Civil asset recovery – jurisdictional issues
Parallel proceedings
Is there any restriction on civil proceedings progressing in parallel with, or in advance of, criminal proceedings concerning the same subject matter?
Article 28 of Federal Law No. 35 of 1992 (the Penal Procedure Code) (see moj.gov.ae). UAE law database) provides that concurrent proceedings in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) civil courts should be stayed until a final judgment…