DIFC (Dubai International Financial Centre)
مركز دبي المالي العالمي
The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) is a special economic zone established by Dubai Law No. 9 of 2004 with its own independent legal system based on English common law, its own courts, and its own financial regulator — the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA). Federal UAE civil and commercial laws do not apply inside DIFC except for criminal and certain regulatory matters; instead, bespoke DIFC Contract, Companies, Employment, and Insolvency Laws govern business. DIFC hosts banks, asset managers, insurers, family offices, law firms, and fintechs, and its courts have become a preferred forum for complex cross-border disputes. Judgments of the DIFC courts are enforceable inside DIFC, across the UAE through domestic recognition procedures, and in many foreign jurisdictions through bilateral arrangements.
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مركز دبي المالي العالمي (DIFC) منطقة اقتصادية خاصة أُنشئت بموجب قانون دبي رقم 9 لسنة 2004 ويتمتّع بنظام قانوني مستقل مبني على القانون العام الإنكليزي، وله محاكمه الخاصة وجهة تنظيم مالية مستقلة هي سلطة دبي للخدمات المالية (DFSA). لا تسري القوانين الاتحادية المدنية والتجارية الإماراتية داخل المركز إلا في المسائل الجزائية وبعض المسائل التنظيمية، إذ يُطبَّق على الأعمال قانون العقود وقانون الشركات وقانون العمل وقانون الإعسار الخاصة بالمركز. يضم المركز بنوكاً ومديري أصول وشركات تأمين ومكاتب عائلية ومكاتب محاماة وشركات تكنولوجيا مالية، وصارت محاكمه منبراً مفضّلاً لنزاعات معقدة عابرة للحدود. وتُنفَّذ أحكامه داخل المركز، وعبر الإمارات من خلال إجراءات اعتراف محلية، وفي كثير من الدول الأجنبية بموجب ترتيبات ثنائية.
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