Arkan Certified Translation translates court judgments, court orders and arbitral awards between Arabic and English from our office in Deira, Dubai. You may need an English judgment translated into Arabic for a UAE court file, or an Arabic judgment translated into English for use abroad. Send us the document and tell us which court or authority will receive the translation so we can review the work and provide a quote.
Arabic↔English written legal translation by a translator licensed by the UAE Ministry of Justice (licence no. 688). You can check this licence on the UAE Ministry of Justice translator register.
Which court documents do we translate?
We translate UAE and foreign court judgments, court orders, interim and provisional orders, and appeal submissions. Requests can relate to appeals, disputes across borders, applications for recognition of a judgment, or enforcement files.
The subject might be an insurance dispute, a financial dispute, a banking case or a regulatory enforcement decision. For family matters, documents include custody and guardianship judgments, family court orders and divorce decrees.
| Document | Examples of intended use |
|---|---|
| Foreign court judgment | Submission to a UAE court or inclusion in an application for recognition of a judgment |
| Appeal submission | Appeal proceedings |
| Arbitral award | Arbitration or enforcement files |
| Family court order or divorce decree | Use outside the UAE |
These examples help identify the document you need translated. The receiving court or authority determines its submission requirements.
A dispute file can also contain a contract that needs translating. Tell us if you want it included, and we will treat it as a separate document in the quote. For enquiries beyond a specific judgment or order, our legal translation service in Dubai explains the broader service.
Why do we ask which court will receive the translation?
Tell us the name of the receiving court or authority, even if it is different from the court that issued the judgment. The destination determines which language and formatting requirements you need to confirm before the translation is prepared.
Dubai Courts and the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts can have different requirements. Share any instructions you have received and confirm the current requirements with the receiving court or authority.
Our role is to translate the document within the scope you confirm. We do not choose the court for your case or advise on filing, recognition or enforcement.
Do you need the whole judgment or selected sections?
Please tell us whether you need the complete judgment or specified sections. If your legal adviser has identified particular passages, confirm the required filing scope with the receiving court or authority before requesting a partial translation.
For selected sections, identify the exact pages or passages you want translated. We do not select extracts on your behalf or assess whether they are enough for your case. When you request the full judgment, we translate all its text, including the court’s reasoning and decision.
Clarifying the scope also helps distinguish the judgment itself from accompanying orders or appeal submissions. List each document you want included so the quote covers the requested work.
Translation of arbitral awards and related documents
We translate arbitral awards, enforcement applications, procedural orders and terms of reference. Identify each document you need translated: an award and a procedural order have different contents, even when both belong to the same arbitration.
This scope includes Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) awards and related enforcement documents, including documents connected with former DIFC-LCIA cases. It also covers documents from International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) arbitration proceedings and ad hoc arbitral awards.
The translation preserves the source document’s structure and terminology. Where an award contains detailed reasoning and recurring terms, those remain part of the text within the agreed scope. Confirm which arbitration documents are required for your submission before requesting the translation.
Foreign judgments and judgments for use abroad
For a judgment written in English and intended for use in the UAE, confirm whether the receiving court or authority requires an Arabic translation. Send the judgment itself, together with its intended destination and any document requirements you have been given.
For an Arabic judgment intended for use abroad, we provide translation into English. Examples include divorce decrees, custody and guardianship judgments, family court orders, and judgments arising from financial or other disputes.
In either direction, identify the original language and the language you need. A request described simply as a “foreign judgment” does not tell us which text needs translating or where the translation will be used. Our guide to using a foreign court judgment in the UAE gives background reading.
What should you send for a quote?
Send the judgment, order or award you want translated so we can review its wording and the extent of the work. The document’s title alone does not show how much text it contains or which related documents you need included.
With your document, please provide:
- The name of the receiving court or authority.
- Whether you need translation into Arabic or English.
- Whether the request covers the full document or identified sections.
- Any language or formatting instructions supplied by the receiving court or authority.
Include every page of each document within your request. A passport copy can help us keep personal names consistent with the spelling in the passport, particularly when a name appears in several parts of a judgment.
Document length, complexity and submission requirements affect the translation work. We confirm the quote after reviewing the document and before work begins. Arkan handles the translation directly.
Does a stamp and signature guarantee acceptance?
Your translation is stamped and signed. The receiving court or authority decides what it accepts, so confirm its requirements for the document you are submitting. A stamp and signature do not guarantee acceptance.
Our certified translation page explains that service more broadly. For your judgment request, identifying the intended destination and sharing its requirements helps define the translation work.
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