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ARTICLE · 10 JANUARY 2019

Abu Dhabi Summary Court Introduction

There are thousands of court cases that come up yearly, and the majority of these are quite small in scale.

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There are thousands of court cases that come up yearly, and the majority of these are quite small in scale. Many of these cases don't require lengthy proceedings and months to tackle, and the current court structure recognizes this. There are courts available for different types of situations and also different lengths and complexities of cases.

In Abu Dhabi, the one-day labor court handles labor matters and concludes within a single day, which saves ordinary courts much time and resources.

The concept of these courts specifically present to deal with short and simple cases is tried and tested in jurisdictions such as the UK, and even in free zones such as the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) which shows its viability.

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