Subject to Article (29) of this Law, the Enforcement Judge shall have jurisdiction over: 1. The enforcement of final judgements, orders, and decisions issued by the DIFC Courts when the subject matter of enforcement is within the DIFC; 2. The enforcement of judgements and judicial decisions issued by foreign or local courts, including the Dubai Courts, in the event that the enforcement shall fall onto any of the DIFC Bodies, DIFC Establishments, Licensed DIFC Establishments, or any other entity within the DIFC. 3. The enforcement of Arbitral Awards ratified by the DIFC Courts, in the event the enforcement shall fall onto any of the DIFC Bodies, DIFC Establishments, Licensed DIFC Establishments, or any other entity within the DIFC. 4. The enforcement of judgements and judicial decisions affixed with the executory formula issued by local or foreign courts, including the Dubai Courts, as well as interim and precautionary orders and decisions issued by local or foreign courts, including the Dubai Courts, and arbitral tribunals, inside the DIFC, and in accordance with the Rules of the Courts. 5. The enforcement of Non-Muslim Wills registered in the DIFC, whether the subject matter of enforcement is within or outside of the DIFC. 6. Determination of all disputes related to interim, precautionary and urgent enforcement; and issuance of judgements, decisions and orders relevant thereto, in all circumstances in which the DIFC Courts have jurisdiction over the claim or application subject matter of the enforcement writ. 7. Determination of all disputes related to interim, precautionary and urgent enforcement; and issuance of judgements, resolutions, and orders relevant thereto within the DIFC, in cases where enforcement is based on an enforcement writ issued by an entity other than the DIFC Courts. In these cases, the DIFC Courts’ Enforcement Judge may not review the merits of the judgement, order, or decision subject to enforcement, except as provided by in this Law, in regard to enforcement procedures, without prejudice to the origin of the right adjudged.
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