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ALAWWAL CAPITAL JSC v RASMALA INVESTMENT BANK [2023] DIFC CFI 038 — Procedural extension of time for filing a defence (20 June 2023)
The litigation involves a commercial claim brought by Alawwal Capital JSC against Rasmala Investment Bank Limited. While the substantive merits of the underlying claim remain confidential at this preliminary stage of the proceedings, the dispute reached the DIFC Court of First Instance under case…
IDBI BANK LTD. v WHITE METAL ALLOYS INDUSTRIES FZ [2023] DIFC CFI 038 — Default judgment for USD 20.7 million debt recovery (14 September 2023)
The lawsuit concerns a substantial debt recovery action initiated by IDBI Bank Ltd. (DIFC Branch) against White Metal Alloys Industries FZ LLC, along with Mr. Rahul Garg, Ms. Shivani Garg, Mr. Mithlesh Garg, and SNS Trading DMCC.
IDBI BANK v WHITE METAL ALLOYS INDUSTRIES [2023] DIFC CFI 038 — Amendment of Particulars of Claim (11 August 2023)
The litigation, registered as CFI 038/2022, involves a substantial claim brought by IDBI Bank Limited (DIFC Branch) against a group of five defendants: White Metal Alloys Industries FZ LLC, Mr. Rahul Garg, Ms. Shivani Garg, Mr. Mithlesh Garg, and SNS Trading DMCC Limited.
IDBI BANK LIMITED v WHITE METAL ALLOYS INDUSTRIES FZ [2023] DIFC CFI 038 — Alternative service by publication in India (06 January 2023)
The lawsuit involves a complex banking dispute between the Claimant, IDBI Bank Limited (DIFC Branch), and a group of five defendants: White Metal Alloys Industries FZ LLC, Mr. Rahul Garg, Ms. Shivani Garg, Mrs. Mithlesh Garg, and SNS Trading DMCC.
NOVUS ABU DHABI GENERAL TRADING v BASE LLC [2014] DIFC CFI 038 — Corporate governance and executive management transition (18 December 2014)
The lawsuit centered on a breakdown in corporate governance within Base LLC, a DIFC-registered entity. The Applicant, Novus Abu Dhabi General Trading, sought judicial intervention to enforce the outcomes of an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) held on 23 October 2014.
ROYAL INVESTMENT BANK v FRISO BUKER [2012] DIFC CFI 038 — Employment contract sham defense rejected (12 March 2013)
The dispute centered on a claim for USD 42,000 in unpaid salary and notice pay brought by Friso Buker against Royal Investment Bank. The Bank, a DIFC-regulated entity, sought to avoid liability by contending that the written employment agreement was never intended to create a binding…
FIMBANK v DUBAI INSURANCE CO [2023] DIFC CFI 037 — Discontinuance of proceedings (03 November 2023)
The formal termination of proceedings in CFI 037/2023 following the voluntary withdrawal of the claim by the Fimbank entities against Dubai Insurance Co.
FIMBANK v DUBAI INSURANCE COMPANY [2023] DIFC CFI 037 — Consent order staying proceedings (30 October 2023)
The litigation involves a Part 7 Claim initiated by Fimbank P.L.C and its DIFC Branch against Dubai Insurance Company PSC. While the specific underlying commercial grievance—whether related to trade finance instruments, insurance indemnities, or performance bonds—remains shielded by the procedural…
FIMBANK v DUBAI INSURANCE CO [2023] DIFC CFI 037 — Procedural extension for Reply to Defence (30 August 2023)
A procedural consent order formalizing a revised timeline for the exchange of pleadings in a commercial dispute between FIMBANK and Dubai Insurance Co.
JEAN-MICHEL MARIE TISSIER v HSBC PRIVATE BANK [2022] DIFC CFI 037 — Consent order and settlement finalization (05 August 2022)
The litigation involved Jean-Michel Marie Tissier and Giacinta Maddalena Jerusalmi as Claimants against two distinct HSBC entities: HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) SA (DIFC Branch) and The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Singapore Branch.
JEAN-MICHEL MARIE TISSIER v HSBC PRIVATE BANK [2021] DIFC CFI 037 — Procedural timeline adjustment by consent (09 May 2021)
The litigation involves two claimants, Jean-Michel Marie Tissier and Giacinta Maddalena Jerusalmi, who have initiated proceedings against two distinct entities within the HSBC group: HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) SA (DIFC Branch) and The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Singapore…
JEAN-MICHEL MARIE TISSIER v HSBC PRIVATE BANK [2021] DIFC CFI 037 — Procedural extension of evidence filing deadlines (05 April 2021)
The litigation involves two Claimants, Jean-Michel Marie Tissier and Giacinta Maddalena Jerusalmi, who have initiated proceedings against two distinct banking entities: HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) SA (DIFC Branch) as the First Defendant, and The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited,…
EMIRATES NBD BANK v AL RIHAB REAL ESTATE COMPANY [2020] DIFC CFI 037 — Permission to appeal granted on compelling grounds (28 July 2020)
The litigation concerns a banking and real estate dispute between Emirates NBD Bank PJSC and Al Rihab Real Estate Company LLC. Following initial proceedings in the Court of First Instance, Al Rihab Real Estate Company sought to challenge the lower court's findings by filing a formal Permission…
EMIRATES NBD BANK v AL RIHAB REAL ESTATE COMPANY [2020] DIFC CFI 037 — Finality of foreclosure orders and the limits of retrospective arbitration challenges (07 July 2020)
The dispute arose from a mortgage foreclosure action initiated by Emirates NBD Bank PJSC against Al Rihab Real Estate Company LLC. Following the issuance of final foreclosure orders on 15 June 2020, the Defendant filed an urgent application seeking to delay the enforcement of these orders.
