Past event summary
Protect Your Assets: DIFC Courts Wills Service
About the event
An informative webinar with an expert from DIFC Courts that offered advice on how to pass on assets and appoint guardians in accordance with the instructions stated in the will.
Key topics include:
- Introduction to the DIFC Courts Wills Service
- Overview of the Wills Service terms
- Different types of Wills
- Registration process
- Probate process
Event details
Where
Online. Upon registration, you will receive details on how to join the webinar.
When
10:00AM - 11:00AM, 24 Jun 2021
Speaker
AYESHA BIN KALBAN
DEPUTY REGISTRAR
DIFC COURTS
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.
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 holds a bachelor’s degree in Law and Political Science from University of Saint Joseph Dubai and studied there on a scholarship from the Edad Leadership Programme. She is also qualified to appear before the local and federal courts in the UAE.
Webinar Facilitator
SAMER MERHI
SENIOR MANAGER - EVENTS AND PARTNERSHIPS
DMCC
Samer Merhi is the Senior Manager - Events and Partnerships at DMCC, the world’s leading Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise.
Joining DMCC in 2012, Samer is responsible for delivering the organisation’s event programme in line with corporate marketing strategy and business objectives.
Technically knowledgeable and professionally qualified, Samer forges strategic relationships with partners around the world to deliver an ever-growing DMCC calendar of events both physical and virtual.
In a career spanning 15 years, Samer has managed some of the region’s largest and high-profile live events and conferences, as well as diplomatic meetings and industry gatherings.