April 11, 2023 COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE - ORDERS
Claim No: CFI 030/2022
THE DUBAI INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE COURTS
IN THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
BETWEEN
MAD ATELIER INTERNATIONAL B.V.
Claimant
and
(1) AXEL MANES
(2) CATHERINE ZHILLA
Defendants
ORDER OF H.E DEPUTY CHIEF JUSTICE ALI AL MADHANI
UPON the Order of H.E. Deputy Chief Justice Ali Al Madhani dated 1 August 2022 dismissing the Second Defendant’s application to stay the proceedings pursuant to its referral of the proceedings to the Joint Judicial Committee (the “First Order”)
AND UPON the Order of H.E. Deputy Chief Justice Ali Al Madhani dated 7 September 2022 dismissing the Second Defendant’s application to contest jurisdiction (the “Second Order”)
AND UPON the Second Defendant’s Appeal Notice dated 29 September 2022 seeking permission to appeal the First Order (the “First PTA”)
AND UPON the Second Defendant’s Appeal Notice dated 29 September 2022 seeking permission to appeal the Second Order (the “Second PTA”)
AND UPON the Registry’s emails dated 3 and 21 March 2023 requesting the Second Defendant to confirm upon whether she intends to pursue the First PTA and the Second PTA (the “Registry’s Requests”)
AND UPON the Second Defendant’s failure to respond to the Registry’s Requests
AND PURSUANT to Rule 4.12 of the Rules of the DIFC Courts
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT the First PTA and the Second PTA be struck out.
Issued by:
Hayley Norton
Assistant Registrar
Date of Issue: 11 April 2023
At: 9am