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UAE Civil Litigation LawCabinet Resolution No. (11) of 2025 Regarding the Charges for Services Provided by Ministry of Justice Regarding the Regulations of the Legal Profession and Legal Consultation Profession

UAE Cabinet Resolution·Cabinet Resolution No. (11) of 2025

قرار مجلس الوزراء في شأن رسوم الخدمات التي تقدمها وزارة العدل بشأن تنظيم مهنتي المحاماة والاستشارات القانونية

Authoritative Arabic version per the official UAE Legislation portal

Issued Date
February 10, 2025
Effective from
March 15, 2025
Articles
7
Last synced
Jun 3, 2026

Plain-language summary

  • Sets official fees for Ministry of Justice services related to lawyers and legal consultants in the UAE.
  • Applies to anyone registering, renewing, or updating their license to practice law or legal consultancy.
  • Covers fees for entering training, joining the lawyers roll, and switching between practice categories.
  • Includes charges for firm licensing, branch openings, partnership changes, and ownership transfers.
  • Lists fees for certificates, replacement IDs, and other administrative documents issued by the Ministry.
  • Issued by the UAE Cabinet in 2025 to standardize and update the previous fee structure.

Sets official fees for Ministry of Justice services covering lawyer and legal consultant registration, licensing, training, firm operations, and administrative…

Synced from the official UAE Legislation portal · Plain-language summary by the LEXAI editorial team

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    Article 1

    Article (1) Definitions Wherever mentioned in this Resolution, the following words and expressions shall bear the meanings assigned thereto respectively, unless the context requires otherwise: Ministry : The Ministry of Justice Decree-Law : Federal Decree Law No. (34) of 2022 Regulating the Legal Profession and Legal Consultation Profession

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    Article 2

    Article (2) Service Charges The charges listed against each service in the Table attached to this Resolution shall be collected in consideration of the services provided by the Ministry to regulate the practice of

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    Cabinet Resolution of 2025 on the Charges for Services Provided by Ministry of Justice Regarding the Regulation of the Legal Profession and Legal Consultation Profession 2 the legal profession and legal consultation profession.

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    Article 3

    Article (3) Amendment of Charges The Cabinet shall have the exclusive authority to make any amendments to the charges listed in this Resolution, whether by way of addition, deletion, or modification.

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    Article 4

    Article (4) Collection of Charges 1. The charges listed in this Resolution shall be collected by the means determined by the Ministry of Finance. 2. For the purposes of collecting the charges listed in this Resolution, a fraction of a month shall be considered a full month, and a fraction of a year shall be considered a full year.

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    Article 5

    Article (5) Exemptions Federal or local Government Authorities shall be exempted from the charges listed in this Resolution, but not including the companies owned by these Authorities or in which they hold an ownership stake.

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    Article 6

    Article (6) Repeals Any provision that violates or contradicts the provisions of this Resolution shall be repealed.

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    Cabinet Resolution of 2025 on the Charges for Services Provided by Ministry of Justice Regarding the Regulation of the Legal Profession and Legal Consultation Profession 3

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    Article 7

    Article (7) Publication and Entry into Force This Resolution shall be published in the Official Gazette, and shall come into force one month as of the day following the date of its publication. Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Prime Minister Issued by Us: Date: 11 Sha'ban 1446 AH Corresponding to: 10 February 2025 AD

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    Cabinet Resolution of 2025 on the Charges for Services Provided by Ministry of Justice Regarding the Regulation of the Legal Profession and Legal Consultation Profession 4 Table Attached to Cabinet Resolution No. (11) of 2025 Regarding the Charges for Services Provided by Ministry of Justice Regarding the Regulation of the Legal Profession and Legal Consultation Profession Sr. Description of Service Type Service Charges in AED First: Services Related to Lawyers: 1 Registration of a UAE lawyer on the Roll of Practicing Lawyers who can argue before the Courts of First Instance and Appeal for 3 years. 3,000 per registration 2 Registration of a UAE lawyer on the Roll of Practicing Lawyers who can argue before the Federal Supreme Court for 3 years. 6,000 per registration 3 Registration of a non-UAE lawyer on the Roll of Practicing Lawyers who can argue before the courts of First Instance and Appeal for 1 year. 4,500 per registration 4 Renewal of Registration of a UAE lawyer on the Roll of Practicing Lawyers who can argue before the courts of First Instance and Appeal for 3 years. 3,000 per renewal 5 Renewal of Registration of a non-UAE lawyer on the Roll of Practicing Lawyers admitted before the courts of First Instance and Appeal for 1 year. 4,500 per renewal 6 Striking off a UAE lawyer from the Roll of Practicing Lawyers who can argue before the courts of First Instance and Appeal. 1,000 per deregistration

