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NEST INVESTMENTS HOLDING LEBANON v DELOITTE & TOUCHE [2022] DIFC TCD 003 — Procedural extension for opposition submissions (31 January 2022)
The litigation involves a complex multi-party claim brought by Nest Investments Holding Lebanon S.A.L. and several co-claimants, including (2) Jordanian Expatriates Investment Holding Company (4) Ghazi Kamel Abdul Rahman Abu Nahl (5) Jamal Kamel Abdul Rahman Abu Nahl (6) Trust Compass Insurance…
NEST INVESTMENTS HOLDING LEBANON v DELOITTE & TOUCHE [2022] DIFC TCD 003 — Consent order regarding extension of time for detailed assessment of costs (25 January 2022)
The litigation concerns a complex multi-party claim brought by a group of claimants, including (2) Jordanian Expatriates Investment Holding Company (4) Ghazi Kamel Abdul Rahman Abu Nahl (5) Jamal Kamel Abdul Rahman Abu Nahl (6) Trust Compass Insurance S.A.L., against Deloitte & Touche (M.E.) and…
NEST INVESTMENTS HOLDING LEBANON v DELOITTE & TOUCHE [2021] DIFC TCD 003 — Consent order regarding detailed assessment of costs (14 December 2021)
The litigation involves a complex multi-party claim brought by a group of claimants, including (2) Jordanian Expatriates Investment Holding Company (4) Ghazi Kamel Abdul Rahman Abu Nahl (5) Jamal Kamel Abdul Rahman Abu Nahl (6) Trust Compass Insurance S.A.L.
NEST INVESTMENTS HOLDING LEBANON v DELOITTE & TOUCHE [2021] DIFC TCD 003 — Permission granted for appellate review of limitation periods under Lebanese law (16 November 2021)
Chief Justice Zaki Azmi grants permission to appeal regarding the interpretation of Article 178 of the Lebanese Code of Commerce (LCC) and the application of limitation periods in auditor liability claims.
NEST INVESTMENTS HOLDING LEBANON v DELOITTE & TOUCHE [2021] DIFC TCD 003 — Procedural stay pending appellate finality (07 October 2021)
The litigation involves a multi-party claim brought by a group of corporate entities and individuals against the audit firm Deloitte & Touche (M.E.) and Joseph El Fadl. The dispute centers on professional liability, specifically concerning audit findings and the recoverability of losses, which were…
NEST INVESTMENTS HOLDING LEBANON v DELOITTE & TOUCHE [2021] DIFC TCD 003 — Permission to appeal and costs apportionment (13 September 2021)
The Claimants sought permission to appeal the Court’s determination that their claims against the Defendant auditors were statute-barred under Lebanese law. Central to this dispute was the "Start Date Issue," which concerned whether the five-year limitation period commenced when the auditors…
NEST INVESTMENTS HOLDING LEBANON v DELOITTE & TOUCHE [2021] DIFC TCD 003 — Procedural extension for appeal opposition (12 July 2021)
The litigation involves a complex multi-party dispute primarily concerning professional liability and audit-related claims brought by a group of claimants, including (2) Jordanian Expatriates Investment Holding Company (4) Ghazi Kamel Abdul Rahman Abu Nahl (5) Jamal Kamel Abdul Rahman Abu Nahl (6)…
NEST INVESTMENTS HOLDING LEBANON v DELOITTE & TOUCHE [2021] DIFC TCD 003 — Procedural extension following preliminary issues judgment (06 July 2021)
The litigation involves a complex multi-party claim brought by a group of entities and individuals, including (2) Jordanian Expatriates Investment Holding Company (4) Ghazi Kamel Abdul Rahman Abu Nahl (5) Jamal Kamel Abdul Rahman Abu Nahl (6) Trust Compass Insurance S.A.L.
NEST INVESTMENTS HOLDING LEBANON v DELOITTE & TOUCHE [2021] DIFC TCD 003 — Procedural extension for costs submissions (28 June 2021)
The litigation involves a complex multi-party claim brought by various entities and individuals against the audit firm Deloitte & Touche (M.E.) and Joseph El Fadl. The claimants include: (2) Jordanian Expatriates Investment Holding Company (4) Ghazi Kamel Abdul Rahman Abu Nahl (5) Jamal Kamel Abdul…
NEST INVESTMENTS HOLDING LEBANON v DELOITTE & TOUCHE [2020] DIFC TCD 003 — Procedural extension for expert evidence (15 September 2020)
The litigation involves a substantial multi-party claim brought by eleven claimants, including Nest Investments Holding Lebanon S.A.L., Jordanian Expatriates Investment Holding Company, and various members of the Abu Nahl family, against Deloitte & Touche (M.E.) and Joseph El Fadl.
NEST INVESTMENTS HOLDING LEBANON v DELOITTE & TOUCHE [2020] DIFC TCD 003 — Consent order regarding expert evidence deadlines (22 July 2020)
The DIFC Technology and Construction Division formalizes a procedural extension for expert evidence concerning Lebanese law in the ongoing multi-party litigation against Deloitte & Touche.
