New High Court judgment reconfirms enforcement actions in UAE to be honored in UK, despite assets being transferred to escape creditors

  In 2022, the UAE Ministry of Justice confirmed there is reciprocity between the UAE and Great Britain and Northern Ireland with regards to enforcement in judicial matters. This happened after the landmark Lenkor [1]…

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Dr. Laura Voda
Overview: Enforcement Proceedings of Domestic and Foreign Judgements in the UAE

Introduction In the UAE, the general procedures for the execution and enforcement of domestic and foreign judgements are set out in Federal Law No. 11/1992 and its recent amendments (Cabinet Decision No. 57/2018 and Cabinet…

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Moaz Forawi
New horizons in cross-border enforcement? English Courts enforce a Dubai Courts judgment.

In 2020, the English High Court recognized and therefore ordered summary judgment for the enforcement of a Dubai Courts judgment. The English Courts’ approach in Lenkor Energy Trading DMCC v Puri [2020] EWHC 75 (QB)…

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Dr. Laura Voda
The Gulf Widens on Enforcement of Foreign Judgment’s

In another first in the DIFC Courts, Fichte &  Co recently represented the Defendant in the case of DNB Bank ASA v. (1) Gulf Eyadah Corporation (2) Gulf Navigation Holding PJSC, (CFI 043/2014 of 2nd…

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Fichte Legal