First female Emirati common law judge appointed in Dubai’s DIFC Courts

First female Emirati common law judge appointed in Dubai’s DIFC Courts

Four new judges have been appointed at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts, including the first female Emirati common law judge appointed in the UAE.

The new judges were sworn in on Monday before Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.

Lord Angus James Scott Glennie and Sir Peter Henry Gross have been appointed as judges of the Court of Appeal (CA) while Nassir Hashem Nasser Abdullah Al Nasser and Maha Khalid Mohammed Al Mheiri have been appointed as judges at the Court of First Instance (CFI) at DIFC Courts.

All four judges took their oaths through a virtual ceremony and pledged to uphold the rule of law and justice, a statement said.

As the first female Emirati judge appointed to the Courts of First Instance, Maha Al Mheiri originally joined the DIFC Courts in 2012 as a Case Progression officer and was appointed a Judicial officer in 2013, before becoming a Small Claims Tribunal (SCT) judge in 2017.

Both Angus Glennie and Peter Gross have served extensively in the UK.

Nassir Al Nasser, the first Emirati to join the DIFC Courts, was appointed as a DIFC Courts Judicial officer