December 25, 2014 Court of Appeal - Orders,Orders
Claim No: CA 006/2014
THE DUBAI INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE COURTS
IN THE COURT OF APPEAL
BEFORE DEPUTY CHIEF JUSTICE SIR JOHN CHADWICK, JUSTICE SIR DAVID STEEL AND H.E. JUSTICE OMAR ALMUHAIRI
BETWEEN
TVM CAPITAL MENA LIMITED
Claimant/Respondent
and
ALI AKBAR HASHEMI
Defendant/Appellant
ORDER OF DEPUTY CHIEF JUSTICE SIR JOHN CHADWICK, JUSTICE SIR DAVID STEEL AND H.E. JUSTICE OMAR ALMUHAIRI
UPON THIS APPEAL from the Order made by Justice Roger Giles on 22 May 2014 in proceedings CFI 045/2012 coming before the Court on 11 and 16 December 2014
AND UPON reading the documents noted on the Court file as having been read
AND UPON hearing Counsel for the Appellant, Ali Akbar Hashemi and Counsel for the Respondent, TVM Healthcare Partners Limited
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1. Save as provided hereunder the appeal is dismissed.
2. Paragraph 2 of the Order made by Justice Roger Giles on 22 May 2014 shall be varied by substituting therefor:
“2. Save as set out at paragraph 3 below, the Defendant shall pay to the Claimant its costs of these proceedings; such costs to be assessed, if not agreed. In assessing those costs, the Court shall disallow (i) the Claimant’s costs of and incidental to obtaining the reports of Dr. Asher and calling him as a witness at trial and (ii) 20% of the costs incurred by the Claimant in relation to its attendance at trial.
3. The Defendant may deduct from the costs otherwise payable to the Claimant pursuant to this Order, a sum equal to 30% of his costs incurred in relation to his attendance at trial, such amount to be assessed by the Court if not agreed.”
3. The Appellant shall pay the Respondent85% of its costs of this appeal; such costs to be assessed if not agreed.
Issued by:
Maha AlMehairi
Judicial Officer
Date of Issue: 25 December 2014
At: 3pm
