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United Arab Emirates: Fraud

Asked by Mr Alistair CarmichaelLiberal DemocratForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 29 April 2026UIN 128203

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, a) what assessment he has made of the average time required to secure the recognition and enforcement in the United Arab Emirates of civil fraud judgments of the High Court o

Answered by Mr Hamish Falconer

The UK regularly engages with the UAE authorities on a range of judicial and legal cooperation issues through established bilateral channels. As a longstanding policy, the Government does not comment on individual legal cases.

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