Dubai ruler issues decree, sets up judicial authority

Dubai ruler has issued a decree on the ‘Judicial Authority for Resolving Jurisdictional Conflicts between DIFC Courts and Judicial Authorities in the Emirate of Dubai’. The decree establishes a new judicial authority tasked with streamlining the adjudication process and ensuring the effective administration of justice in Dubai.

The provisions of the decree apply to judicial bodies in Dubai, including the Court of Cassation, the Court of Appeal, the Court of First Instance, and any other court that will be established as part of the judicial authority in Dubai. The decree also applies to DIFC Courts.

According to Decree No. (29) of 2024, the name of the Judicial Tribunal for Dubai Courts and DIFC Courts will change to the ‘Judicial Authority for Resolving Jurisdictional Conflicts between DIFC Courts and Judicial Authorities in Dubai’, wherever it appears in any legislation applicable in the Emirate of Dubai.

According to Decree No. (29) of 2024, the president of the Court of Cassation at Dubai Courts will chair the new authority. Meanwhile, the deputy chief justice of DIFC Courts will serve as deputy chairman.

Members of the Authority also include:

Secretary general of the Dubai Judicial Council
President of the Court of Appeal at Dubai Courts
President of the Court of First Instance at Dubai Courts
Two DIFC Courts judges will be selected by the Chief Justice of DIFC Courts
The chairman of the authority has the authority to appoint an employee from any of Dubai’s judicial bodies to assume the role of the secretary general of the authority.