NEST INVESTMENTS HOLDING LEBANON v DELOITTE & TOUCHE [2020] DIFC TCD 003 — Costs assessment following appeal (20 May 2020)
The litigation involved a multi-party claim brought by Nest Investments Holding Lebanon S.A.L. and ten other claimants against Deloitte & Touche (M.E.) and Joseph El Fadl. The underlying dispute centered on professional services, which escalated into a series of procedural battles, including a Case…
NEST INVESTMENTS HOLDING LEBANON v DELOITTE & TOUCHE [2020] DIFC TCD 003 — Consent order regarding disclosure of audit reports (06 May 2020)
The dispute centers on the Claimants' request for the production of specific documents referenced in the Defendants' pleadings, which the Claimants argued were essential to their case.
NEST INVESTMENTS HOLDING LEBANON v DELOITTE & TOUCHE [2020] DIFC TCD 003 — Consent order regarding procedural extensions for costs (30 April 2020)
The litigation, registered under TCD 003/2020, involved a substantial multi-party claim brought by a group of corporate and individual claimants, including Nest Investments Holding Lebanon S.A.L.
NEST INVESTMENTS HOLDING LEBANON v DELOITTE & TOUCHE [2020] DIFC TCD 003 — The Court’s authority to order preliminary issues (23 April 2020)
The DIFC Court of First Instance affirms the utility of preliminary issues in complex litigation, ruling that discrete legal questions—including those involving foreign law—may be severed from trial to promote cost-efficiency and judicial economy.
NEST INVESTMENTS HOLDING LEBANON v DELOITTE & TOUCHE [2020] DIFC TCD 003 — Consent order regarding third claimant discontinuance (21 April 2020)
The lawsuit involves a complex multi-party dispute brought by eleven claimants, including Nest Investments Holding Lebanon and Qatar General Insurance and Reinsurance Company, against Deloitte & Touche (M.E.) and Joseph El Fadl.
PANTHER REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT v MODERN EXECUTIVE SYSTEMS CONTRACTING [2024] DIFC TCD 003 — Final settlement via Tomlin Order (07 July 2024)
The Technology and Construction Division concludes years of protracted litigation between Panther Real Estate Development and Modern Executive Systems Contracting through a court-sanctioned settlement agreement.
PANTHER DEVELOPMENT REAL ESTATE v MODERN EXECUTIVE SYSTEMS CONTRACTING [2023] DIFC TCD 003 — Costs allocation in mixed-outcome construction disputes (27 November 2023)
The litigation concerned a construction contract dispute between Panther Development Real Estate LLC (the Claimant) and Modern Executive Systems Contracting LLC (the Defendant). The core of the dispute involved the termination of the contract and the subsequent financial reconciliation between the…
PANTHER REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT v MODERN EXECUTIVE SYSTEMS CONTRACTING [2023] DIFC TCD 003 — Consent order on quantum and costs directions (06 September 2023)
This consent order formalizes the quantum of damages in a long-standing construction dispute, establishing a clear mechanism for the set-off of legal costs between the parties.
PANTHER REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT v MODERN EXECUTIVE SYSTEMS CONTRACTING [2022] DIFC TCD 003 — Permission to appeal granted (20 December 2022)
The dispute between Panther Real Estate Development and Modern Executive Systems Contracting has been a protracted matter within the Technology and Construction Division (TCD), involving multiple interlocutory stages, including a previous default judgment and subsequent set-aside orders.
PANTHER REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT v MODERN EXECUTIVE SYSTEMS CONTRACTING [2022] DIFC TCD 003 — Finality of evidence in construction damages assessment (09 November 2022)
The dispute centered on the calculation of damages for the "cost of completion" following the termination of a construction contract between Panther Real Estate Development (Panther) and Modern Executive Systems Contracting (MESC). The court-appointed expert, Mr.
PANTHER REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT v MODERN EXECUTIVE SYSTEMS CONTRACTING [2019] DIFC TCD 003 — Construction termination and delay damages dispute (26 September 2022)
The DIFC Court of First Instance clarifies the application of FIDIC-based termination rights and the exhaustion of liquidated delay damages in a high-value residential construction project.
PANTHER REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT v MODERN EXECUTIVE SYSTEMS CONTRACTING [2022] DIFC TCD 003 — Correction of prolongation cost awards (07 September 2022)
The underlying litigation, registered as TCD 003/2019, concerns a complex construction dispute between Panther Real Estate Development LLC (the Claimant) and Modern Executive Systems Contracting LLC (the Defendant).
PANTHER REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT v MODERN EXECUTIVE SYSTEMS CONTRACTING [2022] DIFC TCD 003 — Consent order for extension of time to submit draft judgment corrections (26 August 2022)
A procedural consent order formalizing an extension of time for the parties to submit corrections to a draft judgment following a four-day construction dispute hearing.