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Ayesha was appointed as a Registrar of the DIFC Courts in November 2022. She currently oversees case progression at the DIFC Courts, as well as sitting as a judge and mediator with the Small Claims Tribunal (SCT). Ayesha also hears applications in the Court of First Instance, Court of Appeal and the Enforcement Department. Ayesha also oversees the day-to-day function of the DIFC Courts Wills Service.
Ayesha joined the DIFC Courts in the role of Case Progression Officer in March 2015 and was promoted to the role of Assistant Registrar in 2018. In 2019, Ayesha was appointed as the Deputy Registrar of the Small Claims Tribunal and in 2020 Ayesha was appointed Deputy Registrar of the DIFC Courts.
Ayesha holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Law and Political Science from University of Saint Joseph Dubai and studied on a scholarship from the Edad Leadership Programme. She is also qualified to appear before the local and federal courts in the UAE.
Delvin joined the DIFC Courts in the role of Senior Legal Officer and the Pro Bono Programme Leader in March 2016 and she was promoted to the role of Assistant Registrar in 2020.
She currently oversees the progression of the Registration of Practitioners and the Code of Conduct. Delvin also presides, as the Assistant Registrar, over a number of Court of First Instance(CFI) applications and sits as a Small Claims Tribunal (SCT) Judge and Mediator.
Delvin is a qualified Dutch lawyer and has over ten (10) years of legal experience in The Netherlands, as well as the Middle East.
Hayley was appointed as the Assistant Registrar of the DIFC Courts in January 2023. She currently oversees and manages the DIFC Courts’ Pro Bono Programme as well as sitting as a judge and mediator in the Small Claims Tribunal. Hayley also hears applications in the Court of First Instance, Court of Appeal and the Enforcement Department.
Hayley joined the DIFC Courts in 2013 having served the positions of Registrar’s Associate and Case Progression Officer. In 2017, she was appointed as a Member of the Small Claims Tribunal, and in 2020 was appointed as the Pro Bono Programme Leader.
Hayley has experience working for the Crown Prosecution Service and prior to moving to Dubai she worked as a Judicial Clerk at the Royal Courts of Justice in the UK. Hayley has completed her law degree (LLB) from the University of Southampton.
