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ONORATA v ONSLOWE [2026] DIFC ARB 026 — Assessment of costs following a failed set aside application (11 February 2026)
The litigation arose from an application by the Claimants—Onorata, Opall, and Opalina—to set aside a final arbitral award rendered in a DIAC arbitration. Following the dismissal of their application by the Court, the Defendant, Onslowe, sought to recover the legal costs incurred in defending the…
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ONORATA v ONSLOWE [2026] DIFC ARB 026 — The limits of jurisdictional challenges to arbitral awards (07 January 2026)
The DIFC Court of First Instance clarifies that the characterisation of a dispute as 'employment-related' does not automatically oust an arbitral tribunal’s jurisdiction where the core matter concerns shareholder affairs and company management.
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