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Neville v Nigel (DIFC Court of Appeal ARB-006-2024)
- 2 July 2024United Arab Emirates
2 July 2024United Arab Emirates
Reasons for the Order of the DIFC Court of First Instance in ARB-006-2024 dated 2 July 2024
DIFC Court of First Instance
- Decision summary
- The Court of First Instance dismissed Nigel's jurisdiction challenge and continued Neville's worldwide freezing and asset-disclosure orders in aid of the prospective DIAC arbitration. It construed the clause requiring English law and Dubai arbitration as an ad hoc arbitration clause whose intended seat was more likely the DIFC than non-DIFC Dubai, and found no material or deliberate breach of full and frank disclosure.
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9 authorities · 3 participants29 days later · 29 days
- 31 July 2024United Arab Emirates
31 July 2024United Arab Emirates
Order with Reasons of the DIFC Court of First Instance in ARB-006-2024 dated 31 July 2024
DIFC Court of First Instance
- Decision summary
- The Court of First Instance granted Nigel permission to appeal on the limited jurisdiction issue in Ground 5.3, reserved other jurisdiction issues to the Court of Appeal, and refused permission on full and frank disclosure. It dismissed the referral and stay applications and made the stated costs orders.
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15 authorities · 3 participants2 months and 8 days later · 70 days
- 9 October 2024United Arab Emirates
9 October 2024United Arab Emirates
Order with Reasons of the DIFC Court of Appeal in ARB-006-2024 dated 9 October 2024
DIFC Court of Appeal
- Decision summary
- The Court of Appeal dismissed Neville v Nigel's renewed application for permission to appeal on the full-and-frank-disclosure ground, holding that the proposed ground was deficient and had no real prospect of success. It ordered Nigel to pay the costs of that application, while noting that jurisdiction grounds had already received permission at first instance.
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13 authorities · 3 participants