Representing yourself? We draft your statement of claim, defence, reply or appeal memo in Arabic, our legal partner, a Dubai law firm, reviews the legal content, and we walk you through filing. You file and attend in your own name: we do not represent you in court.
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How It Works
SWLT writes your memo in court-ready Arabic, and our legal partner, a Dubai law firm, reviews its legal content before you file. You stay the litigant: you sign, file and attend in your own name, and we guide you through each step.
Before You File
In UAE civil courts much of the case is argued on paper, in Arabic. A clear memo, filed on time with the right documents, is what the court reads.
The federal Civil Procedure Law lets parties attend in person or through an agent. At the Court of Cassation or the Federal Supreme Court, the appeal must be signed by a lawyer admitted before that court, so that stage is outside this service.
Arabic is the language of UAE courts. Documents in another language need an Arabic translation by an MOJ-approved legal translator. Some Abu Dhabi courts can hear certain cases in English, but only where the judicial authority has decided so.
A defence memo and its documents are due before the hearing, and an appeal against a first-instance judgment is generally due within 30 days, or less in urgent cases. Send us your papers as soon as you are served, so the draft is ready in time.
What We Draft
Drafted in formal legal Arabic from your facts and documents, reviewed by our legal partner, and ready for you to sign and file.
The parties, the facts, your requests and their grounds, set out the way the case management office expects.
Your answer to the claim, point by point, with your defences and supporting documents listed.
Responses to the other side's memos during the exchange of memos, and closing memos where the court allows them.
An appeal against a first-instance judgment, with the grounds of appeal set out clearly. Cassation appeals need a lawyer.
Private-sector labour disputes start with a complaint to MOHRE. If it is not settled, the case goes to court and we draft your memos.
Landlord and tenant disputes in Dubai go to the Rental Disputes Center, not the ordinary courts. We draft the claim or reply for the RDC.
How It Works
WhatsApp the claim or judgment you received, your documents and the next hearing date. We quote the memo before any work starts.
We build the memo from your facts and documents, and translate any non-Arabic evidence with MOJ certification.
Our legal partner, a Dubai law firm, reviews the legal content. We finalise the memo and explain what it says.
You sign and file in your own name through your court's portal or service centre. We tell you what to upload and what comes next.
Where You File
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This is a drafting, legal review and guidance service. We do not represent you in court or attend hearings, and no outcome is promised. Court fees are paid by you directly to the court. We confirm your price on WhatsApp before you commit.
FAQ
At first instance and on appeal, the federal Civil Procedure Law lets parties attend in person. You register the case through your court's system: Dubai Courts online registration, the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department's Interactive Case Registration, the Ministry of Justice eFiling system for the federal courts, or RAK Courts e-services, usually signing in with UAE PASS. You upload a statement of claim in Arabic with your supporting documents, translated where needed. We draft the statement, our legal partner reviews it, and we guide you through the upload.
No. SWLT is a legal translation office, not a law firm, and neither we nor our legal partner represent you or attend hearings for you. You file and attend in your own name. Our service is drafting, legal review of the memo by our partner firm, and procedural guidance. If you decide you want a lawyer to act for you, we can refer you to one.
Not at the top court. You may attend yourself at first instance and on appeal, but a cassation appeal, whether to the Federal Supreme Court or a local Court of Cassation, must be signed by a lawyer admitted before that court under the Civil Procedure Law. Some case types also have their own rules, so we check your case when you send it.
Statements of claim, defence memos, reply and closing memos, and appeal statements against first-instance judgments, plus memos for labour cases referred to court by MOHRE and claims or replies before Dubai's Rental Disputes Center. If you need a defence memo drafted (صياغة مذكرة دفاع), send the claim you were served and your documents.
Our legal partner, a Dubai law firm, reviews the legal content of every memo before we deliver it. SWLT handles the structure, the Arabic drafting and any certified translation. The memo is then filed by you, in your own name.
From AED 200 + VAT per memo, quoted case by case depending on complexity, length, the court and how urgent it is. Certified translation of non-Arabic documents, where needed, is AED 60 per page + VAT. Court fees are separate and you pay them directly to the court. We send the full quote on WhatsApp before any work starts.
Yes, as a rule. Arabic is the language of UAE courts, and Dubai Courts and the federal courts ask for non-Arabic documents to carry a legal translation approved by the Ministry of Justice. Documents issued outside the UAE may also need attestation. As an MOJ-licensed translation office, we translate your evidence alongside the memo.
Usually not. The Civil Procedure Law allows the head of a judicial authority to decide that certain circuits or cases run in English, and Abu Dhabi has used this for some civil and commercial matters. It applies only where that decision covers your case, so plan for Arabic unless the court tells you otherwise. DIFC and ADGM courts are separate English-language systems and outside this service.
A private-sector labour dispute starts with a complaint to MOHRE, which tries to settle it and refers it to court if it cannot. A landlord and tenant dispute in Dubai goes to the Rental Disputes Center, which has exclusive jurisdiction over rental disputes in the emirate. We draft the memos for whichever stage you are at.
No. Nobody can promise how a court will rule, and we do not. What we offer is a clear, well-structured memo in proper legal Arabic, reviewed by our legal partner, and guidance so you file it correctly and on time.
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Send the claim, judgment or hearing notice on WhatsApp. We quote the memo, draft it in Arabic, have our legal partner review it, and guide you as you file in your own name.