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    Cabinet Resolution of 2025 on the Charges for Services Provided by Ministry of Justice Regarding the Regulation of the Legal Profession and Legal Consultation Profession 5 Sr. Description of Service Type Service Charges in AED 7 Striking off of a non-UAE lawyer from the Roll of Practicing Lawyers who can argue before the courts of First Instance and Appeal. 1,500 per deregistration 8 Registration of a UAE lawyer on the Roll of Non- Practicing Lawyers for 5 years. 2,500 per registration 9 Renewal of Registration of a UAE lawyer on the Roll of Non-Practicing Lawyers for 5 years. 2,500 per renewal 10 Application for registration of a UAE lawyer who has previously worked in the judiciary or the Public Prosecution, or in legal work in the legal departments of ministries or government authorities, or in a similar profession, on the Roll of Practicing Lawyers who can argue before the courts of First Instance and Appeal or the Federal Supreme Court for 3 years. 300 per application 11 Application for classification of a lawyer or legal consultant. 300 per application 12 Application for re-registration of a lawyer on the Roll of Practicing Lawyers. 300 per registration 13 Registration of a UAE lawyer on the Roll of trainee lawyers. 1,000 per application 14 Application for completion of the practical training program for a trainee lawyer. 300 per application 15 Application for extension of the period of the practical training program. 300 per application 16 Application for replacement of the Firm supervising the practical training. 200 per application

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    Cabinet Resolution of 2025 on the Charges for Services Provided by Ministry of Justice Regarding the Regulation of the Legal Profession and Legal Consultation Profession 6 Sr. Description of Service Type Service Charges in AED 17 Application for replacement of the trainee lawyer. 200 per application 18 Application for exemption from supervising the training. 300 per application 19 Application for registration of a UAE faculty member on the Roll of Practicing Lawyers. 300 per application 20 Application to grant temporary permission to a lawyer from another country to perform pleadings on a specific case. 1,000 per application 21 Application for registration of a UAE worker in a government authority or a company owned by the State on the Roll of Non-Practicing Lawyers. 300 per application 22 Application for renewal of registration of a UAE worker in a government authority or a company owned by the State on the Roll of Non-Practicing Lawyers. 300 per registration 23 Registration of a UAE non-practicing lawyer working in a legal department of a private legal person on the Register for one year. 300 per application 24 Renewal of Registration of a UAE non-practicing lawyer working in a legal department of a private legal person on the Register for one year. 300 per renewal 25 Application for Issuance of a "To Whom It May Concern Certificate" related to the data contained in the Roll or kept with the Competent Department or its electronic system. 100 per application 26 Application for Issuance of a "To Whom It May Concern Certificate" on no objection to practice a commercial business. 500 per application

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    Cabinet Resolution of 2025 on the Charges for Services Provided by Ministry of Justice Regarding the Regulation of the Legal Profession and Legal Consultation Profession 7 Sr. Description of Service Type Service Charges in AED 27 Application for Issuance of a replacement card for a lost one. 300 per application 28 Application for amendment of the details in the Roll or Register. 300 per application Second: Services Related to Legal Researchers and Consultants: 29 Registration of a legal researcher on the register of Practicing Legal Researchers and Consultants for 3 years. 300 per Registration 30 Registration of a UAE legal consultant of category (B) on the Register of Practicing Legal Researchers and Consultants for 3 years. 500 per Registration 31 Registration of a UAE legal consultant of category (A) on the Register of Practicing Legal Researchers and Consultants for 3 years. 750 per Registration 32 Registration of a non-UAE legal consultant of category (B) on the Register of Practicing Legal Researchers and Consultants for 3 years. 750 per Registration 33 Registration of a non-UAE legal consultant of category (A) on the Register of Practicing Legal Researchers and Consultants for 3 years. 1,000 per Registration 34 Renewal of Registration of a UAE legal consultant of category (B) on the Register of Practicing Legal Researchers and Consultants for 3 years. 500 per renewal 35 Renewal of Registration of a UAE legal consultant of category (A) on the Register of Practicing Legal Researchers and Consultants for 3 years. 750 per renewal

