation services ⓘ
remote hearings ⓘ
small claims procedures ⓘ
purpose to provide an independent judiciary for financial and commercial disputes ⓘ
regionServed Middle East ⓘ
global financial community ⓘ
sector financial services ⓘ
international business ⓘ
specializesIn business disputes ⓘ
international finance disputes ⓘ
typeOfJurisdiction civil and commercial ⓘ
uses electronic case management systems ⓘ

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DIFC Courts → hasAlternativeName → Dubai International Financial Centre Courts ⓘ
linked to: DIFC Courts
Dubai Law No. 12 of 2004 → creates → Dubai International Financial Centre Courts ⓘ
linked to: DIFC Courts
Dubai Law No. 12 of 2004 → appliesTo → DIFC Courts ⓘ
Court of First Instance (DIFC Courts) → partOf → DIFC Courts ⓘ
subject linked to: Court of First Instance
Court of First Instance (DIFC Courts) → courtSystem → DIFC Courts system ⓘ
subject linked to: Court of First Instance
linked to: DIFC Courts
Court of First Instance (DIFC Courts) → appealsTo → DIFC Court of Appeal ⓘ
subject linked to: Court of First Instance
linked to: DIFC Courts
Court of First Instance (DIFC Courts) → hasProceduralRules → DIFC Courts Rules of Court ⓘ
subject linked to: Court of First Instance
linked to: DIFC Courts
Court of First Instance (DIFC Courts) → decisionsReviewableBy → DIFC Court of Appeal ⓘ
subject linked to: Court of First Instance
linked to: DIFC Courts
Wills and Probate Registry → partOf → DIFC Courts ⓘ
Zaki Azmi → employer → DIFC Courts ⓘ