ADGM Courts Regulations Amendment No 1 of 2025 - 17102025

ADGM Courts, Civil Evidence, Judgments, Enforcement and Judicial Appointments Regulations 2015 Amendment No. 1 of 2025 ADGM COURTS, CIVIL EVIDENCE, JUDGMENTS, ENFORCEMENT AND JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS REGULATIONS 2015 - AMENDMENT NO. 1 OF 2025 Date of Enactment: 17 October 2025 The Board of Directors of the Abu Dhabi Global Market, in exercise of its powers under Article 6(1) of Law No. 4 of 2013 concerning the Abu Dhabi Global Market, as amended, issued by His Highness the Ruler of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, hereby enacts the following Regulations – Amendments to ADGM Courts, Civil Evidence, Judgments, Enforcement and Judicial Appointments Regulations 2015 The ADGM Courts, Civil Evidence, Judgments, Enforcement and Judicial Appointments Regulations 2015 are amended as follows: (1) In Section 15, a new subsection (b) shall be inserted as follows: “(b) any judgment of the Real Property Division in respect of a short-term residential lease claim;”, and the subsequent subsection shall be renumbered accordingly. (2) In Section 16, new subsections (3) and (4) shall be inserted as follows: “(3) Where there is an issue in a claim between a claimant and a defendant which is reasonable for the court to try, the court has jurisdiction in respect of another person who is a necessary or proper party to that claim. (4) Where a claim is made by a claimant against a defendant, the court has jurisdiction in relation to a further claim made against the same defendant which arises out of the same or closely connected facts.”, and the subsequent subsections shall be renumbered accordingly. (3) In Subsection 25(14)(b)(i), the word “and/” shall be deleted before the word “or”. (4) New Sections 42A and 42B shall be inserted as follows: “42A. Foreclosure In any action in the Court of First Instance relating to the foreclosure of real property following a mortgage default, the Court shall have power to make a foreclosure order on application by a registered mortgagee. 42B. Writ of possession In any action in the Court of First Instance relating to a writ of possession following a failure by a defendant to comply with an order for possession, the Court shall have power to issue a writ of possession.” 1 (5) In Subsection 46(8), the word “and/” shall be deleted before the word “or”. (6) In Subsection 93(1)(a), the word “and/” shall be deleted before the word “or”. (7) In Subsection 117(2), the year “2015” after the words “Real Property Regulations” shall be deleted and replaced with the year “2024”. (8) In Subsection 117(10), the year “2015” after the words “Real Property Regulations” shall be deleted and replaced with the year “2024”. (9) In Subsection 128(6), the year “2015” after the words “Real Property Regulations” shall be deleted and replaced with the year “2024”. (10) In Subsection 129(1), the year “2015” after the words “Real Property Regulations” shall be deleted and replaced with the year “2024”. (11) In Subsection 134(4)(a), the words “section 49 of the Real Property Regulations” shall be deleted and replaced with the words “section 50 of the Real Property Regulations 2024”. (12) In Subsection 186(2), the word “and/” shall be deleted before the word “or”. (13) In Subsection 219(1)(c), the words “the Small Claims and Employment Divisions” shall be deleted and replaced with the words “the Small Claims, Employment and Real Property Divisions”. (14) In Subsection 227(1), the words “, as expanded territorially by Cabinet Resolution No. 41 of 2023, and “ADGM” is construed accordingly” shall be inserted after the words “as governed by the ADGM Founding Law”. (15) In Subsection 227(1), after the definition ““Schedule” means a schedule to these Regulations;” new definitions shall be inserted as follows: ““short-term residential lease” means for the purpose of these Regulations a lease of real property for use as a residential dwelling with a term of less than 4 years; “short-term residential lease claim” is a claim or dispute arising under or in relation to a short-term residential lease;” - End - 2