To file a lawsuit the litigant or his/her representative is required to submit a ‘statement of claim’ along with the supporting documents to the Case Management office into the court. Either there can be creation of electronic records for such lawsuits. Initially A copy of the litigant’s claim is to be received by each defendant.
The statement of claim mainly includes: –
- The Personal details and address of both the litigant and the defendant.
- the subject-matter of the lawsuit.
- The grounds and request.
- the date of submission of the lawsuit to the Case Management Office.
- The court before the law suit is filed.
- The signature of the litigant or his or her representative.
A copy of a contract is required if the case is related to nullification, revocation or validation.
The UAE’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, they must attest the original judgement for implementation if the judgement is issued in abroad ( If enforcing a foreign judgment before UAE courts )
As per the UAE court, documents presented must be in Arabic language; otherwise it must be translated into Arabic by a legal translator approved by the UAE’s Ministry of Justice.
If the law suit is to be submitted to the attorney, it has to be signed by the litigant itself. After submitting the documents, the litigant or the attorney will be asked to pay the court fee based on the type of the case.
The court will give the case number and the date of hearing. There will be a notification on the defendant within 10 days from the statement filing date and this will be done by the clerk of the court (the bailiff).
According to the provisions of the UAE Civil Procedures law, section 3, the litigant has to make sure that the court has the jurisdiction to hear the particular case.
For further detailed information please refer to the following links:
- eFile a case-Ministry of Justice
- Case registration– Dubai Courts