Performance of the courts: the case for reduced court waiting periods
Immanuel Azaad Moonesar, Sana AlZarooni
كلية محمد بن راشد للإدارة الحكومية · الامارات
Court waiting times are increasingly becoming an area of concern for litigants not only within Dubai Courts but also all over the world. Litigants are continually facing the challenge of having to wait for long periods (sometimes spilling over into years) before their cases are concluded. Court waiting periods vary from case to case and will usually depend on the weight of the matter, number of witnesses and parties involved complexity of the matter, availability of presiding officers and magistrates (court time), availability of litigants and counsel, and many others. Some litigants also do take too long to prepare for trial. Also, the conclusion of some cases becomes dependent upon the determination of other related cases. Although the waiting time from when a case is registered to the delivery of the sentence after the first hearing has diminished from 2012 to 2015, it is more desirable than this time be reduced even further. In the Court of First Instance, it is desirable that the time between when a matter is set down for the first hearing to the day of conclusion be reduced even more in order to ensure an efficient and fast judiciary. Analysis in this research where created through using qualitative approach. Interview conducted with particapants have showed supported in the stage of creating recommendation.