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Correction of Certain errors found in the provisions of the Civil Transactions Law promulgated by Federal Decree-Law No. 25 of 2025, issued on October 10, 2025

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Certain errors have been found in the provisions of the Civil Transactions Law promulgated by Federal Decree-Law No. 25 of 2025, issued on October 10, 2025 and published in the Official Gazette Issue No. 809, Annex No. 2, dated 14 October 2025, and these are hereby corrected as follows:

 

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Article 259

1. Compensation shall be payable for harm to the person. 

2. In cases where blood money or compensation is due, the court may, at the request of the injured party, award compensation where death or injury has resulted in material and moral damage not covered by blood money or compensation. 

Article 259

1. Compensation shall be payable for harm caused to a person.

2. In cases where blood money or compensation is payable, the court may, upon the request of the injured party, order compensation where the death or injury has resulted in material and moral damages not covered by the blood money or compensation.