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Judicial Council limits court hearings amid pandemic By JT - Mar 01,2021 - Last updated at Mar 01,2021 AMMAN — The Judicial Council on Monday directed the judges of the Courts of Appeal and Courts of First Instance to set an average of 15 sessions per day for pleadings, and 20 sessions for the Magistrates Courts, due to the current epidemiological situation in the Kingdom, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. The council highlighted that these procedures aim at preserving the safety of ju...

Defendant claimed someone had asked him to deliver the bags to a person in Dubai

UAE: Dh500,000 compensation for worker after bricks fell on him (KT file photo used for illustrative purpose) He suffered a permanent disability as his company failed to put in place safety mechanisms at the construction site. A construction worker of Asian origin, 38, who was grievously injured after bricks fell on him at a construction site, has been awarded Dh500, 000 in compensation for the accident. The worker has suffered permanent disability following the accident. His walking ability ha...

Santorini Shipwreck an Environmental Time Bomb Ready to Explode The Santorini shipwreck. Credit: Loucas Lignos The Santorini shipwreck of the cruise ship MS Sea Diamond has been a permanent feature of the Greek island for the last 14 years. The people of Santorini are still fighting for the removal of the wreck that has become a hot potato between stakeholders as it evolves into a silent environmental time bomb for the world-famous Greek island and its beautiful caldera. The tragic incident too...

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More claimants are choosing opt-in clause to get their cases heard by DIFC Courts The Court of First Instance under DIFC Courts had a fairly busy time of it in 2020. There were sharp increases in the claims volume as well as number of cases. Image Credit: Supplied Dubai: The Court of First Instance under DIFC Courts recorded cases with combined claims of Dh9.95 billion in 2020, a sharp 72 per cent increase over 2019. Nearly 50 per cent of these cases were brought...

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Two wildlife traffickers shall be standing trial at the Court of First Instance of Yaounde on March 25, 2021 to answer to charges of lion and leopard skins traf...

Dubai: A Dubai visitor has been accused of possessing and smuggling 746 grammes of crystal meth to UAE after hiding the drugs inside shampoo bottles. The Dubai Court of First Instance was told that the 56-year-old woman from Thailand was caught at Dubai International Airport last November. A 35-year-old Emirati official at Dubai Customs testified that he suspected the woman’s luggage after noticing an abnormal thickness in the bag. “It was 5.15am. When I asked her to open the bag for a sear...

DUBAI: The DIFC Courts’ Small Claims Tribunal (SCT) recorded 466 cases, 51% related to breach of contract, it was announced on Monday. Established in 2004 and based on the English-language common law system, the courts’ jurisdiction was expanded in 2011 to include all businesses from all GCC countries and beyond. The number of cases at the main Court of First Instance rose last year by 41 percent, while the total value of claims increased 72 percent to AED9.95 billion ($2.71 billion), with...