Dubai Court Archives - Fichte & Co

Time-bars, time limits and deadlines for legal cases under UAE law

A time-bar (or a statute of limitations as known under common law jurisdictions) is a statutory time limit for the enforcement of a civil claim through legal proceedings. As such a time-bar normally does not eliminate the claim, but it offers the other party an effective defence against its enforcement, thus it is a procedural...

Enforcement Of Foreign Judgements 2018

Fichte & Co is thrilled to announce our contribution to Enforcement of Foreign Judgement 2018. Our Managing Partner, Jasamin Fichte and Partner, Alessandro Tricoli have contributed to the 3rd edition of ICLG, the International Comparative Legal Guide. The UAE chapter consists: Various regimes applicable to recognising and enforcing judgments in UAE jurisdiction and the list of...

January 18, 2018

An Overview of the Appeal Process in Dubai Court

Dubai Court was founded in the year 1970 and has come to be known as prompt and equitable in the implementation of justice. Dubai Court is an integrated unit consisting of: The Court of First Instance The Court of Appeal The Court of Cassation - the highest court in the judicial system This article will...

November 20, 2017

The Welcomed Law for Administration of Estates for Non-Muslims in Dubai

The law for administration of non-Muslim estates in Dubai has recently been announced and applies in both the Dubai courts and DIFC courts. This welcomed approach provides further clarity for non-Muslim expatriates who wish to use the Dubai courts in order to register their wills instead of the DIFC Wills and Probate Registry (WPR), which...

Rescue And Revive: The New Bankruptcy Law in the UAE

The much awaited new bankruptcy law in the UAE is a complete legal framework meant to assist financially troubled companies to avoid collapse. It took effect on December 29, 2016 after being decreed by President Sheikh Khalifa. It is part of the global wave of insolvency reform referred to as the "rescue culture" and has...

February 7, 2017

Judicial Tribunal rejects DIFC Court jurisdiction

In a noteworthy first decision, the Judicial Tribunal for the Dubai Court and DIFC Court (JT), established to decide conflicts of jurisdiction between the two courts, has ruled on 27 January 2017 that Daman Real Capital Partners Company LLC v. Oger Dubai LLC case should be remitted for trial by the Dubai Court, and that the...

Shipowners May Have To Pay Twice!

Although the outcomes of arrest proceedings are becoming more predictable to the reassurance of physical bunker suppliers, it appears that shipowners will continue to be at risk of having to pay OW Bunker or its assignees under London arbitration proceedings as well as the physical suppliers if their vessels are arrested in Dubai. Following the...