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    Cabinet Resolution of 2025 on the Charges for Services Provided by Ministry of Justice Regarding the Regulation of the Legal Profession and Legal Consultation Profession 8 Sr. Description of Service Type Service Charges in AED 36 Renewal of Registration of a non-UAE legal consultant of category (B) on the Register of Practicing Legal Researchers and Consultants for 3 years. 750 per renewal 37 Renewal of Registration of a non-UAE legal consultant of category (A) on the Register of Practicing Legal Researchers and Consultants for 3 years. 1000 per renewal 38 Registration of a legal consultant on the Register of Non-Practicing Legal Researchers and Consultants for 5 years. 300 per Registration 39 Striking off of a practicing legal consultant. 500 per deregistration 40 Application for re-registration of a legal researcher or consultant on the Register of Practicing Legal Researchers and Consultants for 3 years. 500 per application Third: Services Related to Law Firms' Representatives 41 Registration of a law firm's representative on the Register of Representatives for 3 years. 750 per registration 42 Renewal of Registration of a law firm's representative on the Register of Representatives for 3 years. 750 per renewal 43 Filing a grievance against the decisions of the Competent Department on compliance by a law firm's representative with the provisions of the Decree Law and its Executive Regulations. 300 per grievance 44 Application for re-registration of a law firm's representative whose registration has been suspended or revoked. 750 per application

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    Cabinet Resolution of 2025 on the Charges for Services Provided by Ministry of Justice Regarding the Regulation of the Legal Profession and Legal Consultation Profession 9 Sr. Description of Service Type Service Charges in AED Fourth: Services Related to Law Firms or Legal Consultation Firms 45 Licensing a law firm (as a sole proprietorship) for one year. 2,000 per license 46 Licensing a law firm (as a Professional Company) for one year. 3,000 per license 47 Licensing a law firm (as a branch of a foreign firm) for one year. 5,000 per license 48 Renewal of license of a law firm (as a sole proprietorship) for one year. 2,000 per renewal 49 Renewal of license of a law firm (as a Professional Company) for one year. 3,000 per renewal 50 Renewal of license of a law firm (as a branch of a foreign office) for one year. 5,000 per renewal 51 Revocation of the license of a law firm. 750 per revocation 52 Application for classification of a law firm. 1,000 per application 53 Licensing of a legal consultation firm (as a sole proprietorship) for one year. 1,000 per license 54 Licensing of a legal consultation firm (as a Professional Company) for one year. 2,000 per license 55 Licensing of a legal consultation firm (as a branch of a foreign office) for one year. 3,000 per license 56 Renewal of license of a legal consultation firm (as a sole proprietorship) for one year. 1,000 per renewal 57 Renewal of license of a legal consultation firm (as a Professional Company) for one year. 2,000 per renewal 58 Renewal of license of a legal consultation firm (as a branch of a foreign office) for one year. 3,000 per renewal

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    Cabinet Resolution of 2025 on the Charges for Services Provided by Ministry of Justice Regarding the Regulation of the Legal Profession and Legal Consultation Profession 10 Sr. Description of Service Type Service Charges in AED 59 Revocation of the license of a legal consultation firm. 500 per revocation 60 Application for re-licensing of a law firm or legal consultation firm. 500 per application 61 Granting an extension of time to complete the professional licensing procedures for a law firm or legal consultation firm. 300 per extension 62 Application for amendment of the data contained in the license of a law firm or legal consultation firm. 500 per application 63 Temporary Permission to a law firm or legal consultation firm to suspend its legal services. 300 per permission 64 Application for liquidation of a law firm or legal consultation firm. 300 per application 65 Application for merger of a law firm or legal consultation firm. 300 per application Fifth: Other Services 66 Application for a legal researcher or consultant to become a partner in a law firm. 300 per application 67 Complaint against a lawyer or legal consultant. 300 per complaint 68 Grievance against the decisions of the Ministry's Lawyers and Legal Consultants Affairs Committee. 300 per grievance 69 Application for re-registration of a lawyer or legal consultant on the Register or Roll after the removal of their name. 1,000 per application

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    Cabinet Resolution of 2025 on the Charges for Services Provided by Ministry of Justice Regarding the Regulation of the Legal Profession and Legal Consultation Profession 11 Sr. Description of Service Type Service Charges in AED 70 Any other applications submitted to the Lawyers and Legal Consultants Affairs Committee in accordance with the provisions of the Decree Law and its Executive Regulations. 300 per application

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Note: The Arabic text of this legislation is the authoritative version as per the official UAE Legislation portal.

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