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

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

The Globe Documents and Tenancy Agreement are shams, backdated, fabricated, and void; the First Globe Appeal Judgment was obtained by fraud and cannot be recognised or enforced; the Bank and BVI Companies are not precluded from alleging fraud by reason of the UAE proceedings; Globe and related Defendants are restrained from enforcing the First Globe Appeal Judgment.

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: Mr Abdalla Juma Majid Al Sari; Defendant: Mr Majid Abdalla Juma Al Sari; Defendant: Mr 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: Mr Hamad Saif Hamad Abdalla Almheiri
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
15 July 2025
Procedural Posture
Commercial Claim / Final Judgment
Outcome
Claim allowed; declaratory and injunctive relief granted.
Legal Topics
Foreign Judgment Enforcement, Sham Documents, Anti Enforcement Injunction, Issue Estoppel, Abuse of Process, Authority of Signatory, Declaratory Relief
Commercial Law Fraud Civil Procedure International Enforcement Foreign Judgment Enforcement Sham Documents Anti Enforcement Injunction Issue Estoppel +3 more

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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

Mr Abdalla Juma Majid Al Sari

Defendant

Mr Majid Abdalla Juma Al Sari

Defendant

Mr 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

Mr Hamad Saif Hamad Abdalla Almheiri

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Commercial Claim / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Globe Documents and Tenancy Agreement are shams, void, and backdated
  2. 2 Whether the First Globe Appeal Judgment was obtained by fraud
  3. 3 Whether the Bank and BVI Companies are precluded from alleging fraud due to prior UAE proceedings

Ratio Decidendi

The Globe Documents and Tenancy Agreement are shams, backdated, fabricated, and void; the First Globe Appeal Judgment was obtained by fraud and cannot be recognised or enforced; the Bank and BVI Companies are not precluded from alleging fraud by reason of the UAE proceedings; Globe and related Defendants are restrained from enforcing the First Globe Appeal Judgment.

Court Disposition

Claim allowed; declaratory and injunctive relief granted.

Orders

  • Declaration that the First Globe Appeal Judgment was obtained by fraud and is not enforceable or recognisable at common law.
  • Declaration that the Globe Documents and Tenancy Agreement (with Addendum) are shams, void, backdated, and created without authority.