DCC 235/2003

This case involved whether it was possible for a provisional seizure to be applied on amounts an individual had gained from salary which came from a position with a government agency. Government salaries could not be seized but the question was whether this was no longer true once the salary entered the employee's bank account.

Background

A Respondent issued against the Appellant Order No. 4518/2002 to impose a provisional seizure on movables and factory assets and aluminium glass of 1,139,072 AED as well as the funds of the Appellant and another at the banks indicated in the request for seizure.

The Appellant filed a grievance against this matter for violating Article 252(1) of Federal Law No. 11/1992 on the basis that the seizure of the factory was sufficient to ensure the creditor's rights, in addition to the fact that the current account of the petitioner at the bank came from his salary from a job at the Dubai Police, which may not be seized.

Proceedings:

Court of first instance - Decision 15/2/2003

The Court of First Instance rejected the grievance. The petitioner appealed this judgment.

Appeal Court - Appeal No. 20/2003 - Decision dated 1/4/2003