Судебный департамент Абу-Даби полюбовно принял решение 92

Abu Dhabi Judicial Department amicably resolves 92% of disputes 17% decline in number of cases referred to court during the first half of 2016 despite the rise of logged cases by 55% Abu Dhabi Judicial Department has revealed that 92% of cases lodged with the Family Guidance Division in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi during the first half of the current year 2016 were amicably resolved, while the total number of disputes that concluded in conciliation was 39%. The Judicial Department indicated that the number of disputes referred to the Personal Status Court declined by 17% despite the increase in the percentage of logged disputes over the same time period by 55%. On the other hand, statistics reported a drop by 16% of the number of litigants who refuse to appear before the Family Guidance committees. The Judicial Department affirmed that, under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Presidential Affairs and President of Abu Dhabi Judicial Department, utmost significance was allocated to dispute alternative resolutions as a means to amicably resolve disputes away from courts, particularly in family disputes, in order to maintain the cohesion of the family and protect it from disintegration. Within this framework, family counselors were appointed in accordance with the highest international standards and their job tasks. Moreover, a work mechanism has been developed that observes family privacy and maintains the confidentiality of disputes and limits their bloom. In addition, the rise in the percentage of family disputes concluding in conciliation is the fruit of efforts of the administration of Dispute Alternative Resolutions Division when it comes to development of its performance and work methodologies in accordance with the social, economic and technical advancement taking place in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. This in turn was positively reflected on the community having trust in alternative resolutions to be the best option for dispute resolution out of the traditional court framework, and consequently resulting in the high percentage of counselors’ success in persuading parties to amicably resolve their disputes. The Judicial Department states as well that it has adopted through its strategy the dissemination of legal and judicial culture among members of society, including the culture of alternative resolutions, stemming from its belief in the significance of alternative resolutions in augmenting trust and developing communication between individuals and sectors of society, in addition to saving the dispute parties the time, effort and expenses and relieving the expenses of judicial bodies. It is noteworthy that statistics of the first half of 2016 revealed that branches of the Family Guidance Division across the Emirate of Abu Dhabi registered 6,608 applications of family disputes marking a significant increase of cases registered in the first half of 2015, totaling up to 55%. On the other hand, the number of deliberated disputes reached 8,208 cases. Statistics also showed that the number of successful cases of family conciliation and agreement amounted to 6,245, where the family counselors were able to persuade 92% of litigants who had registered their applications to amiably settle the disputes through a binding and enforceable agreement for both parties. Furthermore, the number of cases that were conciliated and the family reunited was 2,596 cases with a percentage of 39%. Statistics also observed a drop by 17% in the number of disputes referred to the Personal Status Court as a result of parties’ failure to reach an agreement; whereby the number of cases referred to the court during the first half of this year totaled 2,026 constituting 31% of logged cases against the referral of 48% of logged cases in the corresponding period of 2015 notwithstanding the increase in both the number of logged and deliberated disputes in the current year.