New Approach to Seize Containers through Court Orders
Type
E-journal
Date
2 May 2016
Jurisdiction
United Arab Emirates
Taxonomy
Customs & Excise Duties, Offences against the State & the General Public
Copyright
LexisNexis
Relevant company
Al Tamimi & Company
Analysis
In the UAE, counterfeit goods at the Customs are stopped by an administrative complaint directly with the Customs Department.
In some cases, and especially with goods in transit, administrative complaints are not accommodated and hence the right holders' option is to seek a court order. The common way to stop containers by way of a court order is to seek a preventive seizure decision from the court circuit allocated to address expedited requests.