March 20, 2019 court of first instance - Orders
Claim No. CFI-015-2017
THE DUBAI INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE COURTS
IN THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
BETWEEN
DIVERSIFIED ACL GROUP
and
DIVERSIFIED DRILLING HOLDINGS LIMITED
ORDER OF JUDICIAL OFFICER NASSIR AL NASSER
UPON the Case Management Order dated 30 December 2018
AND UPON reviewing the Claimant and the Defendant’s Request to Produce
AND UPON the parties’ response to the Requests to Produce
AND PURSUANT to Schedule A to Part 28 of the Rules of the DIFC Courts (RDC) Document Production Statement
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1.The Claimant shall produce the Requests 4, 6, 8, 9 and 17 in the Defendant’s Redfern Schedule dated 18 March 2019 by no later than 4pm on Thursday, 28 March 2019.
2. The Courts reject the Defendant’s requests 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19 and 20 on the grounds that there is a lack of sufficient relevance or materiality, an unreasonable burden to produce the requested evidence and grounds of commercial or technical confidentiality that the Court determines to be compelling.
3. The Defendant shall produce the Requests 1, 3 and 4 in the Claimant’s Redfern Schedule dated 18 March 2019 by no later than 4pm on Thursday, 28 March 2019.
4. The Courts reject the Claimant’s request 2 on the grounds that there is a lack of sufficient relevance or materiality, an unreasonable burden to produce the requested evidence and grounds of commercial or technical confidentiality that the Court determines to be compelling.
5. Costs shall be costs in the case.
7. The parties shall have liberty to apply.
Issued by:
Ayesha Bin Kalban
Assistant Registrar
Date of Issue: 20 March 2018
At: 1pm