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NESSIM v NADER [2024] DIFC CFI 013 — Reinsurance indemnity and strike-out application (06 August 2024)
The litigation concerns a dispute between Nessim, an insurance company incorporated in Sharjah, and Nader, a syndicate of reinsurers incorporated in Bahrain. The Claimant seeks an indemnity under a reinsurance contract for claims arising from an underlying Marine Hull & Machinery Policy and a…
AL BUHAIRA NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY v ARAB WAR RISKS INSURANCE SYNDICATE [2026] DIFC CFI 013 — Appellate case management and evidentiary expansion (04 March 2026)
The DIFC Court of Appeal clarifies the threshold for granting permission to appeal and the admission of fresh evidence in a high-stakes USD 70m reinsurance indemnity dispute.
AL BUHAIRA NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY v ARAB WAR RISKS INSURANCE SYNDICATE [2025] DIFC CFI 013 — Refusal of permission to appeal and stay of execution (27 November 2025)
The litigation concerns a reinsurance contract dispute where the Claimant, Al Buhaira National Insurance Company (ABNIC), sought an indemnity from the Defendant, Arab War Risks Insurance Syndicate (AWRIS), for costs incurred in defending underlying claims brought by Horizon Energy LLC and Al…
AL BUHAIRA NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY v ARAB WAR RISKS INSURANCE SYNDICATE [2024] DIFC CFI 013 — Reinsurance indemnity for defence costs (09 September 2025)
The dispute arose from a facultative reinsurance contract covering a Marine Hull War Policy for the vessel m/t BETA. The Claimant, Al Buhaira National Insurance Company (ABNIC), sought an indemnity from the Defendant, Arab War Risks Insurance Syndicate (AWRIS), following a claim made by the…
AL BUHAIRA NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY v ARAB WAR RISKS INSURANCE SYNDICATE [2025] DIFC CFI 013 — Refusal of cross-applications for document production (03 January 2025)
The litigation concerns a reinsurance dispute where the Claimant, Al Buhaira National Insurance Company, seeks indemnification from the Defendant, Arab War Risks Insurance Syndicate, under a Reinsurance Contract.
AL BUHAIRA NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY v ARAB WAR RISKS INSURANCE SYNDICATE [2024] DIFC CFI 013 — Reinsurance governing law and stay application (06 August 2024)
Justice Michael Black KC adopted a pragmatic approach to the order of operations, prioritizing the refinement of the pleadings over the request to halt the litigation entirely. By addressing the strike-out application first, the Court ensured that the scope of the dispute was clearly defined before…