Arbitral Digest

Matter

Nuriel, Naufil and Nishat v Nuzhat and Nayaab (DIFC Court of First Instance Claim No. ARB 018/2023)

Case no.: ARB-018-2023
Seat: United Arab Emirates
Applicable rules: DIAC Arbitration Rules 2022 · DIFC-LCIA Arbitration Rules

4 September 2024United Arab Emirates
4 September 2024United Arab Emirates
Order with Reasons of the DIFC Court of First Instance in Claim No. ARB 018/2023 dated 4 September 2024
DIFC Court of First Instance
Decision summary
The Court held that the arbitration agreements in the two principal contracts and seven related agreements were valid and binding. It treated references to the DIFC-LCIA Rules as references to the DIAC Arbitration Rules 2022, and granted a final anti-suit injunction prohibiting the defendants from pursuing the Abu Dhabi proceedings and requiring their discontinuance; the defendants were ordered to pay the claimants' costs.
Supporting details
7 authorities · 6 participants
Nuriel
Naufil
Nishat
Nuzhat
Nayaab
DIFC Court of First Instance
Judge
H.E. Justice Shamlan Al Sawalehi
Authorities cited
7
- UAE Arbitration Law, Article 5(3)
  statute
- UAE Arbitration Law, Article 7(2)
  statute
- DIFC Courts Law (DIFC Law No. 10 of 2004, as amended by DIFC Law No. 2 of 2022, Article 32(b))
  statute
- Judicial Authority Law, Article 22(2)
  statute
- Dubai Decree 34
  decree
- Lara Basem Musa Khoury v Mashreq Bank PSC [2022]
  case-law
- Baker Hughes Saudi Arabia Co. Ltd. and Dynamic Industries, Inc. and its affiliates
  case-law
Direct judgment