1. If the value is not mentioned in cash but can be determined in cash, the value shall be determined by the court. 2. If the claim is an amount of money in a currency other than the UAE Currency, the value of the case shall be determined in the equivalent thereof in the currency of the UAE. 3. For the legal proceedings relating to the ownership of property, the value thereof shall be determined based on the value of the property. If the property has no known value or is a vacant land whose value is unknown, its value shall be deemed to exceed the threshold of the challenge by way of cassation. 4. If the legal proceeding is relating to a claim for validity, invalidity or rescission of a contract, its value shall be determined based on the value of the contractual object. As for the contracts of exchange, the case value shall be equal to the value of the higher of the items exchanged. 5. If the legal proceeding is relating to a claim for validity, invalidity or rescission of a continuous contract, its value shall be determined based on the total monetary consideration for the entire contract term. If the underlying contract is partially performed, the value of the legal proceeding for its rescission shall be determined based on the remaining duration of the contract term. 6. The value of legal proceedings relating to the dissolution of the company and the appointment of a liquidator thereof shall be determined based on the value of the company's capital mentioned in its Memorandum of Association. 7. The value of legal proceedings for evacuation of the leased property shall be determined based on the value of the annual rent. 8. If the legal proceeding is between a creditor and a debtor on the attachment of property or an ancillary right in-rem, its value shall be determined based on the value of the debt or the value of the property subject to the attachment or the right in-rem, whichever is lesser. For the legal proceeding instituted by any third party in respect of such property, its value shall be determined based on its value. 9. If the legal proceeding involves claims arising from a single cause of action, the value thereof shall be determined on the basis of its aggregate value. In the event that claims involved arise from various causes of action, the value of the legal proceeding shall be based on the value of each claim on a case-by-case basis. 10. Subject to Clause [1] of this Article, and with the exception of the commercial papers and papers the court instructs either of the litigants to submit or obtain, the application for issuance, retrieval or return of papers, documents or certificates shall be valued at [AED 5,000] five thousand dirhams. 11. If the legal proceeding is relating to compensation whose value is not specified, the value of the claim shall be considered not exceeding the threshold of the challenge by way of cassation. 12. If the legal proceeding is relating to a claim whose value cannot be determined according to the aforementioned rules, its value shall be considered equal to the minimum threshold prescribed for the challenge by way of cassation.
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