FAST FACTS

of employees are UAE nationals

41% 56% 176 of the DIFC Courts team are women

819 registered law firms registered individual lawyers

First court in the world accredited to the International Standards for Service Excellence (TISSE) in 2013

First ‘smart’ Small Claims Tribunal in 2016

Region’s first fully digitally integrated e-Courtroom and Case Management System in 2016

Region’s first ‘paperless’ e-bundling solution in 2018

Region’s first fully paperless Court in 2021

First Dubai entity and first UAE Court to acquire eSeal solution Ethaq in 2021

Cooperation agreements signed with ten overseas courts, in the US, UK, China, Australia, South Korea, Singapore, Kenya, Kazakhstan, Zambia, Malaysia, and Hong Kong

Judges from across the globe including United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Malaysia, and Australia