Dubai: The number of cases filed at the Commercial Court of First Instance increased by seven per cent last year, the Dubai Courts Annual Report showed.
The report reveals that a total number of 2,368 cases were filed in 2014, a seven per cent hike when compared to the 2,224 cases filed in 2013. The new cases constituted 64 per cent of 3,681 cases in 2014, while 36 per cent of them, which amount to 1313 cases, were carried forward from 2013.
Tarish Eid Al Mansouri, Director General, Dubai Courts, said that the annual report is an important tool in measuring and improving the performance of the judiciary system.
“We are fully committed in enhancing and promoting the performance of the Commercial Court of First Instance via the acceleration of disposition of both full and summary commercial cases. This move reflects our continuing efforts to develop the judicial system.”
According to the annual report, in terms of disposition overall time, Dubai Courts was able to dispose of 24 per cent of the total commercial cases in less than three months in 2014 and 33 per cent of them were disposed of from four to six months. The percentage of cases that were disposed of from seven to nine months was 18 per cent while 10 per cent were disposed of from 10-12 months. The rate of cases that exceeded 12 months reached 15 per cent.
The report showed that an average of 214 judgements was passed down per month. Lastly, the Commercial Court of First Instance achieved positive results in terms of the time of judgement in full commercial cases, which amounted to 262 days in 2014, as compared to 341 days in 2013. Judgement duration as of first hearings recorded a significant decrease — amounting to 236 days in 2014 as compared to 306 days in 2013.
