UAE:Takaful companies in Dubai barred from late contribution interest claims

By MEIR team | 22 Jul 2025

The General Authority of the Dubai Court of Cassation has ruled that takaful companies and Islamic banks may not demand late payment interest resulting from a customer's failure to pay a takaful contribution or repay a loan, even if the interest charged is called by another name.

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