س: لقد رفعت قضية مدنية قبل عامين ونصف وقمنا بتسوية الأمر في المحكمة. أصدر الشخص المعني شيكات جديدة من أجل الدفع ولكن تم رفض جميع شيكاته ولا توجد لديه نية للدفع… ج: لقد قلت أنك حصلت على حكم قضائي لصالحك ولكن المدعى عليه لم يدفع كامل المبلغ، لذلك يحق لك البدء في إجراءات التنفيذ…

Thanks for your inquiry. Having said that you have a court judgement in your favour and the defendant have not paid you the full amount, you are entitled to register an execution file. The execution court will notify the defendant in all possible means and ask them to comply with the court judgement. After the notification period (15 days), and if the defendant did not pay his dues, the execution court has the powers to take different steps to collect the debt (e.g. attachment orders on movable and non-movable assets). The execution court fees depend on the case type and the applicant type.

هل إجراءات محكمة التنفيذ فعالة؟

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The procedure of execution after getting a labor case judgement

Q: I have got a labour case judgement favourable to me. I have filed execution and published in the newspaper. The employers are one Emirati and one Jordanian. They are not responding to the execution procedure. The local employer has personal properties, bank account...etc. Is it possible to file attachment for their personal properties? What has to be done to issue an arrest warrant and a travel ban?

Oct 25, 2018

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Precautions during court proceedings to guarantee your rights at execution

Q: I am seeking compensation for damages from a company that used my name in fraud. I have finished the case until the appeal court and the execution court has ordered that the company assets and accounts be attached until they pay the sum required as per the judgement. The company has been closed since last year and has no more money left in the bank. If there are no more assets of the company I could go after since the company no longer exists, how else can I get justice aside from the words written on a few sheets of my case judgement paper? I've spent a lot and exerted a lot of effort seeking justice for myself, and when it is time to collect what the judge has determined what I should have, apparently there is nothing left. Is there any other legal recourse? Thanks

Oct 5, 2017

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Failure to pay a labour judgement amount after the notification

Q: What happens if the employer failed to pay the pending salaries after the adjudication deadline?

Jun 20, 2019

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How to claim your money from the employer after filing the execution

Q: Hi Madam, I filed a labour case against my company for not paying my end of service benefits/pending leave salaries... etc. in April 2020. The judgement was issued in favour of me. The employer submitted an appeal but the court judgement stayed unchanged. After that, I filed an execution and gave a 15-day period for my company. They have not paid me till date. It's been 8 months approximately. Can you please advise me about the next procedure? Please note that my company is a private one and is still working. Thanks in advance!

Nov 22, 2020

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How to pay the court judgment fees online

Q: Hello. How can I pay Abu Dhabi court judgement fee from Dubai? I received an online link but it is not working.

Dec 27, 2020

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A defendant is not responding to notifications, what to do?

Q: If a defendant is not responding to notifications, and his address is not known, what would be the best way under UAE law to notify him? In court or arbitration proceedings?

Apr 3, 2021

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Registering an execution case after winning a payment order

Q: I need to register an execution case since I won a payment order (Amr Ada) Case. A) Is there a special format to use when registering the execution case file? or can I type in my words in the online process for smart case registration? B) What is the cost of the execution for the Amr Ada case? I need to claim that amount as part of my total, but I don't know how much this will cost me? Is it a fixed cost or is it a percentage of the executed amount? C) The honorable court had earlier decided to give me a fee postponement of Amr Ada court fees since I am 80 years old. Then the respondent lost the Amr Ada lawsuit and he will have to pay the court fees. Will I have to pay for the execution case filing? Or the letter I got for court fee postponement will apply to the execution case as well? Thank you!

Oct 21, 2020

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How to enforce a court judgment and postpone the court fee?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I won an appeal and now want to open a civil case to claim my compensation from the other party. If I don't have money to pay the court fee, what is the solution? Is it possible to postpone the court fee? Which documents are required?

May 30, 2023

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بعد الموافقة على صرف مبلغ في محكمة التنفيذ لصالحي، ماذا أفعل؟

س: السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته، بعد الموافقة على صرف مبلغ في محكمة التنفيذ لصالحي، هل يتوجب علي اتخاذ خطوات أخرى؟ مع العلم أنني قدمت طلب صرف مبلغ وتم استلام المبلغ من محكمة التنفيذ وقد أرفقت رقم حسابي البنكي للمحكمة وتمت الموافقة على صرف المبلغ.

Jul 14, 2023

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What can I do after finishing all the execution steps and the company did not respond?

Q: I opened execution last week in the enforcement form which I signed and the same enforcement claimed to show in my online judicial account under my case number in the Abu Dhabi Judicial app. I believe that these are registered already to start enforcement after the timeframe finishes. Enforcement claims are as follows: 1. Seizing the trade license 2. Seizing accounts 3. Seizing cars Furthermore, I saw the notification from the court to the company that gave it 7 days to make the payment, but the 7 days were completed recently and the company has not paid yet. Kindly advise on any further steps from my side. Will the court start the enforcement measures from their side? When I opened execution, the above enforcement claim was included already. Waiting for your kind response, please.

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There is an execution against me in the UAE; what should I do?

There is an execution against me in the UAE; what should I do? How do I cancel the arrest warrant and summons, and how do I deal with the travel ban? Dear readers, we present this simplified article, in which we explain the implementation procedures briefly, how the defendant can deal with them, and the options he can take to enforce the judgment smoothly while decreasing the damages of implementation as much as possible.

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Federal Law No. (11) of 1992 Concerning Issuance of the Civil Procedures Code

The law promulgates UAE Civil Procedures Code (Civil Procedure Law) which governs civil procedures in the United Arab Emirates, including the prosecution before the courts, litigation and execution.

Feb 24, 1992

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Federal Decree Law No. (14) of 2020 Amending Certain Provisions of the Federal Law No. (18) of 1993 Concerning the Commercial Transactions Law

The provisions of this Decree by Law amend the Federal Law No. (18) of 1993 by replacing Clause (4) of Article (379) as well as Articles (600), (617), (641), (642), (643), (644), and adding new articles numbered (635) Bis, (641) Bis (1), (641) Bis (2), (641) Bis (3), (641) Bis (4), (643) Bis (1), (643) Bis (2), (644) Bis (1) and (644) Bis (2). The Decree-Law also repeals Articles (401), (402) and (403) of the Federal Law No. (3) of 1987.

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