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OLEKSEI v OLORUN [2026] DIFC ARB 005 — Summary assessment of costs and the exclusion of unregistered foreign legal fees
The DIFC Court of First Instance clarifies the limits of recoverable costs in arbitration-related proceedings, emphasizing the strict prohibition on recovering fees for legal practitioners not registered under Part 1 of the Rules of the DIFC Courts.
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OLEKSEI v OLORUN [2026] DIFC ARB 005 — The jurisdictional limits of interim relief in foreign-seated arbitrations (28 January 2026)
The DIFC Court clarifies that Article 15.4 of the New Court Law does not grant a "roving commission" for interim relief where there is no nexus to the DIFC or the potential for local enforcement of an arbitral award.
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