Entry into force of new rules for management of insurance disputes

The new rules on the management of insurance disputes enter into force on 13 April 2014.

The firm Clyde & Co. holds the number of key reforms

• Clarification of the role of preliminary hearings
• The recognition of international jurisprudence locally
• Acceptance of any kind of evidence (witnesses, oral or written evidence and the evidence from emails, voice messages, ...)
• The Committee may order the complainant or the defendant to repay all the legal expenses related to trial
• The introduction of a prescription period of 5 years for claims (from the date of noting the loss)