ADGM Courts Practice Direction 5 Particular Claims

This Practice Direction is to be read with, and subject to, the ADGM Court Procedure Rules 2016 (“CPR”) and the Divisions and Jurisdiction (Court of First Instance) Rules 2015. 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. 

This Practice Direction must be read in conjunction with other Practice Directions including, in particular: 

− Practice Direction 1 – General 

− Practice Direction 2 – Commercial and Civil Claims 

− Practice Direction 3 – Small Claims 

− Practice Direction 4 – Employment Claims 

− Practice Direction 6 – Service of Documents 

− Practice Direction 9 – Costs 

− Practice Direction 13 – Court-annexed Mediation 

− Practice Direction 15 – Real Property Claims 

− Practice Direction 16 – Short-Term Residential Lease Claims 

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

A. GROUP LITIGATION ORDERS 

Procedures [r.63(2)] 

5.1 If a claimant alleges that there are, or are likely to be, a number of claimants making similar claims which give rise to common or related issues of fact or law (“...