"Justice" The Special Centers Licensing Affairs Committee is formed

Abu Dhabi, July 10 / WAM / His Excellency Abdullah bin Sultan bin Awad Al -Nuaimi, Minister of Justice, issued a decision regarding the formation and system of a work system for licensing special centers for mediation and branches of foreign mediation centers, in the context of supporting the application of the provisions of Federal Law No. 4 of 2023 regarding mediation in civil and commercial disputes, and enhancing the governance of this vital sector.

His Excellency stressed that the formation of the committee comes as a continuation of the national efforts in developing the organizational structure of the mediation system in the state, and to enhance the proper application of the mediation law.

He said that this step represents a qualitative shift in the consolidation of alternative justice and the provision of flexible and rapid solutions to settle disputes, as it contributes to creating an attractive and safe legal environment for investment, and enhances the competitiveness of the national economy and the confidence of dealers in the modern judicial system.

The decision stipulated the formation of a permanent committee in the Ministry of Justice called the “Committee for the License of Special Centers for mediation and branches of foreign mediation centers”, headed by the head of the Judicial Inspection Department, and the membership of each of the first judicial inspector in the Judicial Inspection Department as a vice president who is nominated by the Federal Judicial Council, the Assistant Undersecretary for the Judicial Services Sector, the President of the Ajman Federal Court Federal Elementary, Director of the Department of Lawyers and Legal Consultants, Director of Experts and Translators Affairs, and Head of Alternative Systems Department at the Judicial Inspection Department.

The committee shall, according to Article Three of the decision, decide on applications for licensing private centers for mediation and branches of foreign centers, and to decide on requests to provide mediation services outside the approved geographical scope, as well as receiving complaints and grievances related to their decisions and deciding on them.

The decision also specified a period of thirty days to submit grievances from the committee’s decisions, starting from the date of notifying the concerned person of the decision or from the date of his knowledge of him with certainty, provided that the grievances are attached to the documents he supports. The grievance takes place within fifteen days from the date of its presentation, and the non -response during this period is a rejection of the grievance.

Mediation is an alternative system for litigation in the courts, which aims to settle civil and commercial disputes in a friendly and effective manner, away from traditional judicial procedures, which contributes to reducing time and cost, and enhances customer satisfaction.

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