Commercial Bank of Dubai PSC & Ors. v Abdalla Juma Majid Al Sarl & Ors.

Commercial Bank of Dubai PSC & Ors. v Abdalla Juma Majid Al Sarl & Ors.

The Summary Judgment Defendants are required to serve evidence by a specified date. If they fail to comply, they will be debarred from adducing evidence on the summary judgment application. The jurisdiction challenge is irrelevant to the enforcement claim, and delay is unjustified.

Parties
Claimant: Commercial Bank of Dubai PSC; Claimant: Hortin Holdings Limited; Claimant: Westdene Investment Limited; Claimant: Lodge Hill Limited; Claimant: VS 1897 (Cayman) Limited; Defendant: Abdalla Juma Majid Al Sari; Defendant: Majid Abdalla Juma Al Sari; Defendant: Mohamed Abdalla Juma Al Sari; Defendant: FAL Oil Co LLC; Defendant: Investment Group Private Limited; Defendant: IGPL General Trading LLC; Defendant: Globe Investment Holdings Limited; Defendant: MENA Investment Holdings Limited; Defendant: MAS Capital Holdings Limited
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
10 March 2023
Procedural Posture
Commercial / Interlocutory Application for Unless Order
Outcome
unless order granted
Legal Topics
Summary Judgment, Enforcement of Foreign Judgments, Sanctions for Non Compliance, Asset Disclosure, Contempt of Court
Civil Procedure Commercial Law Summary Judgment Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Sanctions for Non Compliance Asset Disclosure Contempt of Court

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Parties

Commercial Bank of Dubai PSC

Claimant

Hortin Holdings Limited

Claimant

Westdene Investment Limited

Claimant

Lodge Hill Limited

Claimant

VS 1897 (Cayman) Limited

Claimant

Abdalla Juma Majid Al Sari

Defendant

Majid Abdalla Juma Al Sari

Defendant

Mohamed Abdalla Juma Al Sari

Defendant

FAL Oil Co LLC

Defendant

Investment Group Private Limited

Defendant

IGPL General Trading LLC

Defendant

Globe Investment Holdings Limited

Defendant

MENA Investment Holdings Limited

Defendant

MAS Capital Holdings Limited

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Commercial / Interlocutory Application for Unless Order

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Summary Judgment Defendants should be compelled to serve evidence by a specified date
  2. 2 Whether a sanction should be imposed for failure to comply with court orders
  3. 3 Relevance of jurisdiction challenges to enforcement claim

Ratio Decidendi

The Summary Judgment Defendants are required to serve evidence by a specified date. If they fail to comply, they will be debarred from adducing evidence on the summary judgment application. The jurisdiction challenge is irrelevant to the enforcement claim, and delay is unjustified.

Court Disposition

unless order granted

Orders

  • Summary Judgment Defendants must serve evidence by 24 March 2023.
  • If evidence is not served by that date, Summary Judgment Defendants are debarred from adducing evidence on the summary judgment application.