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UNION BANK OF INDIA v VELOCITY INDUSTRIES [2022] DIFC CFI 025 — Procedural variation of compliance deadlines (23 November 2022)
The litigation involves Union Bank of India (DIFC Branch) acting as the Claimant against a complex array of corporate and individual defendants, including Velocity Industries LLC, Velocity Ventures Ltd, Umaku Trade Invest Limited, and several named individuals: Vijey Kapoor, Ravi Kuchimanchi,…
UNION BANK OF INDIA v VELOCITY INDUSTRIES [2022] DIFC CFI 025 — Procedural directions following partial trial (23 September 2022)
Justice Lord Angus Glennie issues a structured timetable for closing submissions and outstanding procedural applications following the conclusion of a five-day partial trial in the DIFC Court of First Instance.
UNION BANK OF INDIA v VELOCITY INDUSTRIES [2022] DIFC CFI 025 — Procedural permission for reply submissions (22 August 2022)
The litigation in CFI 025/2020 involves a complex banking dispute between Union Bank of India (DIFC Branch) and a series of corporate and individual defendants, including Velocity Industries LLC, Velocity Ventures Ltd, Umaku Trade Invest Limited, and several individual respondents.
UNION BANK OF INDIA v VELOCITY INDUSTRIES [2022] DIFC CFI 025 — Procedural management of late-filed expert evidence (25 July 2022)
The litigation involves a high-stakes banking dispute between the Claimant, Union Bank of India (DIFC Branch), and a series of corporate and individual defendants, including Velocity Industries LLC, Velocity Venture Ltd., Umaku Trade Invest Limited, and several individual respondents.
UNION BANK OF INDIA v VELOCITY INDUSTRIES [2022] DIFC CFI 025 — Adjusting trial bundle deadlines via consent (26 April 2022)
The litigation, registered as CFI 025/2020, involves a claim brought by the DIFC branch of the Union Bank of India against a group of eight defendants, including Velocity Industries LLC, Velocity Venture Ltd., Umaku Trade Invest Limited, and five individual defendants: Vjey Kapoor, Ravi Kuchimanki,…
UNION BANK OF INDIA v VELOCITY INDUSTRIES [2022] DIFC CFI 025 — Consent order varying pre-trial obligations (29 March 2022)
A procedural refinement in the ongoing banking litigation concerning the extension of compliance deadlines for the Fourth Defendant.
UNION BANK OF INDIA v VELOCITY INDUSTRIES [2022] DIFC CFI 025 — Pre-Trial Review and procedural directions (24 March 2022)
The litigation concerns a banking dispute initiated by the Union Bank of India (DIFC Branch) against a series of corporate entities and individuals, including Velocity Industries LLC, Velocity Venture Ltd., Umaku Trade Invest Limited, and several individual defendants, including Vjey Kapoor.
UNION BANK OF INDIA v VELOCITY INDUSTRIES [2022] DIFC CFI 025 — Procedural variation of expert evidence deadlines (14 January 2022)
A procedural consent order refining the litigation timeline in a complex multi-party banking dispute to facilitate the submission of expert testimony.
UNION BANK OF INDIA v VELOCITY INDUSTRIES [2021] DIFC CFI 025 — procedural timeline adjustment (28 December 2021)
The litigation involves Union Bank of India (DIFC Branch) acting as the Claimant against a group of eight defendants, including Velocity Industries LLC, Velocity Venture Ltd., Umaku Trade Invest Limited, and five individual defendants: Vjey Kapoor, Ravi Kuchimanki, Rajinder Makhijani, Parag Gupta,…
UNION BANK OF INDIA v VELOCITY INDUSTRIES [2021] DIFC CFI 025 — Procedural management of expert evidence (27 December 2021)
The litigation involves Union Bank of India (DIFC Branch) as the Claimant, pursuing claims against a series of corporate entities—Velocity Industries LLC, Velocity Venture Ltd., and Umaku Trade Invest Limited—alongside individual defendants including Vjey Kapoor (D4), Ravi Kuchimanki (D5), and…
UNION BANK OF INDIA v VELOCITY INDUSTRIES [2021] DIFC CFI 025 — Disclosure and document production disputes (14 November 2021)
Justice Lord Angus Glennie clarifies the limits of document production in the DIFC, affirming that while legal possession extends to documents held by counsel, the Court will not order the production of non-existent records.
UNION BANK OF INDIA v VELOCITY INDUSTRIES [2021] DIFC CFI 025 — Consent order for procedural timeline adjustment (31 August 2021)
The litigation involves a complex multi-party claim brought by the DIFC branch of the Union Bank of India against a series of corporate entities and individuals, including Velocity Industries LLC, Velocity Venture Ltd, Umaku Trade Invest Limited, and several named individuals including Vijey…
UNION BANK OF INDIA v VELOCITY INDUSTRIES [2021] DIFC CFI 025 — Procedural adjustment of trial timelines (30 August 2021)
The litigation, filed under case number CFI 025/2020, involves a substantial claim brought by the Union Bank of India (DIFC Branch) against a series of corporate entities and individual defendants.