EMIRATES NBD BANK v AL RIHAB REAL ESTATE COMPANY [2020] DIFC CFI 037 — Foreclosure and mortgage enforcement under the 2018 Real Property Law (15 June 2020)
The dispute arose from a long-standing credit facility originally granted in 2006, which was secured by a mortgage over an undeveloped parcel of land in the DIFC (Plot No. PA-05, Zaabeel Second).
GLOBAL ADVOCACY AND LEGAL COUNSEL v THE INDUSTRIAL GROUP [2019] DIFC CFI 037 — Recovery of unpaid legal fees and dismissal of professional negligence counterclaim (27 August 2020)
The dispute arose from a series of unpaid legal invoices issued by Global Advocacy and Legal Counsel (Global) to The Industrial Group (TIG) for services rendered across multiple legal matters, including the Project Falcon, Cohan Olucay, and Ramy Abouzeid cases.
GLOBAL ADVOCACY AND LEGAL COUNSEL v THE INDUSTRIAL GROUP [2020] DIFC CFI 037 — Amendment of pleadings regarding specific intellectual property and employment disputes (03 February 2020)
Assistant Registrar Ayesha Bin Kalban grants the Defendant leave to amend its Statement of Defence and Counterclaim, expanding the scope of the ongoing litigation to include specific third-party matters.
GLOBAL ADVOCACY AND LEGAL COUNSEL v THE INDUSTRIAL GROUP [2020] DIFC CFI 037 — Case Management Order (02 January 2020)
The litigation involves a professional services dispute between the Claimant, Global Advocacy and Legal Counsel, and the Defendant, The Industrial Group (also known as Al Banawai Trading and Industrial Group Co. Ltd.).
GLOBAL ADVOCACY AND LEGAL COUNSEL v THE INDUSTRIAL GROUP [2019] DIFC CFI 037 — Setting aside a default judgment (31 October 2019)
The dispute centers on a procedural challenge initiated by The Industrial Group following the entry of a default judgment against them by the Claimant, Global Advocacy and Legal Counsel.
ILYAS GAFFAR SABOOWALA v SOMAN KUNIYATH KUNJUNNI NAIR [2021] DIFC CFI 037 — Consent order staying proceedings (02 August 2021)
The litigation involves a claim brought by Ilyas Gaffar Saboowala against three defendants: Soman Kuniyath Kunjunni Nair, Mini Soman Thoruvil Veluthedrath, and Rag Foodstuff Trading LLC.
ILYAS GAFFAR SABOOWALA v SOMAN KUNIYATH KUNJUNNI NAIR [2021] DIFC CFI 037 — Consent order extending stay of proceedings (26 May 2021)
The litigation involves a claim brought by Ilyas Gaffar Saboowala against three defendants: Soman Kuniyath Kunjunni Nair, Mini Soman Thoruvil Veluthedrath, and Rag Foodstuff Trading LLC.
ILYAS GAFFAR SABOOWALA v SOMAN KUNIYATH KUNJUNNI NAIR [2021] DIFC CFI 037 — Consent order staying proceedings (28 April 2021)
The litigation identified as CFI 037/2017 involves a claim brought by Ilyas Gaffar Saboowala against three named defendants: Soman Kuniyath Kunjunni Nair, Mini Soman Thoruvil Veluthedrath, and the corporate entity Rag Foodstuff Trading LLC.
ILYAS GAFFAR SABOOWALA v SOMAN KUNIYATH KUNJUNNI NAIR [2021] DIFC CFI 037 — Consent order staying proceedings (01 April 2021)
The litigation, registered under CFI 037/2017, involves the Claimant, Ilyas Gaffar Saboowala, and three named Respondents: Soman Kuniyath Kunjunni Nair, Mini Soman Thoruvil Veluthedrath, and Rag Foodstuff Trading LLC.
ILYAS GAFFAR SABOOWALA v SOMAN KUNIYATH KUNJUNNI NAIR [2021] DIFC CFI 037 — Case management and amendment application (15 March 2021)
The DIFC Court of First Instance addresses the tension between procedural finality and the necessity of allowing parties to articulate their substantive case through late-stage amendments.