Dubai Courts case inquiry: how to find a case and its next hearing

The short answer

For a case before the Dubai Courts, use the case inquiry service on the Dubai Courts website or its smart app. Search by case number and year, or sign in with UAE Pass to see the cases linked to you. The result shows the case's current stage and, where one is set, the next session date.

If the case is before a different court, such as Abu Dhabi, the DIFC Courts or the courts of another emirate, you need that court's own portal. A Dubai search will not find it.

This guide is general information, not legal advice. It was last checked on 14 November 2026. Court services, menus and login options change; always confirm on the official court portal or with the court directly.

1. What you need before you search

• The case number and year, exactly as they appear on the court notice or filing receipt. The case type (for example civil, commercial, labour or execution) often matters too.
• Which court the case is in. A file can move from first instance to appeal to cassation or execution, and each stage may carry its own number.
• A UAE Pass account if you want to see cases linked to your identity, or the party details the portal asks for when searching without logging in.
• For lawyers, the firm's registered account details, since some services show more to registered practitioners than to the public.

2. Checking a case on Dubai Courts

The exact screens change from time to time, but the route is usually the same:

1. Open the Dubai Courts website or smart app and go to the public services or case inquiry section.
2. Choose how to search: by case number, or by signing in to see your own cases.
3. Select the case type and year, then enter the number without extra spaces or prefixes.
4. Open the result to see the stage, the circuit or chamber, recent decisions and the next session date if one has been scheduled.
5. Save or print what you need. If the result does not match your paperwork, check the number and year before assuming anything has changed.

4. If the case does not appear

• Check the year. Searching under the year you received the notice, rather than the year the case was filed, is a common mistake.
• Check the case type. The same number can exist under different types.
• Check the stage. After an appeal or in execution, the file may carry a new number.
• Check the court. The case may be before another emirate's courts or the DIFC Courts.
• Allow time. Newly registered cases or decisions can take a little while to show online.
• If it still does not appear, contact the court's customer service with the notice or receipt in hand, or ask the lawyer handling the file.

5. For law firms: one lookup is easy, forty need a system

Checking one case is a two-minute job. Keeping forty or four hundred cases current is different work. Notices arrive in different formats, hearings are adjourned, numbers change between stages, and the person who read the notice is not always the person who has to attend.

In Mizan, each case keeps its court, stages and numbers in one place, and every session sits in the firm's shared calendar. When a court notice arrives, the court-notice reader can pull out the case number, date and court from a photo or PDF and suggest the update; a person confirms it before anything is saved. It does not replace checking the official portal, but it makes sure nothing read once is forgotten.

What a reliable court diary needs

• Every case linked to its client and matter, with the current number for each stage.
• The next session date entered as soon as it is known, with a named lawyer responsible.
• The original notice filed against the case so anyone can check it.
• Reminders that respect the working week and public holidays.
• A weekly view of upcoming hearings that partners can see at a glance.