Forgery under UAE Law
According to the Law of Evidence in Civil and Commercial
Transactions Federal Law No. 10 of 1992 (the
Law) the burden of proof is on the
claimant which is an established principle and also stated under
Article 1 of the Law. The law provides that the claimant or person
claiming the fact is duty bound to prove his claim and the
defendant shall have the right of denial.
The first proofs of evidence to substantiate the facts are the
official and / or customary documents. It is also established in
law that official or public documents, being created by public
official are deemed to be a proof against all disputants, including
what is proven unless falsified by methods stipulated by law.
Customary document, being document created by parties, is a proof
among the parties only, but for others it shall not be deemed
evidence, except for certain conditions. For instance, official
document may create right in rem and customary
document may create only
