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Fran v Faimida [2015] DIFC ARB 002: The Limits of Procedural Obstruction in Arbitral Enforcement
Justice Sir David Steel’s decisive rejection of parallel annulment tactics in the DIFC Courts On January 22, 2015, Justice Sir David Steel handed down a stern rebuke to a defendant attempting to stall the inevitable.
Fabiola v Faddey [2015] DIFC ARB 001: Balancing Arbitral Finality Against Parallel Annulment Challenges
How Sir John Chadwick’s intervention in the Fabiola dispute defined the DIFC’s cautious approach to enforcement during pending local court challenges.
YYY Limited v ZZZ Limited [2017] DIFC ARB 005: The Jurisdictional Tug-of-War and the Limits of the Joint Judicial Committee Stay
How a procedural stay under Decree 19 of 2016 paralyzed interim relief and redefined the enforcement of foreign judgments in the DIFC
Naatiq v Nabeeh [2024] DIFC ARB 018: The Judicial Committee’s Shadow Over DIFC Arbitration
Justice Rene Le Miere’s latest stay order signals a new era of caution in the DIFC-Dubai court interface. On September 25, 2024, Justice Rene Le Miere brought a sudden halt to the proceedings in ARB 018/2024, Naatiq v Nabeeh, by invoking Article 7 of Decree 29 of 2024.
Nashrah v Najem [2025] DIFC ARB 005: The Limits of Anti-Suit Injunctions in the Shadow of Redundant Arbitration Rules
A deep dive into the Court of First Instance’s robust defense of arbitral integrity against English High Court interference. On 20 January 2025, H.E.