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J/Ahmed Ali Al Dhanhani
Chief Justice, Real Estate Court
Real Estate Court
A specialized court under the courts of rst instance, with jurisdiction over major and minor real estate litigations. This court is chaired by a court chief who reports to the Head of the Courts of First Instance. The court has jurisdiction over disputes and suits resulting from the transactions and contracts relating to property rights and the rights of any kind or subsidiaries, and the rental disputes of less than ten years are excluded from this. Its performance is based on a strategic plan and objectives that correspond with the aspirations of the Government and Dubai Courts.
This court registered 1,059 cases in 2018, and made remarkable progress in the indicators of major and minor verdict accuracy rates compared with their 2017 results.
As for the initiatives undertaken in 2018, the Civil Court adopted the Smart File initiative (a mutual initiative for a number of rst instance courts) with the aim of achieving customer happiness and facilitating the litigation process, in response to the country-wide government approach to promote the automation of services, and expand smart services and applications in order to enhance the country’s leading positions and raise the levels of ef ciency, quality and community happiness.
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Chapter 2: Performance Indicators