Injunction
الأمر القضائي
An injunction — in UAE practice usually referred to as a summary or precautionary order — is a court order requiring a party to do, refrain from doing, or preserve a state of affairs pending the resolution of a substantive dispute. The Civil Procedure Law (Federal Decree-Law No. 42 of 2022) and the summary orders section of that law authorise urgent orders to attach assets, suspend execution, prevent travel, prevent transfer of property, seize evidence, or safeguard a trademark or copyright, when there is a real risk that delay would prejudice a right. The applicant typically files ex parte, must show a genuine claim and urgency, and — for many orders — must provide a financial guarantee. DIFC and ADGM courts can grant common-law injunctions, including worldwide freezing and search orders.
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الأمر القضائي (المستعجل) في التطبيق الإماراتي قرار تُصدره المحكمة يُلزم طرفاً بعمل أو امتناع أو بحفظ وضع قائم، ريثما يُفصل في موضوع النزاع. يُجيز قانون الإجراءات المدنية (المرسوم بقانون اتحادي رقم 42 لسنة 2022) وباب الأوامر على العرائض إصدار أوامر عاجلة بحجز الأموال، أو وقف التنفيذ، أو منع السفر، أو منع التصرف في عقار، أو حجز الأدلة، أو حماية علامة تجارية أو حق مؤلف، متى قام خطر حقيقي بأن يضرّ التأخير بالحق. ويقدّم الطلب عادة على عريضة دون إعلان الخصم، ويُلزم الطالب بإظهار جدية المطالبة وعنصر الاستعجال، وقد يُطلب تقديم كفالة مالية. ويمكن لمحاكم مركز دبي المالي وسوق أبوظبي إصدار أوامر قضائية على الطريقة العامة بما فيها أوامر تجميد الأموال عالمياً وأوامر التفتيش.
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