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Civil procedure [2026] DIFC CFI 048

Alizz Islamic Bank S.A.O.C v Alef Capital B.S.C.(C) (Formerly investrade company B.S.C (C))

Alizz Islamic Bank S.A.O.C v Alef Capital B.S.C.(C) (Formerly investrade company B.S.C (C)) [2026] DIFC CFI 048 (06 April 2026)

The Defendant is permitted to rely on the late-served witness statement for the immediate judgment/strike-out hearing, as exclusion would be disproportionate and the Claimant can respond before the hearing; the request to strike out skeleton argument paragraphs is refused; the limitation issue will not be determined as a preliminary issue at this hearing.

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  • Immediate judgment
  • Strike-out
  • Limitation defence
  • Late evidence
  • Skeleton arguments
  • Procedural directions
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Commercial law [2026] DIFC CFI 039

Emirates NBD Bank PJSC v (1) Rashed Abulaziz Almakhawi (2) Abdulaziz Rashed Abdulaziz Mohammed Almakhawi (3) Hessa Rashed Abulaziz Almakhawi (4) Shamma Rashed Abulaziz Almakhawi

Emirates NBD Bank PJSC v (1) Rashed Abulaziz Almakhawi (2) Abdulaziz Rashed Abdulaziz Mohammed Almakhawi (3) Hessa Rashed Abulaziz Almakhawi (4) Shamma Rashed Abulaziz Almakhawi [2026] DIFC CFI 039 (03 April 2026)

Emirates NBD Bank PJSC qualifies as a DIFC Establishment and Licensed DIFC Establishment under the Courts Law by virtue of its recognition as a NASDAQ Dubai member by the DFSA, permitting it to carry on financial activities in or through DIFC. The DIFC Courts have exclusive jurisdiction over the claim. The doctrine of forum non conveniens does not apply to intra-UAE disputes. Asset freezing order is justified given the risk of asset dissipation to frustrate enforcement of judgments.

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  • Jurisdiction of difc courts
  • Forum non conveniens
  • Recognition of financial establishments
  • Asset freezing orders
  • Enforcement of judgments
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Civil procedure [2026] DIFC DEC 001

Techteryx Ltd v (1) IG Limited (2) IG Markets Limited (3) IG Index Limited (4) IG Trading And Investments Limited

Techteryx Ltd v (1) IG Limited (2) IG Markets Limited (3) IG Index Limited (4) IG Trading And Investments Limited [2026] DIFC DEC 001 (03 April 2026)

The Court has jurisdiction and is satisfied that the Respondents are sufficiently mixed up in the alleged wrongdoing to justify the disclosure orders sought. Production of documents is necessary for fair disposal of the claim and to trace assets subject to the worldwide freezing order.

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  • Norwich pharmacal orders
  • Bankers trust orders
  • Disclosure of documents
  • Interim remedies
  • Jurisdiction
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Arbitration [2026] DIFC CFI 118

Petrichor Energy FZCO v (1) Ultimate Oil & Gas FZCO (2) Alhaji Abdulrahman Musa Bashar

Petrichor Energy FZCO v (1) Ultimate Oil & Gas FZCO (2) Alhaji Abdulrahman Musa Bashar [2026] DIFC CFI 118 (02 April 2026)

The proceedings are not brought in a matter which is the subject of the arbitration agreement within the meaning of Article 13(1) of the DIFC Arbitration Law. The claim is for enforcement of English judgments as debts at common law, and any contractual issues under the New Payment Agreement are threshold questions not constitutive of the substantive matter for arbitration. Article 13(1) does not require a stay.

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  • Stay of proceedings
  • Arbitration agreement
  • Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments
  • Contractual restraints
  • Jurisdiction
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Civil procedure [2026] DIFC ENF 271

Timothy Hugh Christian Taylor v Arlette Joelle Marie Madeleine Yao Affi

Timothy Hugh Christian Taylor v Arlette Joelle Marie Madeleine Yao Affi [2026] DIFC ENF 271 (01 April 2026)

The Court found the hourly rates reasonable and the time spent justified, except for a minor excess by the senior associate, warranting a small deduction from the claimed amount.

