Claim No. CFI 001/2014
THE DUBAI INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE COURTS
IN THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
BEFORE H.E. JUSTICE SHAMLAN AL SAWALEHI
BETWEEN
| MR YOUSSEF ISSA WARD | Claimant |
| and |
| DAMAC PARK TOWERS COMPANY LIMITEDDAMAC STAR PROPERTIES LLC | First DefendantSecond Defendant |
CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER OF H.E. JUSTICE SHAMLAN AL SAWALEHI
UPON reviewing the Court file
AND UPON reading the Case Management Bundle
AND UPON hearing counsel at the Case Management Conference held on 2 April 2014
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED BY CONSENT THAT:
Further Information
1. Requests for Further Information ("RFIs"), if any, to be served by the Parties by 4pm on 16 April 2014.
2. Responses to the RFIs to be served by 4pm on 15 May 2014.
Production of Documents
3. Standard production of documents to be made by each party by 4pm on 11 May 2014. [RDC 2011 Rule 28.6]
4. The Parties to file and serve any Requests To Produce ("RTP") by 4pm on 25 May 2014. [RDC 28.13]
5. Objections to RTP1 (if any) shall be filed and served by the Parties by no later than 4pm on 1 June 2014. [RDC 28.16]
6. Where there are no objections to a particular Request contained in a RTP, the Parties are to produce documents responsive to that request by 4pm on 15 June 2014 [RDC 28.15]
7. Where objections to any RTPs2 have been made, the Court will determine those objections and will make any disclosure order by 4pm on 22 June 2014. [RDC 28.20]
8. The Parties shall comply with the terms of any disclosure order by 4pm on 7 July 2014. [RDC 28.22]
Witness Statements
9. Signed statements of witnesses of fact, and hearsay notices where required by [RDC 29.2 and 29.103 to 29.105 inclusive] to be filed and served by the Parties by 4pm on 31 August 2014.
10. Any Witness Statement evidence in reply to be filed and served by 4pm on 30 September 2014.
11. Unless otherwise ordered, Witness Statements are to stand as
evidence in chief of the witness at trial.
Pre-Trial Review
12. A pre-trial review is to be listed not before week commencing 30 October 2014 [RDC 26.76 and 26.77].
Trial Bundles
15. Agreed trial bundles to be completed in accordance with Part 35 of the RDC and lodged by not later than 2 weeks before trial [RDC 35.33].
Reading List
16. A single reading list approved by all parties' legal representatives for trial to be lodged with the
Registry not later than 2 days before fixed trial date, together with an estimate of time required for reading. [RDC 35.50].
17. Skeleton Arguments and Written Opening Statements to be served on all other parties and lodged with the Court — two days before the start of trial for the Claimant and one day before the start of trial for the Defendant. [RDC 35.61]
18. Parties to prepare a Chronology of significant events cross-referenced to significant documents, pleadings and witness statements to be agreed, insofar as possible, and to be filed 1 week before trial. [RDC 35.63].
Trial
19. The trial of this matter is to take place not before 19 November 2014 with an estimated duration of 3-5 days.
20. Costs in the Case.
21. Liberty to apply.
Issued by:
Nassir Al Nasser
Judicial Officer
Date: 3 April 2014
At: 10am
