"This will be hugely helpful to our
Small Claims Tribunal," Al Owais says.
As outlined by the "Copyright Small Claims" report, there are several main areas that would be included in and addressed by the
small claims tribunal. (Refer to the language on DMCA takedown notices; yet another area in which additional notification procedures and policing would be required.) The report makes the following recommendations:
What is the
Small Claims Tribunal (SCT) service offered by the DIFC?
An increasing number of small businesses and individuals based outside of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) are choosing to have their commercial disputes resolved by the DIFC Courts'
Small Claims Tribunal (SCT), according to new figures.
Amna Sultan Al Owais, chief executive and registrar of the DIFC Courts, said, "The region's first
Small Claims Tribunal has been a catalyst for a change in the way that smaller, less complex commercial disputes are resolved.
The performance of the region's first
Small Claims Tribunal (SCT) was particularly noteworthy in the first six months of 2017, as its case load increased by 90 per cent to 150, driven by greater awareness, the innovative use of technology, and new partnerships opening access to companies in free zones such as Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC).
Small Claims Tribunal handles employment cases and disputes concerning values
Domestically, there has been a spike in smaller companies looking to resolve debt or contract disputes through the
Small Claims Tribunal (SCT).
While claims bigger than Dh30 million are heard by the Court of First Instance, civil and commercial disputes with smaller claim amounts are settled by the
Small Claims Tribunal (SCT), which acts more like a mediation centre.
The Courts' landmark
Small Claims Tribunal was also referenced, with its impressive record of having resolved 47 disputes this year, each in under 2 weeks.
The value of
Small Claims Tribunal (SCT) claims and counterclaims increased by 75 per cent in 2017, to Dh36.2 million, from Dh20.7 million in 2016.