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  • Costs
  • Indemnity basis
  • Reasonableness of costs
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Arbitration [2026] DIFC ARB 008

Oberlin v Ovidiu

Oberlin v Ovidiu [2026] DIFC ARB 008 (26 March 2026)

The Court exercised discretion to award 80% of claimed costs to ensure proportionality, as the Claimant was the successful party in the arbitration claim.

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  • Recognition and enforcement of arbitration awards
  • Costs assessment
  • Interest on judgments
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Employment law [2026] DIFC CFI 012

Ororo v Odina

Ororo v Odina [2026] DIFC CFI 012 (25 March 2026)

The conditional grant of permission to appeal was justified due to arguable procedural unfairness in the SCT's failure to make findings on key evidence regarding termination; the case must be remitted to the SCT for those findings to be made.

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  • Appeal procedure
  • Procedural fairness
  • Termination of employment
  • Remittal to tribunal
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Civil procedure [2026] DIFC CFI 070

IDBI Bank Limited v (1) Mabani Delma General Contracting Co LLC (2) Heliopolis Electric Company LLC (3) Delma Engineering Projects Company LLC (4) Delma Emirates Diesel (5) Delma Emirates General Transport (6) Ahmed Khalil Khaled Almeraikhi (7) Sherifa Ahmed Khalil Khaled Almeraikhi (8) Mariam Ahmed Khaled Almeraikhi

IDBI Bank Limited v (1) Mabani Delma General Contracting Co LLC (2) Heliopolis Electric Company LLC (3) Delma Engineering Projects Company LLC (4) Delma Emirates Diesel (5) Delma Emirates General Transport (6) Ahmed Khalil Khaled Almeraikhi (7) Sherifa Ahmed Khalil Khaled Almeraikhi (8) Mariam Ahmed Khaled Almeraikhi [2026] DIFC CFI 070 (25 March 2026)

Half of the Sixth Defendant's sought costs are proportionate and reasonable for the applications; Claimant to pay AED 188,131.85 in costs.

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  • Costs
  • Sanctions
  • Applications to set aside orders
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Arbitration [2026] DIFC ARB 024

Olympio v Olwin

Olympio v Olwin [2026] DIFC ARB 024 (24 March 2026)

Permission to appeal is granted because Olympio has established that all proposed grounds of appeal have a real prospect of success: (1) the Judge may have misconstrued the CJT decision regarding the WFO; (2) the DIFC Courts may have freestanding jurisdiction to grant interim relief in support of enforcement of foreign arbitral awards; (3) the Judge should have continued the WFO until hearing argument on jurisdiction, especially given the lack of reasons and absence of a hearing.

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  • Recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards
  • Worldwide freezing orders
  • Jurisdictional conflict between courts
  • Interim relief in support of arbitration
  • Appeal procedure
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Civil procedure [2026] DIFC CFI 066

Klesta Eshja (2) Hair Creators Salon LLC v (1) Salah Masri Aka Salah Mohamed Adel Al Masri (2) Hair Crafters Company Ltd (Trading Name The Grove Salons) Aka Hair By Salah (3) Luliia Valiullina (4) Hair By Rojin Salon Ltd

Klesta Eshja (2) Hair Creators Salon LLC v (1) Salah Masri Aka Salah Mohamed Adel Al Masri (2) Hair Crafters Company Ltd (Trading Name The Grove Salons) Aka Hair By Salah (3) Luliia Valiullina (4) Hair By Rojin Salon Ltd [2026] DIFC CFI 066 (24 March 2026)

Costs assessed only for wasted costs caused by amendment and strike out applications, not for entire litigation; assessment confined to reasonable and proportionate costs directly incurred as a result of the two orders.

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  • Costs assessment
  • Strike out applications
  • Amendment of pleadings
  • Security for costs
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