October 30, 2023 Court Administrative Orders
DIFC COURTS Order No. 2 of 2023 in Respect of The DIFC Courts Small Claims Tribunal
– Additional Members of the Small Claims Tribunal of the DIFC Courts
I, Zaki Azmi, Chief Justice of the Dubai International Financial Centre Courts,
Having reviewed -
Dubai Law No. 9 of 2004 in respect of the establishment of the DIFC;
Dubai Law No. 12 of 2004 in respect of the Judicial Authority at the DIFC;
DIFC Law No. 10 of 2004 in respect of the DIFC Courts (“DIFC Courts Law”); and
DIFC Courts Order No. 1 of 2021 - DIFC Small Claims Tribunal Order
Part 53 of the Rules of the DIFC Courts
And Whereas -
A. The DIFC Courts Law authorises the Chief Justice of the DIFC Courts, where he considers it appropriate, to set up and administer Tribunals of the DIFC Courts, and to authorise rules for their administration, including the appointment of its members, which shall be set out in the Rules of Court (Article 14(3)).
B. The Small Claims Tribunal (the “SCT”) was established in 2007 by the then Chief Justice, Sir Anthony Evans.
C. The Rules of the DIFC Courts (the “RDC”) contain at Part 53 the rules relating to the SCT; and
D. The SCT is recognised as a mechanism for the prompt and cost-efficient hearing and determination of smaller claims within the jurisdiction of the DIFC Courts.
Now I hereby order and direct as follows:
1. Alanood Alriyami and Marisa Shannon Herriot shall be appointed as additional members of the SCT.
2. This Order shall take effect from the date of signature. Order No. 1 of 2021 shall remain in full force and effect save as amended by this Order. This Order shall be known as The DIFC Small Claims Tribunal – Additional Members of the SCT Order No. 2 of 2023.
Chief Justice Zaki Azmi
Dated: 30 October 2023
