Dubai court cases up 40pc as crisis hits

Lawsuits are set to jump by 40 percent in Dubai in the second quarter from a year ago as the financial crisis provokes labour and real estate disputes, a court official said.

The first quarter already registered a 20 percent increase said Ahmed Saeed bin Hezeem, director general for Dubai Courts.

'With the crisis, we think that the increase in the number of cases in the second quarter will be much higher than last year. We think that will happen certainly and dramatically,' bin Hezeem told Reuters in an interview.