ADGM Courts Practice Direction 11 concerning Appeals

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PRACTICE DIRECTION 11

APPEALS

Date re-issued: 17 October 2025

This Practice Direction deals with:

applications made to the Court of First Instance for permission to appeal; and applications for permission to appeal, and appeals, made to the Court of Appeal.

Appeals to the Court of First Instance in relation to Small Claims are dealt with in Practice Direction 3 – Small Claims. Appeals from a judgment or order made on a short-term residential lease claim are dealt with in Practice Direction 16 – Short-Term Residential Lease Claims.

This Practice Direction is to be read with, and subject to, the ADGM Court Procedure Rules 2016 (“CPR”). Except as provided otherwise in this Practice Direction, terms have the meanings set out in the CPR and a reference to a Rule is a reference to the CPR.

Unless the Court orders otherwise, the following provisions shall apply.

A. PERMISSION TO APPEAL [r.206, r.207 and r.208]

Requirement to seek permission to appeal

11.1 Rule 206(1) provides that a party req...