New labour court for Abu Dhabi
Located in Mohammad Bin Zayed City, it will deal with cases filed by or against workers
Located in Mohammad Bin Zayed City, it will deal with cases filed by or against workers
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Anew full-fledged labour court will come up soon in the capital where all cases pertaining to workers and contracting parties will be heard, a top official said yesterday.
The specialised court will hear all labour cases and will be named the Abu Dhabi Labour Court.
It will be located at the headquarters of the former Abu Dhabi Labour Chambers in Mohammad Bin Zayed City.
All cases and appeals currently being heard by the labour chambers in the existing Abu Dhabi Judicial Department’s courts will be referred to the new court, whose date of opening will be announced later.
Shaikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister of the UAE and Minister of Presidential Affairs, issued a decision establishing the specialised court in his capacity as chairman of the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD).
As per the decision, the Abu Dhabi Labour Court will be competent to hear all cases filed by or against workers, including those involving service workers, in addition to the enforcement of judgements and judicial orders issued by various chambers of the court.
The Abu Dhabi Labour Court will also hear all appeals raised against judgements of the Court ■ of First Instance, as well as rulings and decisions given by enforcement judges and preliminary and summary judgements, the decision said.
Judicial infrastructure
Yousuf Saeed Al Abri, undersecretary of the ADJD, said the decision aims to create legislative and judicial infrastructure to regulate the labour market to the benefit of both parties in a contractual relationship.
The decision falls under the strategic priority of the judicial department to enhance the effectiveness and sustainability of judicial processes and ensure total access to services in order to achieve accomplished justice, he said.
Al Abri also announced that a subsequent decision will be issued to appoint Counsellor Abdullah Fares Al Nuaimi as Chief Justice of the Abu Dhabi Labour Court.