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courts to AED 50,000.
- Raising the maximum limit for the Appeals Court to AED 500,000.
- Introducing the Consultation Room system at rst instance courts and the Appeals Court, expediting the issuance of verdicts and the litigation process in general.
- Restructuring execution con icts and objections thereto in order to expedite execution procedures.
- Expanding the geographic jurisdiction of the execution judge to include all Emirates directly, in order to shorten and expedite procedures.
- Introducing a new system for implementing execution orders and decisions related to personal status matters, considering their private nature, and in order to expedite procedures. On a related note, Dubai Courts team took part in the Dubai City Builders initiative to develop a number of services during 2018 in collaboration with some relevant parties. These services are:
- Inmate rehabilitation service.
- Family consultation service.
- Introducing the special notary public.
- Social welfare.
- Execution of court orders service.
- Dubai Courts services (attorneys and experts service - bounced cheques reporting service).
The expatriates and juveniles services were developed by introducing the remote litigation services, in order to facilitate litigation and shorten the litigation cycle through the use of modern visual technologies. This service includes a number of various initiatives to promote the use of visual programs, such as: The remote hearing initiative as well as Thura initiative. These initiatives represent a paradigm shift in litigation methods all over the world through the adoption of visual technologies in the judicial eld. They are meant to innovate effective solutions that make people happy and enhance social wellbeing.
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