Isai v Isabelle (DIFC Courts ARB-006-2017)

Procedural record

1. 21 March 2017United Arab Emirates

   21 March 2017United Arab Emirates

   DIFC-LCIA Arbitral Award dated 21 March 2017

   DIFC-LCIA Arbitration Centre

   Decision summary

   The award required Isabelle to pay certain sums to Isai.

   Participants

   Isai

   Isabelle

   DIFC-LCIA Arbitration Centre

   Institutional administrator

   DIFC-LCIA Arbitration Centre

   11 months and 7 days later · 344 days

2. 28 February 2018United Arab Emirates

   28 February 2018United Arab Emirates

   Amended orders with reasons of the Dubai International Financial Centre Courts in Claim No. ARB-006-2017 dated 28 February 2018

   Dubai International Financial Centre Courts, Court of First Instance

   Case no.

   ARB-006-2017

   Decision summary

   The Court dismissed Isabelle’s application in full and ordered her to pay Isai’s costs of the application. It held that the DIFC Courts had jurisdiction to hear Isai’s claim to recognise and enforce the Dubai-seated DIFC-LCIA award, and directed that the recognition claim continue.

   Participants

   Isai

   Representative

   Isao & Co. (For: Isai)

   Isabelle

   Dubai International Financial Centre Courts, Court of First Instance

   Judge

   H.E. Justice Omar Al Muhairi

   Other

   Institutional administrator

   Ayesha Bin Kalban

   Authorities cited

   13

   • New York Convention
     treaty
   • DIFC Arbitration Law (DIFC Law No. 1 of 2008)
     statute
   • Rules of the DIFC Courts (RDC)
     court rules
   • Federal Law No. 2 of 2015 on Commercial Companies (UAE Companies Law) (Federal Law No. 2 of 2015)
     statute
   • UAE Civil Procedure Code (Federal Law No. 11 of 1992)
     statute
   • Dubai Law No. 12 of 2004 (Judicial Authority Law) (Dubai Law No. 12 of 2004)
     statute
   • Dubai Law No. 9 of 2004
     statute
   • Dubai Law No. 7 of 2011
     statute
   • DIFC Courts’ Practice Direction No. 1 of 2017 (Practice Direction No. 1 of 2017)
     practice direction
   • JJC Case No. 88/2017 (Case No. 88/2017)
     case
   • JJC Case No. 102/2017 (Case No. 102/2017)
     case
   • JCC Case No. 86/2017 (Case No. 86/2017)
     case
   • JJC Tribunal Case No. 42/2016 (Case No. 42/2016)
     case