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KITOPI CATERING SERVICES v MONS HOSPITALITY [2026] DIFC CFI 081 — Dismissal of permission to appeal regarding CoP 28 catering contract (15 April 2026)
The dispute centers on a catering contract for the 28th Conference of the Parties (CoP 28) held in Dubai. Kitopi Catering Services LLC ("Kitopi") sought payment for meal boxes delivered under an agreement with Mons Hospitality FZE ("Mons").
KITOPI CATERING SERVICES v MONS HOSPITALITY [2026] DIFC CFI 081 — Enforcing judgment debts and interim costs in the absence of a stay (03 March 2026)
The dispute arose following the judgment handed down by H.E. Justice Roger Stewart KC on 4 February 2026. While the parties had mutually agreed to extend deadlines for filing submissions regarding interest and costs, a disagreement emerged concerning the timing of the payment of the principal…
KITOPI CATERING SERVICES v MONS HOSPITALITY [2025] DIFC CFI 081 — procedural management of expert evidence (10 November 2025)
The DIFC Court of First Instance clarifies the limits of procedural cooperation, ruling that parties cannot condition their consent to reasonable extensions on the right to file additional, unauthorized expert submissions.
KITOPI CATERING SERVICES v MONS HOSPITALITY [2025] DIFC CFI 081 — Court sanctions parties for disproportionate document production tactics (01 July 2025)
The DIFC Court of First Instance issues a stern rebuke regarding the misuse of document production procedures, declaring the Claimant in breach of prior case management orders and emphasizing the necessity of proportionality in commercial litigation.