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Techteryx v Aria Commodities [2025] DIFC DEC 001: The USD 456 Million Stablecoin Freeze and the Evolution of the Digital Economy Court

How the DIFC’s specialist court is setting the global benchmark for asset recovery in the age of decentralized finance. On 17 October 2025, H.E.

Sushant Shukla· ·39 min read
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Orabelle v Orzenia [2026] DIFC ARB 007: The Jurisdictional Threshold for Worldwide Freezing Orders

H.E. Justice Shamlan Al Sawalehi clarifies that the DIFC Courts’ remedial powers cannot bypass the statutory requirement for a nexus within the jurisdiction. On January 30, 2026, H.E.

Sushant Shukla· ·37 min read
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Lufto v Linide [2022] DIFC ARB 011: The High Cost of Procedural Obfuscation in Award Enforcement

How a failure to navigate the DIFC’s clear enforcement pathways turned a USD 80 million award dispute into a lesson on judicial patience. On 7 July 2022, H.E.

Sushant Shukla· ·40 min read
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Omanand v Ondrei [2026] DIFC ARB 050: The Reach of Post-Award Interim Measures Under the 2025 Court Law

H.E. Justice Roger Stewart KC clarifies the scope of the DIFC’s supportive jurisdiction in the wake of a USD 600 million arbitral award. On January 22, 2026, H.E.

Sushant Shukla· ·43 min read
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Edward Dubai v Eevi Real Estate [2015] DIFC ARB 002: The High Cost of Procedural Obstruction

How Justice Sir David Steel and Deputy Chief Justice Sir John Chadwick dismantled a campaign of tactical delay in the enforcement of a USD 264 million award.

Sushant Shukla· ·42 min read
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Neville v Nigel [2024] DIFC ARB 006: Navigating the 'Dubai Arbitration' Jurisdictional Labyrinth

How Neville v Nigel exposes the high-stakes friction between ad hoc arbitration and the DIFC’s supervisory jurisdiction On 31 July 2024, H.E.

Sushant Shukla· ·39 min read
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Naqid v Najam [2024] DIFC ARB 004: The High Threshold for Contempt and the Limits of Procedural Enforcement

Justice Rene Le Miere’s ruling clarifies the evidentiary threshold for sequestration in the wake of a multi-million dollar arbitral award.

Sushant Shukla· ·41 min read
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Techteryx v Aria Commodities [2025] DIFC DEC 001: The USD 456 Million Stablecoin Freeze

H.E. Justice Michael Black KC’s landmark ruling in Techteryx Ltd v Aria Commodities DMCC sets a new benchmark for interim relief in cross-border crypto fraud. On 17 October 2025, H.E.

Sushant Shukla· ·40 min read