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AL SOOR INVESTMENTS v JULIUS BAER [2022] DIFC CFI 088 — procedural consent order for pre-action disclosure and jurisdiction (14 July 2022)
The litigation concerns a complex application for pre-action disclosure initiated by the Claimants—Al Soor Investments LLC, Al Baraka Investments LLC, and Sari Investments LLC—against Julius Baer (Middle East) Limited, Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, and individual defendants Emad Odeh and Nico Tschui.
AL SOOR INVESTMENTS v JULIUS BAER [2022] DIFC CFI 088 — Defining the jurisdictional threshold for pre-action disclosure (02 March 2022)
The Applicants, Al Soor Investments LLC, Al Baraka Investments LLC, and Sari Investments LLC, sought to leverage RDC r. 12.5(1) to establish the Court’s jurisdiction over their pre-action disclosure application against Julius Baer (Middle East) Limited, Bank Julius Baer & Co Ltd, and two individual…
AL SOOR INVESTMENTS v JULIUS BAER [2020] DIFC CFI 088 — procedural adjustment for jurisdictional challenge (22 December 2020)
The litigation involves three corporate claimants—Al Soor Investments LLC, Al Baraka Investments LLC, and Sari Investments LLC—who have initiated proceedings against a group of respondents, including Julius Baer (Middle East) Limited, Bank Julius Baer & Co Ltd, and two individuals, Mr.
AL SOOR INVESTMENTS v JULIUS BAER [2020] DIFC CFI 088 — Consent order vacating jurisdictional challenge (13 October 2020)
The litigation involves three corporate claimants—Al Soor Investments LLC, Al Baraka Investments LLC, and Sari Investments LLC—who initiated proceedings against a complex array of respondents, including Julius Baer (Middle East) Limited, Bank Julius Baer & Co Ltd, and individuals Mr.
AL SOOR INVESTMENTS v JULIUS BAER [2020] DIFC CFI 088 — procedural extension by consent (22 April 2020)
The litigation, registered under CFI 088/2019, involves three corporate entities—Al Soor Investments LLC, Al Baraka Investments LLC, and Sari Investments LLC—acting as Applicants against a group of Respondents comprising Julius Baer (Middle East) Limited, Bank Julius Baer & Co Ltd, and two…
AL RAMZ CAPITAL v DUBAI FINANCIAL SERVICES AUTHORITY [2025] DIFC CFI 087 — Regulatory transparency and the limits of FMT appeals (23 January 2025)
The dispute arises from a Decision Notice issued by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) against Al Ramz Capital LLC, a financial institution and Recognised Member of the DIFC.
RE LEE INTERNATIONAL v IMRAN KHAN [2024] DIFC CFI 087 — Consent order vacating trial and staying proceedings (26 November 2024)
The litigation involved two corporate entities, R.E. Lee International (Middle East) Limited and R.E. Lee International (Cayman) Limited, acting as Claimants against the defendant, Imran Khan.
RE LEE INTERNATIONAL v IMRAN KHAN [2024] DIFC CFI 087 — Pre-trial document production deadlock (16 September 2024)
The DIFC Court of First Instance has issued a stern directive to parties in a long-standing dispute, mandating a final attempt at resolving document production disagreements to avoid the vacation of a scheduled November trial.
RE LEE INTERNATIONAL v IMRAN KHAN [2024] DIFC CFI 087 — Permission to appeal granted (09 August 2024)
The litigation involves two corporate entities, R.E. LEE International (Middle East) Limited and R.E. LEE International (Cayman) Limited, acting as Claimants against the Defendant, Imran Khan.
R.E. LEE INTERNATIONAL v IMRAN KHAN [2024] DIFC CFI 087 — Procedural adjustment of expert evidence deadlines (02 August 2024)
The litigation involves two corporate entities, R.E. Lee International (Middle East) Limited and R.E. Lee International (Cayman) Limited, acting as Claimants against the Defendant, Imran Khan.
R.E. LEE INTERNATIONAL v IMRAN KHAN [2024] DIFC CFI 087 — stay of execution pending appeal (18 July 2024)
The litigation involves a complex commercial dispute between the Claimants, R.E. Lee International (Middle East) Limited and R.E. Lee International (Cayman) Limited, and the Defendant, Imran Khan.
RE LEE INTERNATIONAL v IMRAN KHAN [2024] DIFC CFI 087 — Compelling document production (14 June 2024)
The dispute concerns a wide-ranging discovery process initiated by the Defendant, Imran Khan, against the Claimants, R.E. LEE International (Middle East) Limited and R.E. LEE International (Cayman) Limited.
