The Decision That Redefined Parallel Enforcement

THE DECISION THAT REDEFINED PARALLEL ENFORCEMENT (CJT005-2026)

On 3 August 2026, the Conflicts of Jurisdiction Tribunal issued a watershed decision in Application No. 005/2026, confirming a principle that will shape enforcement strategy across Dubai’s dual court system, namely, “procedural tools follow enforcement jurisdiction, not the reverse”.

BLK Partners, acting for the Applicant through its cross-practice disputes team (Abdalla Eisa, Haytham Alieh, Simon Isgar, Bader Khoury and Huda AlZein), secured a landmark partial victory establishing that the Dubai Courts, not the DIFC Courts, have exclusive jurisdiction over Part 50 examination procedures relating to assets located outside the Dubai International Financial Centre.