
Dubai: Law on Centre for Judicial Expertise
Khaleej Times, 25 August 2025: A law has been issued to establish Dubai’s Centre for Judicial Expertise
Dubai’s Centre for Judicial Expertise will be a public institution under the Dubai Judicial Council. It aims to support judicial bodies in the emirate with qualified experts from inside and outside the UAE. The Centre, which will enjoy legal personality, will develop and regulate expert witness services before judicial authorities and enhance their efficiency in line with international best practices. It will improve the quality and speed of expert reports for more accurate rulings, develop specialised national talent, setting unified standards for appointing and supervising experts, and build local and international partnerships to share knowledge, which will boost confidence in expert work before the courts.
The Centre will consist of a Board of Directors chaired by the Director of Dubai Courts and composed of representatives from judicial and non-judicial bodies with relevant expertise, along with an executive body led by a CEO responsible for implementing plans and programmes.
It will handle requests for expert appointments submitted by judicial authorities and will assign specialised experts based on the required expertise—either from in-house experts or private-sector experts registered on the expert roster. The Centre may also call upon experts from government entities or engage global expertise houses when required.
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