Law
No. (7) of 2020
Amending
Law No. (21) of 2015
Concerning Judicial
Fees of the Dubai Courts[1]
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We, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler
of Dubai,
After
perusal of:
Law
No. (16) of 2009 Establishing the Centre for Amicable Settlement of Disputes;
Law
No. (21) of 2015 Concerning Judicial Fees of the Dubai Courts and its
amendments (the “Original Law”);
Law
No. (1) of 2016 Concerning the Financial Regulations of the Government of
Dubai; and
Law
No. (13) of 2016 Concerning the Judicial Authorities in the Emirate of Dubai,
Do
hereby issue this Law.
Articles
(7), (8), and (38) of the Original Law are hereby superseded by the following:
a. Notwithstanding
the provisions of the above-mentioned Law No. (16) of 2009, fifty percent (50%)
of the fees applicable to the relevant lawsuit pursuant
to
the rules stipulated in this Law will be collected when registering a dispute
with the CASD.
b. Where no settlement is reached by the parties to a dispute filed
with the CASD, and the dispute is referred to and registered with the
Competent Court, the fee payable for registration of the lawsuit
with the court, less the amount paid to the CASD, will be
collected.
c. Where a settlement is concluded between the parties to a dispute filed
with the CASD, the fifty
percent (50%) stipulated in paragraph (a) of this
Article will be refunded in full to the paying party.
The
fees payable pursuant to this Law will not apply to the following categories,
lawsuits,
applications, and appeals:
1. lawsuits, appeals, or applications filed by federal or local government entities in the Emirate or in any other emirate of the United Arab Emirates;
2. lawsuits regarding endowments, gifts, and bequests dedicated for charity or allocated to charitable associations, where these lawsuits are filed by the relevant entities;
3. lawsuits filed by the shareholders of a public joint stock company against the board of directors or the executive management of that company, where these shareholders are deemed “minority shareholders” in accordance with the relevant legislation in force;
4. appeals of alimony judgements;
5. amounts deposited by a trustee in bankruptcy on account of the bankruptcy estate;
6. amounts deposited by auction bidders on account of the price of real property;
7. amounts deposited by federal or local government entities for the account of concerned parties;
8. applications for Islam proclamation or for Embracing Islam Certificates;
9. attestation of applications for social aid; and
10. applications for death and succession certificates.
An appellant in a criminal lawsuit,
other than the Public Prosecution, must deposit with the court treasury a
non-refundable cash amount of five hundred Dirhams (AED 500.00) in case of
misdemeanour proceedings, or two hundred Dirhams (AED 200.00) in case of
infraction proceedings.
This
Law will be published in the Official Gazette and will come into force on the
day on which it is published.
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Ruler of Dubai
Issued in Dubai on
25 June 2020
Corresponding to 4 Thu al-Qidah 1441 A.H.
©2020 The Supreme Legislation Committee in the
Emirate of Dubai
[1]Every effort has been made to produce an
accurate and complete English version of this legislation. However, for the
purpose of its interpretation and application, reference must be made to the original
Arabic text. In case of conflict, the Arabic text will prevail.