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ARTICLE · 06 JUNE 2016

Abu Dhabi Global Market Courts Procedural Developments

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Today the Courts of the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGMC), located in Abu Dhabi's international financial centre, released a raft of new procedural rules and directions.

United Arab EmiratesLitigation, Mediation & Arbitration
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Today the Courts of the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGMC), located in Abu Dhabi's international financial centre, released a raft of new procedural rules and directions. Included are the  Court Procedure Rules (the ADGMC Rules), Practice Directions, a schedule of Court Fees and mandatory conduct rules applicable to legal practitioners appearing before the ADGMC. The ADGMC Rules came into force on 30 May 2016.

In addition the ADGMC has also published the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the UAE Ministry of Justice and the ADGMC entered into on 15 May 2016.

The MoU deals with the manner in which the ADGMC and the UAE Ministry of Justice will cooperate in legal and judicial matters.

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