The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department announced that 100% of the remote trial sessions will be made available to litigants, in addition to transactions of notary and documentation, family orientation and judicial execution sessions, noting that it activated remote litigation using the visual communication system, to include all civil departments, personal status, rents, and inheritance. And urgent cases and legacies, in addition to the Chambers to prepare the case.
In detail, the Undersecretary of the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department, Counselor Yusuf Saeed Al-Abri, affirmed that expanding the activation of the remote litigation system to include all judicial departments in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, aims to support the business continuity system, stressing that the judicial system in Abu Dhabi proved during the current crisis its effectiveness in Maintaining the quality of judicial services provided by diversifying its methods of work to meet the requirements of changing circumstances, without prejudice to the legal controls of the litigation process.
Al-Abri pointed to the commitment of the Abu Dhabi Judiciary to excellence in performance in terms of speedy adjudication of cases and the quality of judicial rulings, in addition to simplifying procedures in order to facilitate access to justice in line with legal legislation, and contributes to maintaining the safety of department employees and customers.
He stressed that activating the trials system through visual communication techniques in cooperation and coordination with the police authorities, enhances the quality of judicial services provided in accordance with the highest standards, to achieve speedy adjudication of cases and the quality of judicial rulings, while ensuring that procedures are facilitated for all parties to cases, and in line with legislation and procedures Legal.
The department confirmed the expansion of providing judicial enforcement services remotely through its website and registration using the smart login account, and through the offices of lawyers, in the context of the continuation of development efforts to enhance the effectiveness of the judicial system, noting the launch of new services for the financial filing process in the implementation file «remote» And the exchange operations, with the possibility of updating the international account number (IBAN), supporting the submission of applications and canceling the procedures through the “smart login” account on the department’s website, and strengthening that by providing a service linking the implementation parties with their files through the account itself.
She pointed out that activating the registration of family guidance requests, reconciliation and reconciliation through the department's website, and holding meetings between the parties through visual communication, comes in support of the business continuity system in light of the readiness of advanced technical systems and the employment of the latest technological means to ensure the sustainability of the provision of services in an easy and accessible manner according to the procedures followed, Especially for the time being.
She pointed out that the adoption of a visual communication technique for holding family orientation sessions remotely, after completing the registration process electronically, includes discussing the issues between the two parties and trying to reach an amicable settlement and a binding agreement that preserves the rights of each of them. In the event of disagreement, the matter is referred to the competent court in accordance with the established procedures Meanwhile, 54 files for family counseling were registered remotely during the current month.
Statistics of the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department showed that the Abu Dhabi Commercial Court held 579 videoconference sessions remotely at various levels of primary litigation and appeals, since the activation of the remote work plan at the Judicial Department within the precautionary measures to preserve the health and safety of employees and auditors.
The department indicated the completion of more than 664 transactions for the administration of the notary and documentation since the commencement of the application of the remote work, and the continuity of the work adopted by the department in the context of contributing to the state's efforts to limit the spread of the Corona virus emerging (Covid-19), pointing out that the average completion of one transaction is 10 minutes in the event that the transaction fulfills all the required conditions and documents, as the completion of the transactions includes visual communication with the customer to ensure his personality in accordance with the legal requirements for completing the transactions, which included the transactions of the notary department and the documentation department, in addition to the office of non-Muslims.
Live broadcast of the sessions
The President of the Abu Dhabi Criminal Court, Advisor Al-Awadi Al-Mahri, stated that remote litigation in the criminal courts allows the trial of the accused while he is at the headquarters of correctional and punitive facilities via video screens, where the sessions are broadcast directly and live to consider the case, and then a decision or ruling is issued.
He pointed out that the application of this system comes according to Federal Law No. 5 of 2017 regarding the use of remote communication technology in criminal procedures, which allowed the competent authorities to use that technology in procedures with the accused, the victim, witness, lawyer, expert, translator or plaintiff Of the civil right or who is responsible for the civil right.
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A video trial session held with different levels of litigation since the remote action plan was activated.