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C3 Court Project.. Result of the X10 initiative
As part of its continuous and growing efforts to cement its positions on international competitiveness indicators and criteria, Dubai Courts launched the C3 Court project, merging the three courts into one court of three judges: ( rst instance, appeal and supreme court), whereby the court issues nal and indisputable verdicts for expeditious execution. All of the court’s procedures will be run by cutting- edge technology including e- les and telecommunication.
The idea emerged after His Highness Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai launched the X10 initiative and formed a task force for the initiative which came up with the C3 court idea, placing Dubai Courts at a leading position in the world as the rst court to merge the three litigation courts into one. Bene ts acquired:
- Simpli cation of litigation procedures.
- Litigators no longer need to attend hearings; rather, they can attend on hearing or remote hearing instead of making an average of 15 trips to the Courts building in case of ordinary litigation.
- Preserving the time and rights of litigators through issuing nal verdicts to be executed within one month instead of 305 days, the average time needed for litigation in the ordinary circumstances (starting from preparation for the case up the court of appeal).
- Reducing litigation costs, whereby the plaintiff pays only one fee instead of a fee for each litigation court in normal cases, so the cost of C3 court does not exceed the cost of three judges and one secretary instead of 11 judges and 3 secretaries in ordinary litigation. - Supporting Dubai’s unique place with an unprecedented judicial system based on paperless courts.
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Chapter 1: Strategies aligned with ambition