Dubai DIFC Courts Law

Article 32 — Article (32) Enforcement by the Dubai Courts

Dubai legislation · DIFC Courts

A. The Enforcement Judge shall seek the assistance of the Dubai Courts’ Enforcement Judge to enforce Writs of Enforcement issued by the DIFC Courts, where the object of enforcement is situated outside of DIFC. Such enforcement shall be subject to the following conditions: 1. the judgement, order, or decision issued by the DIFC Courts to be enforced shall be final and executory; 2. the judgement, order, or decision issued by the DIFC Courts to be enforced shall be accompanied by an official translation to the Arabic language; 3. the executory formula shall be affixed to the judgement, order, or decision issued by the DIFC Courts; 4. the DIFC Courts issue an official letter to the Dubai Courts requesting the deputisation of another court for the enforcement of the judgement, order, or decision issued by the DIFC Courts; and 5. the settlement of the prescribed enforcement fees by the party seeking enforcement as required by the Dubai Courts. B. The Civil Code applied in the Dubai Courts shall be applicable to the enforcement of the DIFC Courts’ judgements, orders, and decisions under this Article. However, the Enforcement Judge in Dubai Courts may not review the merits of the case, except as stipulated in this Law in regards to enforcement procedures, and without prejudice to the origin of the right adjudged. C. The Dubai Courts’ Enforcement Judge who carries out the enforcement in accordance with this Article shall inform the DIFC Courts’ Enforcement Judge of the actions taken with regards to the enforcement proceedings and he shall transfer any funds received, and in the event that the Dubai Courts’ Enforcement Judge determines that there are legal reasons preventing him from enforcing the Writ, he shall inform the DIFC Courts’ Enforcement Judge of his decision.

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