DIFC Registrar of Companies
DIFC Courts Practice Direction No. 1 of 2025: Access to Justice in Employment Disputes
New DIFC Courts practice direction lets the Registrar waive or reduce court fees and allow installment payments in employment claims based on financial hardship, moves to a default 'each party bears its own costs' rule instead of costs typically shifting to the losing employee, and makes CFI employment hearings private by default with anonymized judgments. Exact issuance date vs. effective date (both reported as 9 October 2025) not separately confirmed.
What firms should do
Informational
- Regulator
- DIFC Registrar of Companies
- Type
- Practice Direction
- Status
- Enacted/In Force
- Published
- 9 Oct 2025
- Takes effect
- 9 Oct 2025
- Reference
- Practice Direction No. 1 of 2025
- Topic
- Courts
- Impact
- Medium
Found automatically on the regulator's website and summarised by AI by Arakan Lexara. Not legal advice; check the official source before relying on it.
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