The authorities in Abu Dhabi are looking to allow expatriate lawyers at a new non-Muslim family court in the capital.
Presently only UAE citizens are permitted to act as counsel in the courts.
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According to the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department, they were reviewing the prospect of opening up access to non-Emirati lawyers at the new court.
It was opened this week as part of a series of changes to the legislation affecting non-Muslims in the emirate. (AW)
