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Dubai Courts is the main department responsible for the judicial branch of the
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From 1970 to 1988, several decrees formally established the three courts in the
Emirate of Dubai, the Court of First Instance, the Court of Appeals and the Court of Cassation, which acted independently of each other until their unification under the management of the Dubai Courts department in 2000.
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The courts are further divided into minor and major circuits and separate commercial, labour, personal, civil and criminal courts, each with three levels of hearings. Dubai Courts also has the authority to establish specialised courts, such as the establishment of a specialised
Inheritance Court in
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issued a decree for his brother to resolve judicial and legal disputes, and eventually taking residence in Naif Fort, the first headquarters of the then-named Dubai
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Judicial enforcement in Dubai was informally led by the sheikh or ruler in 1833, solving simple disputes between individuals, and who would often invite scholars to act as judges, often issuing verdicts in their homes, such as
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In 2003, Law 1 of 2003 merged the Dubai Public
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953:Dubai South
911:Real estate
902:Zabeel Park
852:Dubai Frame
730:Expatriates
560:Dubai Creek
336:"At Glance"
1504:Gold Coast
1474:Casablanca
1319:Dubai Tram
1312:Green Line
1236:Dubai Mall
1165:Free zones
1155:Port Saeed
1104:Spice Souk
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231:tec.gov.ae
214:References
49:1970-09-08
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1484:Guangzhou
1479:Frankfurt
1280:Transport
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1145:Jebel Ali
1068:Trade and
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923:The World
897:Safa Park
774:Buildings
598:Education
545:Bur Dubai
537:Geography
485:Geography
322:1573-0255
150:like the
124:محاكم دبي
1581:Category
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1514:Istanbul
1469:Shanghai
1339:flydubai
1307:Red Line
1221:BurJuman
1119:Etisalat
1070:commerce
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685:Religion
527:Bani Yas
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