UNION BANK OF INDIA v VELOCITY INDUSTRIES [2021] DIFC CFI 025 — Case Management Order (18 July 2021)
The litigation involves Union Bank of India (DIFC Branch) as the Claimant against a series of corporate and individual defendants, specifically Velocity Industries LLC, Velocity Venture Ltd, Umaku Trade Invest Limited, and five individual defendants: Vijey Kapoor, Ravi Kuchimanchi, Rajender…
UNION BANK OF INDIA v VELOCITY INDUSTRIES [2021] DIFC CFI 025 — Setting aside default judgment and authorizing service by publication (27 May 2021)
The litigation involves a claim initiated by Union Bank of India (DIFC Branch) on 17 March 2020 against a series of corporate entities—Velocity Industries LLC, Velocity Venture Limited, and Umaku Trade Invest Limited—alongside individual defendants Vijey Kapoor, Ravi Kuchimanchi, Rajender…
UNION BANK OF INDIA v VELOCITY INDUSTRIES [2021] DIFC CFI 025 — Strict adherence to RDC service requirements (21 April 2021)
The underlying litigation involves Union Bank of India (DIFC Branch) pursuing claims against a complex web of corporate and individual defendants, including Velocity Industries LLC (the First Defendant) and Vijey Kapoor (the Fourth Defendant). Following a Default Judgment issued by H.E.
UNION BANK OF INDIA v VELOCITY INDUSTRIES [2020] DIFC CFI 025 — Default judgment for USD 2.4M debt recovery (17 September 2020)
The lawsuit concerns a substantial debt recovery claim brought by the DIFC branch of Union Bank of India against a group of eight defendants, comprising three corporate entities—Velocity Industries LLC, Velocity Venture Ltd., and Umaku Trade Invest Limited—and five individual defendants: Vijey…
UNION BANK OF INDIA v VELOCITY INDUSTRIES [2020] DIFC CFI 025 — Judicial Officer denies email service application (16 June 2020)
The dispute arises from a banking claim initiated by the Union Bank of India (DIFC Branch) against a complex array of corporate and individual defendants, including Velocity Industries LLC, Velocity Venture Ltd, Umaku Trade Invest Limited, and five individual respondents: Vijey Kapoor, Ravi…
UNION BANK OF INDIA v VELOCITY INDUSTRIES [2020] DIFC CFI 025 — Strict adherence to RDC service protocols (15 June 2020)
The dispute arises from a banking claim initiated by the DIFC Branch of the Union Bank of India against a group of eight defendants, including Velocity Industries LLC, Velocity Venture Limited, Umaku Trade Invest Limited, and five individual defendants: Vijey Kapoor, Ravi Kuchimanchi, Rajender…
MAS Clearsight Limited [2016] DIFC CFI 025 — Compelling third-party disclosure in insolvency proceedings (25 September 2016)
The dispute centered on the Liquidator’s requirement to access comprehensive financial data held by Emirates NBD to fulfill their statutory duties in the liquidation of MAS Clearsight Limited.
MAS CLEARSIGHT LIMITED [2015] DIFC CFI 025 — Provisional liquidation and winding-up procedural order (22 November 2015)
This order formalizes the appointment of a provisional liquidator for MAS Clearsight Limited, establishing a conditional framework for the transition to a full winding-up process under the DIFC Insolvency Law.
MAS Clearsight Limited [2015] DIFC CFI 025 — Winding-up order and liquidator appointment (19 November 2015)
The lawsuit concerns the formal insolvency and liquidation of MAS Clearsight Limited, a company registered in the DIFC under Registration Number 0875. The matter originated from a petition presented to the Court on 21 October 2015, seeking an order to wind up the company's affairs.
MAS CLEARSIGHT LIMITED [2015] DIFC CFI 025 — Provisional liquidation and winding-up procedural order (01 November 2015)
The litigation concerns the formal winding-up of MAS Clearsight Limited, a DIFC-registered entity (Registration Number 0875). Following the filing of a winding-up petition on 13 September 2015, the Court addressed the immediate need to secure the company’s assets and manage its affairs pending the…
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES v EXPRESSO TELECOM GROUP [2015] DIFC CFI 025 — Order of Discontinuance (02 April 2015)
The litigation initiated under case number CFI 025/2014 involved a claim brought by Huawei Technologies Co. (Nigeria) Ltd against Expresso Telecom Group Limited. While the specific nature of the underlying commercial disagreement—whether it pertained to telecommunications infrastructure service…