R.E. LEE INTERNATIONAL v IMRAN KHAN [2024] DIFC CFI 087 — procedural adjustment of witness evidence timelines (22 May 2024)
The litigation involves two corporate entities, R.E. LEE International (Middle East) Limited and R.E. LEE International (Cayman) Limited, acting as Claimants against the Defendant, Imran Khan.
R.E. LEE INTERNATIONAL v IMRAN KHAN [2024] DIFC CFI 087 — procedural adjustment of document production timelines (18 April 2024)
The litigation involves two corporate entities, R.E. Lee International (Middle East) Limited and R.E. Lee International (Cayman) Limited, acting as Claimants against the Defendant, Imran Khan.
R.E. LEE INTERNATIONAL v IMRAN KHAN [2024] DIFC CFI 087 — Procedural adjustment of document production timelines (29 March 2024)
The litigation, registered under case number CFI 087/2022, involves two corporate entities, R.E. Lee International (Middle East) Limited and R.E. Lee International (Cayman) Limited, acting as Claimants against the Defendant, Imran Khan.
R.E. LEE INTERNATIONAL v IMRAN KHAN [2024] DIFC CFI 087 — Case Management Order (27 March 2024)
The lawsuit involves a commercial dispute brought by two corporate entities, R.E. Lee International (Middle East) Limited and R.E. Lee International (Cayman) Limited, against the defendant, Imran Khan.
RE LEE INTERNATIONAL v IMRAN KHAN [2023] DIFC CFI 087 — Joinder of additional claimant (30 October 2023)
The litigation, initiated via a Part 7 Claim Form on 6 December 2022, originally involved R.E. Lee International (Middle East) Limited as the sole claimant against the defendant, Imran Khan. The subsequent application for joinder, filed on 5 June 2023, sought to bring R.E.
RE LEE INTERNATIONAL (MIDDLE EAST) v IMRAN KHAN [2023] DIFC CFI 087 — Procedural directions for joinder application (11 August 2023)
The litigation in CFI 087/2022 involves a claim brought by R.E. Lee International (Middle East) Limited against the defendant, Imran Khan. While the underlying substantive merits of the claim remain subject to ongoing pleadings, the current procedural focus concerns an application filed on 5 June…
R.E. LEE INTERNATIONAL v IMRAN KHAN [2023] DIFC CFI 087 — Employment dispute and abuse of process (28 April 2023)
The lawsuit concerns an employment dispute between R.E. Lee International (Middle East) Limited and its former employee, Imran Khan. The Claimant initiated proceedings following the termination of the employment relationship, while the Defendant filed a Defence and Counterclaim alleging, among…
R.E. LEE INTERNATIONAL v IMRAN KHAN [2023] DIFC CFI 087 — Procedural timeline management via consent order (09 January 2023)
The litigation involves R.E. Lee International (Middle East) Limited, a corporate entity operating within the DIFC, and the defendant, Imran Khan. While the underlying substantive claims—whether arising from breach of contract, employment disputes, or commercial torts—remain to be fully articulated…
AS WORLD GROUP HOLDING v SAJID BARKAT AL BARKAT [2023] DIFC CFI 087 — Dismissal of second application for permission to appeal (04 September 2023)
The litigation arose from an employment dispute wherein the Claimant, As World Group Holding Limited, sought to recover damages from its former employee, Sajid Barkat Al Barkat. The core of the claim involved allegations that the Defendant had committed significant breaches of his fiduciary and…
AS WORLD GROUP HOLDING v SAJID BARKAT AL BARKAT [2023] DIFC CFI 087 — Dismissal of permission to appeal regarding fiduciary breach (05 July 2023)
The DIFC Court of First Instance confirms that parallel onshore criminal proceedings do not impact the civil standard of proof for fiduciary duty claims, dismissing an application for permission to appeal a multi-million dirham judgment.
AS WORLD GROUP HOLDING v SAJID BARKAT AL BARKAT [2021] DIFC CFI 087 — Breach of fiduciary duty and unauthorised payments (11 May 2023)
The dispute centers on the Claimant’s attempt to recover AED 5,576,845 in damages, alleging that its former Managing Director, Sajid Barkat Al Barkat, systematically abused his position of trust to siphon company funds for personal gain.
AS WORLD GROUP HOLDING v SAJID BARKAT ALI BARKAT [2022] DIFC CFI 087 — Procedural framework for complex commercial litigation (21 March 2022)
This Case Management Order establishes the procedural roadmap for the resolution of the dispute between AS World Group Holding and Sajid Barkat Ali Barkat, setting firm deadlines for disclosure, expert testimony, and trial preparation.