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KISHANCHAND GANGARAM BHATIA v ICICI BANK [2015] DIFC CFI 018 — Procedural joinder and the preservation of limitation defenses (12 February 2015)
The litigation, initiated by Mr. Kishanchand Gangaram Bhatia against ICICI Bank, centers on a banking dispute within the DIFC. While the underlying merits of the claim remain to be fully ventilated, the procedural posture of the case shifted significantly in early 2015 when the original claimant…
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KISHANCHAND GANGARAM BHATIA v ICICI BANK [2014] DIFC CFI 018 — Judicial discretion on amending pleadings post-disclosure (17 December 2014)
The Court of First Instance clarifies the threshold for amending pleadings following document disclosure, while strictly limiting the application of the Implied Terms in Contracts and Unfair Terms Law.
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ICICI Bank Limited v Mr Kishanchand Gangaram Bhatia [2014] DIFC CFI 018 — Jurisdiction and limitation in investment misrepresentation claims (30 October 2014)
The DIFC Court of First Instance clarifies that statutory limitation periods act as procedural defenses rather than jurisdictional bars, while affirming that non-exclusive jurisdiction clauses do not automatically oust the Court’s authority.
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