New partnerships

The DIFC Courts continued to strengthen its partner ecosystem and signed several agreements in 2022 with entities across the public and private sectors, as well as with academic institutions.

Enjaz Government Transaction Center

The DIFC Courts signed an agreement with Enjaz Government Transaction Center which served to expand the service offerings of the DIFC Courts and to support court user service preferences.

Tableegh Services

The DIFC Courts signed an agreement with Tableegh Legal Notifications Services which served to expand the service offerings of the DIFC Courts and to support court user service preferences.

Auction Apps

The DIFC Courts signed an agreement with Auction Apps Auction Organising which served to expand the service offerings of the DIFC Courts and to support court user service preferences.

Fujairah Chamber of Commerce and Industry

The DIFC Courts signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Fujairah Chamber of Commerce and Industry to enhance cooperation between the two parties and provide an opportunity to exchange information and experience in areas of common interest to reinforce their strategic goals and interests.

University of Sharjah

The DIFC Courts and the University of Sharjah (UoS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will foster attraction and competitiveness for the next generation of law students. Under the MoU, the two parties will utilise their capabilities to exchange information, statistics, publications, magazines, periodicals and regulations governing their public service activities. The Memorandum is based on the applicable legal systems and complements the existing legal and administrative procedures in the UAE.

Outreach and engagement

An important feature of the DIFC Courts’ outreach and engagement work is welcoming delegations to Dubai and the DIFC, as well as participating in overseas trade visits and speaking at industry conferences.

Public engagements

Justices, Registry personnel, and the Executive team actively promoted the work of the DIFC Courts to business and legal communities in the UAE and internationally in 2022. The team spoke at and attended many important domestic, regional, and international conferences, including:

JAN

› World Space Risk Forum 2022

MAR

› Destination Dubai at Expo 2022

› Knowledge Summit

› International Conference on Arbitration in the Era of Globalization- 4th edition

› 12th Annual MENA Legal & Compliance Conference

› Space Arbitration Event

› United Arab Emirates University

› Space Café “33 MAY

› Digital Transformation Summit

› Practical Insights into Commercial Arbitration in the Abraham Accords Economy

› Tun Zaki Moot Competition 2022

› Inaugural Meeting of Chief Justices and Judges in charge of Technology

› Third Seminar of International Commercial Expert

› Committee of the Supreme People’s Court

› Umm Al Quwain Free Trade Zone Authority

› Gulf Disputes Seminar

› LCIA Symposium

› GITEX Global 2022

› Standing International Forum of Commercial Courts (SIFoCC) 4th Full Meeting

› Arab and International Arbitrators (AIA)

› International Construction Claims and ADR Conference 2022

› University of Sharjah

› Dubai Arbitration Week (DAW)

› Oman Commercial Arbitration Centre

› Israeli Institute of Commercial Arbitration

› Asian International Arbitration Centre

› 6th African Space Generation Workshop (AF-SGW)

› Saudi Law Conference

› Saudi Ministry of Justice

Visiting delegations

Numerous delegations of government leaders, representatives of other court systems and students visited the DIFC Courts during 2022 to learn more about our judicial system, including:

› Supreme Court of Kazakhstan

› Belgian Finance Center FinTech Belgium

› Board of Grievances, Saudi Arabia

› Minister of State for Entrepreneurship and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)

› Strathmore University, Law School

› Ministry of Tolerance UAE

› Strathmore University, Law School

› University of Ajman

› Dubai Civil Aviation Authority

› Bahrain Bar Society

› The Indonesian Constitutional Court

› Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) Courts

› American University in the Emirates

› European Centre for Career Education

› Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Enforcement with other regional and international courts is also rising each year and our connectivity network matures. The Registry intends on building further relationships with court systems worldwide making it possible for judgment debtors to identify points of contact within courts through our existing network.