DIFC Courts

CFI 020/2014 GFH Capital Limited v David Lawrence Haigh

January 19, 2015 court of first instance - Orders,Orders

Claim No: CFI 020/2014

THE DUBAI INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE COURTS

 

IN THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

BETWEEN

GFH CAPITAL LIMITED

                                                                                          Claimant

and

DAVID LAWRENCE HAIGH

Defendant

  AMENDED ORDER OF H.E JUSTICE SHAMLAN AL SAWALEHI

UPON reviewing the Claimant’s Application Notice CFI-020-2014/10 dated 14 January 2015 (the “Application”) seeking an extension to the date for filing the Claimant’s Reply to the Defendant’s Defence until after the Case Management Conference (the “CMC”) listed on 2 February 2015 before H.E. Justice Shamlan Al Sawalehi, with the revised date for filing the Claimant’s Reply to be determined at the CMC.

AND UPON reading the relevant material in the case file

AND UPON reading the First Witness Statement of Tiernan Fitzgibbon dated 13 January 2015 and the exhibit attached thereto

AND UPON reviewing the letter from the Defendant’s representatives dated 15 January 2015 agreeing to the Claimant’s proposal to file their Reply to Defence after the CMC is concluded

AND HAVING considered Rule 16.18 of the Rules of the DIFC Courts (RDC)

AND PURSUANT to Rule 36.40 of the Rules of the DIFC Courts, paragraph 2 of this Order is amended.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

  1. The Application is dismissed as the Claimant has failed to provide sufficient reasons as to why an extension should be granted pursuant to RDC 16.18.

  2. The Claimant shall file their Reply to Defence by no later than 4pm on Thursday 29 January 2015.

 

Issued by:

Maha AlMehairi

Judicial Officer

Date: 18 January 2015

Re-issued on: 19 January 2015

At: 2pm