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GANESAN MUTHIAH v ABDUL RAHMAN MOHAMMAD [2026] DIFC CFI 055 — Renewed application for permission to appeal against the vacation of costs orders (26 March 2026)
The litigation between Ganesan Muthiah and Abdul Rahman Mohammad concerns the dissolution and liquidation of Gulf IT Network Distribution – Freezone – LLC, a telecommunications and internet services provider based in Dubai International City.
GANESAN MUTHIAH v ABDUL RAHMAN MOHAMMAD [2026] DIFC CFI 055 — Costs assessment following dismissed PTA application (29 January 2026)
The DIFC Court of First Instance clarifies the application of proportionality in cost recovery following the dismissal of a Permission to Appeal application, resulting in an 80% award of claimed professional fees.
GANESAN MUTHIAH v ABDUL RAHMAN MOHAMMAD [2026] DIFC CFI 055 — The finality of CJT decisions and the cessation of DIFC jurisdiction (21 January 2026)
This order confirms that a decision by the Conflict of Jurisdiction Tribunal (CJT) acts as an absolute bar to further proceedings in the DIFC Courts, including the enforcement of previously awarded costs.
GANESAN MUTHIAH v ABDUL RAHMAN MOHAMMAD [2026] DIFC CFI 055 — jurisdictional dismissal and the nullification of prior costs orders (13 January 2026)
The DIFC Court clarifies that when the Conflict of Jurisdiction Tribunal (CJT) mandates a transfer of proceedings to the Dubai Courts, prior costs orders predicated on the Court’s assumed jurisdiction must be set aside.
Ganesan Muthiah v Abdul Rahman Mohammad [2025] DIFC CFI 055 — jurisdiction and service failures lead to strike-out and heavy costs (10 September 2025)
The DIFC Court of First Instance confirms that private jurisdiction clauses in Articles of Association cannot override statutory jurisdictional gateways, resulting in the dismissal of a million-dirham claim and a significant adverse costs order.