Why the onshore Dubai Courts feel unfamiliar to common law lawyers: cases run on documents, facts are found by a court-appointed expert, precedent binds loosely…
The DIFC Court of Appeal has dismissed the appeal in Kapova v Makovini (CA 012/2026), confirming that a settlement can be enforced within stayed proceedings…
A pleading is not a boarding pass to trial. How RDC Part 24 lets the DIFC Courts dispose of claims and defences with no real…
A successful jurisdictional objection ends the proceedings before the merits are ever examined. How Article 14 of the DIFC Courts Law and RDC Part 12…
The DIFC Small Claims Tribunal has quietly become a forum of strategic choice, with opt-in claims rising sharply. How RDC Part 53 works, where its…
In DIFC litigation, the choice between RDC Part 7 and Part 8 is not mere categorisation but a strategic election that shapes the timetable, evidentiary…
A missed deadline in DIFC litigation is rarely just a calendar problem — it can cost a party its evidence, its pleading, or its case.…
Service of process in the DIFC Courts is layered and unforgiving: a common-law enclave inside a civil-law jurisdiction. This guide maps the RDC rules for…
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