Approved the new strategic plan for the DIFC Courts

Maktoum bin Mohammed: Establishing a court for the digital economy and specialized departments for intellectual property

• The Dubai Financial Center Courts are working to increase their operational efficiency and expand the adoption of digital orders and judgments.

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His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance and President of the Dubai International Financial Center, has approved the new DIFC Courts Strategy for the years 2022-2024, which aims to develop a judicial support system and achieve more global justice. According to a developed work system that employs the latest modern technologies in procedures and transactions.

His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed stressed that “the courts of the Dubai International Financial Center are anticipating challenges in the judicial field, with a sophisticated, smart and flexible judicial support system, keeping pace with the proactive approach of the Emirate of Dubai and the UAE in various fields, and through the new strategy, it enhances its ability, capabilities and tools in Providing the efficient justice required by the global financial, commercial and economic sector, including the emerging disputes resulting from transactions of a digital and technical nature that are more modern and complex.

His Highness said yesterday: "Today we approved the strategy of the Dubai International Financial Center Courts for the next three years... a new and integrated system that employs modern capabilities and technologies in supporting the judiciary and settling disputes, in a way that supports the strengthening of Dubai's leadership and position as a global destination for financial and business activities."

projects and initiatives

His Highness added: “The DIFC Courts will focus on implementing projects and initiatives based on digital transformation, employing artificial intelligence in their transactions and procedures, establishing a judicial network and an international court for the digital economy, specialized intellectual property departments, virtual courts and other (blockchain) technologies, with the aim of consolidating Successful international justice and keeping pace with developments.

His Highness said in a tweet on Twitter yesterday: "Thank God, we have approved the new plan for the courts of the Dubai Financial Center, which includes the establishment of a court for the digital economy, specialized departments for intellectual property, a new system for remote registration of wills, a new center for the deposit of wills in the state, and the launch of comprehensive virtual courts. and new systems for consulting, certification and documentation.

His Highness added: "In the eight principles of Dubai, set by Mohammed bin Rashid, he says: (Justice is a state, strength and pride, and ensuring stability and prosperity.. No one is above the law in Dubai). This is our approach in all our courts in Dubai.. We constantly renew our plans to achieve speedy justice. ...and complete..and complete..for all, God willing..and God bless.

 4 main pillars

The strategic plan of the Dubai International Center Courts focuses on following the highest quality standards in doing business, through four main pillars: judicial excellence, excellence in the provision of various services, reliance on an infrastructure that provides the latest technical means of communication, in addition to formulating and implementing innovative solutions. .

The strategic action plan seeks to ensure continuous work towards integrating the highest international standards of legal procedures, and easy and rapid access to court services, in the light of a highly interconnected smart court system capable of keeping pace with the changes and requirements of global trade, enhancing the efficiency of dispute settlement and access to multiple court services.

The new plan includes a package of projects and initiatives amounting to approximately 28 projects that support the leadership of the Emirate of Dubai and its position as a global business center, and is specifically designed to raise the level of judicial excellence, service excellence, communication and innovation, including the launch of a new international court for the digital economy to lead the way in resolving disputes related to emerging technologies. And the establishment of specialized departments in the field of intellectual property and virtual courts with comprehensive and integrated electronic capabilities, the establishment of courts for “blockchain” technologies and a new system for managing claims and customer relations, developing a portfolio of digital assets and new mechanisms for certification and authentication services, and working to expand cooperation with national, regional and international bodies and institutions.

A new center for the deposit of wills in the United Arab Emirates and a system for registering wills remotely.

In addition to providing advisory and digital services in several languages.

digital system

The strategic plan relies on a comprehensive digital system, which ensures the provision of smart and easy-to-use court systems capable of keeping pace with and meeting the expected needs of litigation procedures related to global trade.

The innovative applications of these technologies will support the ability of the DIFC Courts’ tools to overcome language barriers, borders, currencies, and others, as relying on artificial intelligence will simplify the methodology for reviewing cases, providing a realistic virtual presence, dispensing with copies of documents, and allowing time to perform more important and complex tasks. And other procedures that will be developed based on the use of modern technology and artificial intelligence systems.

The future research that will be provided by the Dubai International Financial Center Courts will also combine expertise and resources to study ways to address disputes arising from private and public “blockchain” transactions, by including regulatory and contractual clauses in the smart contract, while the implications of this for the flows of this are currently being studied. Cross-border data, digital governance and data management, and ensuring information protection and security in business relationships, helping drive the digital economy forward.

international reference standards

For his part, Director of the DIFC Courts, Judge Omar Al Muhairi, said: “The increasing adoption of digital platforms, paperless processes and virtual hearings has prompted the formulation of a new reality that invests in and enhances opportunities to provide quality services to various parties, and in this context, the DIFC Courts will continue to Global, by combining a modern and flexible digital infrastructure with judicial and service excellence, setting benchmarks for international commercial courts.

It is noteworthy that the DIFC Courts launched in 2021 a new circuit in their courts, the International Digital Economy Court, which aims to simplify the process of settling complex civil and commercial disputes related to the digital economy, and to review national and international lawsuits related to current and emerging technologies, including big data and IT technologies. Blockchain, cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence, and cloud services.

At the beginning of 2022, the new court tasked a group of international lawyers and industry experts with drafting and adopting new specialized rules for the Digital Economy Court.

The DIFC Courts are increasing their operational efficiency, expanding the adoption of digital orders and rulings, and conducting more than 95% of court sessions remotely. The DIFC Courts are also strengthening their position as the first paperless court in the region in 2021, as It performs 100% of its internal operations and direct customer services entirely digital.

Strategic Plan for DIFC Courts 2022-2024

• Launching a new international court for the digital economy to lead the way in resolving disputes related to emerging technologies.

• A new center for the deposit of wills in the United Arab Emirates.

• A new system for remote registration of wills.

• A new case management system and a unified customer relationship management system.

• Specialized departments in the field of intellectual property, virtual courts with comprehensive and integrated electronic capabilities, and courts for "blockchain" technologies.

• A portfolio of digital assets and new mechanisms for authentication and authentication services.

• Providing advisory and digital services in several languages.

Special Projects

Special project initiatives, within the framework of the Future Courts initiative, have enhanced the ability of the DIFC Courts to implement advanced research and development activities, and to enhance technical solutions in court departments, such as initiatives based on "blockchain technology", programs supporting artificial intelligence, and computing-based solutions cloud.

Deputy Ruler of Dubai:

• «Dubai Financial Center Courts anticipate challenges in the judicial field, with a sophisticated, intelligent and flexible system».

• "The new strategy enhances Dubai's leadership and position as a global destination for business and financial activities."

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