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OLYMPIO v OLWIN [2026] DIFC ARB 024 — Renewed application for permission to appeal following CJT intervention (24 March 2026)
The litigation stems from two separate gasoline trade contracts entered into by the parties in 2003, both governed by English law. The breakdown of these commercial relationships triggered distinct arbitration proceedings, resulting in cross-awards that form the basis of the current jurisdictional…
OLYMPIO v OLWIN [2025] DIFC ARB 024 — The Limits of Procedural Obstruction in the Shadow of the CJT (28 August 2025)
Assistant Registrar Hayley Norton dismisses a misconceived urgent application, clarifying that RDC Part 25 cannot be weaponized to secure a stay of proceedings pending Conflicts of Jurisdiction Tribunal (CJT) intervention.
OLYMPIO v OLWIN [2025] DIFC ARB 024 — Costs assessment following a Worldwide Freezing Order (15 August 2025)
The dispute between Olympio and Olwin centered on the Claimant’s successful application for a Worldwide Freezing Order (WFO) to protect the integrity of the underlying arbitration process.
OLYMPIO v OLWIN [2025] DIFC ARB 024 — The limits of procedural obstruction in the shadow of the CJT (07 August 2025)
The DIFC Court of First Instance clarifies that the mere registration of a jurisdictional conflict claim before the Conflicts of Jurisdiction Tribunal (CJT) does not trigger an automatic stay of ongoing enforcement proceedings.