ADJD is keen to support specialised judicial work, with the aim to improve performance and resolve disputes efficiently. Hence, a number of chambers have been established to specialise in disputes related to constructions contracts, banks and financial institutions, shares and securities, insurance and indemnities, intellectual property, child visitation arrangements and partial medical errors. Recently a chamber for disputes involving domestic workers has been established. There are also special chambers for disputes involving government employees and small claims. Moreover, ADJD has concluded a special agreement with the International Council for Sports Arbitration to establish a seat for the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Abu Dhabi, which is the first branch outside the city of Lausanne in Switzerland.

Abu Dhabi Criminal Court

Established pursuant to the decision of the chairman of the Judicial Department No. 11 of 2018. The court consists of a president and a sufficient number of judges and executors of procedures to carry out the necessary administrative and clerical work. Its headquarters are in the city of Abu Dhabi, and it has the same spatial jurisdiction as the Abu Dhabi Court of First Instance and its affiliated courts. The court is composed of circuits for felonies, misdemeanours, and infractions. The court is competent to consider criminal cases in accordance with the Penal Code and special criminal legislation, which fall within the scope of Abu Dhabi city.

Abu Dhabi Criminal Court for External Regions

Established pursuant to the decision of the chairman of the Judicial Department No. 19 of 2020, the court consists of a president and a sufficient number of judges and executors of procedures to carry out the necessary administrative and clerical work and is affiliated with it : the Abu Dhabi Municipality Court, the Abu Dhabi Traffic Court, the Nationality and Residence Court, the Tourism Court, the Bani Yas Court, the Al Wathba Court, the Al Rahba Court, and any specialised criminal court established in the future within the central region. The court is made up of misdemeanours and infractions circuits whose jurisdiction is established in accordance with the Code of Criminal Procedure and laws that complement it, as well as in accordance with the workload distribution decided by the Judicial Council.
The court is competent to hear:

Abu Dhabi Commercial Court ​

• The Abu Dhabi Commercial Court was established in Abu Dhabi pursuant to the decision of His Highness the chairman of the Judicial Department No. 28 of 2019 to establish the Abu Dhabi Commercial Court. The Abu Dhabi Commercial Court was established to keep pace with the rapid growth witnessed by the UAE in the business sector and the need to provide effective and innovative judicial services characterised by integrity. The Abu Dhabi Commercial Court consists of partial, major, and appeal circuits. The spatial jurisdiction of the court includes the spatial jurisdiction of the Abu Dhabi Court of First Instance and its affiliated courts. The circuits of these courts may also be classified according to the types of cases brought before them. The court consists of a president and a sufficient number of trial and appeal judges and experts, as well as a sufficient number of administrative staff, translators, and notice servers to carry out the necessary administrative, clerical, and technical work. Even if the business is commercial for one of the parties and civil for the other, the court has the authority to hear such cases. The court is also qualified to consider disagreements, requests, lawsuits, and petitions related to the implementation of foreign judgements, orders, and bonds, whether the judgements were rendered by foreign courts or by foreign arbitral tribunals.

Abu Dhabi Labour Court​

Pursuant to the decision of His Highness The chairman of the Judicial Department No. 22 of 2018, the Abu Dhabi labor court has been established, which includes minor and major claim chambers, appellate chambers and an enforcement chamber. The court is headed by a president, assisted by a sufficient number of judges, administrative staff, court clerks and enforcement officers to carry out the necessary administrative and clerical work. The court is competent to hear Labor claims and disputes, which include all primary Labor claims filed by or against workers, all labor appeals filed against judgments of the first instance, judgments and decisions issued by enforcement judges or interim and summary judgments, and follows the enforcement of judgments and court orders issued by the court. It is also specialized in adjudicating disputes that arise between workers and employers in the private sector, including also government and semi-government companies as well as disputes related to domestic workers. The court has several judicial circuits, including urgent matters circuits and simple claim chambers which are competent to hear claims of less than 500 thousand dirhams. There are also circuits to hear minor claim (above 500 thousand dirhams and not more than ten million dirhams), and major claims that exceed ten million dirhams, circuits to which the government is a party, appellate and enforcement circuits. The Judicial Department has established the court on a separate lasting building in Mussafah industrial area for its proximity to the court's clients and to facilitate their access to the headquarters. The court includes one-day labor disputes chamber, which is specialized in considering all minor Labor claims, according to the limits, controls and standards issued by a decision of the Judicial Council.

Court of Arbitration for Sport

The capital, Abu Dhabi, hosted the first office of the Court of Arbitration for Sport outside Switzerland, in mid-May 2012. For more details:

Civil Family Court

According to Law No. (14) of 2021 on civil marriage and its effects in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, a specialized court has been established to hear family cases involving expats. It has a jurisdiction to hear cases related to family issues and legacies of expats. The court provided for in this article shall be composed of an individual judge, who may be a non-Muslim. The forms and procedures of the court shall be bilingual, in Arabic and English. The aim of establishing a specialized family court for foreigners in the emirate of Abu Dhabi is to provide a flexible and sophisticated judicial mechanism to adjudicate family disputes among foreigners and to enhance the emirate's position and competitiveness globally as one of the most attractive destinations for human talents and competencies. Add to this, Abu Dhabi is now the leader in issuing the first civil law to organize Family Matters for foreigners in accordance with international best practices and ensure the right of foreigners to be subject to an internationally recognized law that is close to them in terms of culture, customs and language and to achieve and protect the best interests of the child.

Execution Chamber

It is impossible to think of a right that cannot be enforced, which highlights the significance of execution. As a result, the execution chamber is concerned with carrying out court orders, executive orders, and settlements and agreements that have been approved by the judiciary.