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Federal Supreme Court - Commercial Appeal No. 1059 of 2024 on Court Composition and Legal Invalidity

Status

In force

Issuing Authority

Federal Supreme Court

Effective date

XX.XX.XXXX

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Session on Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Headed by Judge Shihab Abdulrahman Al-Hammadi, "Head of the Department", with the membership of Judges Abdullah Bu Bakr Al-Siri and Sabri Shamsuddin Mohammed

 

- Judicial authority ‘Federal Courts of First Instance and Appeals: Judgements must be issued by three judges’.

 

- The judgements of the courts of appeal must be issued by three judges and this relates to the foundations of the judicial system. The challenged judgement must be issued by a panel of four judges. The judgement is null and void because the foundations of the judicial system are related to the public order. 

Commercial Appeal No. 1059 of 2024, session on December 10, 2024

- Article 16 of Federal Decree-Law No. 32 of 2022 regarding the Federal Judicial Authority stipulates that the judgements of the Courts of Appeal must be issued by three judges, and the composition stipulated in this article is related to the foundations of the judicial system, and it was clear to the court from the original copy of the judgement and the minutes of the pronouncement session on 16/9/2024 that ...