Sharjah:
A new court for commercial disputes where the amounts exceed Dh100,000 has been launched at the Sharjah Federal Court of First Instance (SFCFI), officials said on Sunday.
SCFI Chairman Judge Abdul Rahman Sultan Bin Taliah said the Commercial Court has been established in light of the expansion of the business sector in Sharjah.
Its administration is guided by a Steering Committee which meets court officials on a regular basis to improve workflow, review developments and follow up performance.
Judge Bin Taliah revealed that there were 134 cases from 1986 to 2007, which the court has now brought down to 12.
The development follows the Ministry of Justice’s launch of two new services in the Sharjah court — evening labour courts and “judges of urgent matters”.
Dr Hadef =Jua’an Al Daheri, Minister of Justice, had announced the initiatives during a press conference held at the Sharjah court last week.
That initiative will first roll out at a federal court in Sharjah and may be gradually applied to other UAE courts if it succeeds.
