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LURAL v LISTRAN [2021] DIFC CA 003 — Exclusive jurisdiction and the limits of Article 5(A)(4) (10 February 2021)
The dispute centered on whether a judgment obtained in an Abu Dhabi court, in direct violation of an exclusive jurisdiction clause favoring the DIFC, could constitute a "final judgment" sufficient to strip the DIFC Courts of jurisdiction under Article 5(A)(4) of the Judicial Authority Law (JAL).
BARCLAYS BANK v HAMAD SUHAIL O AL KHAILI [2021] DIFC CA 003 — Exclusive jurisdiction clauses and the limits of Article 5(A)(4) (10 February 2021)
The litigation arose from a banking relationship between Barclays Bank PLC and the Respondents, His Excellency Hamad Suhail. O. Al Khaili and Mr. Ibrahim Daoud Jaffal. The Respondents had initiated proceedings in the Abu Dhabi Courts concerning investment losses, despite the existence of a…
BARCLAYS BANK PLC v HIS EXCELLENCY HAMAD SUHAIL. O. AL KHAILI [2021] DIFC CA 003 — Affirming exclusive jurisdiction over parallel proceedings (03 February 2021)
The dispute centered on the competing jurisdictional claims between the DIFC Courts and the Abu Dhabi Courts regarding banking facilities provided by Barclays Bank PLC to His Excellency Hamad Suhail. O. Al Khaili and Mr. Ibrahim Daoud Jaffal.