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New labour court for Abu Dhabi

Located in Mohammad Bin Zayed City, it will deal with cases filed by or against workers

- BY ANWAR AHMAD Staff Reporter

Located in Mohammad Bin Zayed City, it will deal with cases filed by or against workers

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.

 ?? Arshad Ali/Gulf News ?? A singer performs during the Chinese National Day in Abu Dhabi on Monday. According to the Chinese Ambassador there are between 200,000-300,000 Chinese in the UAE.
Arshad Ali/Gulf News A singer performs during the Chinese National Day in Abu Dhabi on Monday. According to the Chinese Ambassador there are between 200,000-300,000 Chinese in the UAE.
 ?? Abdul Rahman/Gulf News ?? The new Abu Dhabi Labour Court aims to regulate the labour market to the benefit of all parties.
Abdul Rahman/Gulf News The new Abu Dhabi Labour Court aims to regulate the labour market to the benefit of all parties.

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