A Digital Economy Court will be launched by the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts to aid issues regarding digital economy.

The Digital Economy Court will deal with national and international disputes that are related to various technologies. Few of the areas of concern include artificial intelligence, big data, blockchain, cloud based services and 3D printing among others.

Judicial experts in the fields will be appointed to supervise the digital infrastructure of the court. As per sources, the Digital Economy Court will start providing its services in the first quarter of 2022.

The new court will also assign legal experts to draft and approve rules for the court after a 30 day consultation.