Judicial Department's Legal Aid Section

The Judicial Department’s Legal Aid Section was established on 23 May 2011, pursuant to the Administrative Decision No. 106 of 2011, with the aim of providing free legal aid to indigent people and impartial legal guidance for court users, in support of their right to access to justice. The legal aid is provided before or during case processing and regardless of the litigant’s status.

This initiative comes in line with ADJD goals and beliefs in the provision of legal and judicial assistance to indigent people; and pursuant to the UAE constitution which stipulates that everyone should be given access to a natural judge, and that economic and social circumstances must not preclude anyone from getting access to Justice.