COURT OF APPEAL (CA)

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The Court of Appeal deals with a variety of civil and commercial disputes. It comprises a panel of three judges, and deals with:

• Appeals filed against judgments and awards made by the CFI.

• Interpretations of any article of the DIFC’s laws based upon the request of any of the DIFC’s establishments, provided that the establishment obtains leave of the Chief Justice in this regard. Such interpretation shall have the power of law.

Cooperation With Other Courts At Home And Abroad

The DIFC Courts have signed many important memoranda with local and international courts. The DIFC Courts’ money judgments can be enforced internationally through treaties and reciprocal arrangements with common law courts overseas.

The Riyadh Convention (1983)

The GCC convention (1996)