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ARTICLE · 30 MARCH 2020

DIFC Courts To Operate Remotely

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In an effort to protect the health and wellbeing of the Judges, Registry Team and Court Users, DIFC Courts in a communication sent on Tuesday March 17, 2020 to all Registered Practitioners and Court Users.

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In an effort to protect the health and wellbeing of the Judges, Registry Team and Court Users, DIFC Courts in a communication sent on Tuesday March 17, 2020 to all Registered Practitioners and Court Users announced that the DIFC Courts and its Registry will operate completely on a remote basis. The decision applies to all Court levels and Services within the DIFC Courts and Registry.

The doors of the DIFC Courts, Registry offices, Courts' library and other rooms will be physically closed from 17 March 2020 until 26 April 2020 or pending further notice.

Teleconference, videoconference and online services

The announcement advised that all hearings conducted from 17 March 2020 will be via teleconference and hearing dial-in arrangements will be communicated by the Court's Registry. All hearings conducted for Small Claims Tribunal cases will be either through video-conference (for overseas litigants) or teleconference (for those situated in the UAE).

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