January 23, 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 JUSTICE SIR JEREMY COOKE
UPON paragraph 15 of the Order of Justice Sir Jeremy Cooke dated 14 October 2022 requiring that witness statements be filed and served within 15 business days after the Court’s decision on any objection to any requests to produce documents (the “Order”)
AND UPON the Order of Justice Sir Jeremy Cooke dated 15 December 2022 directing, inter alia, that all ordered documents are to be produced by the Second Defendant within the period of 7 days from the date of the Order (the “Ordered Documents”)
AND UPON the Second Defendant’s Application No. CFI-030-2022/17 dated 23 December 2022 seeking to extend the time to produce the Ordered Documents by 7 calendar days, until 4pm, Thursday, 29 December 2022 (the “Second Defendant’s Application”)
AND UPON the Claimant’s Application No. CFI-030-2022/18 dated 5 January 2023 seeking to extend the deadline of 5 January 2023 set out in the Order by 14 days (“the Claimant’s Application”)
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1. The Second Defendant’s Application is granted. The Second Defendant shall produce the Ordered Documents by no later than 4pm on 29 December 2022.
2. The Claimant’s Application is granted. The Claimant shall file and serve witness statements by no later than 4pm on 19 January 2023.
Issued by:
Delvin Sumo
Assistant Registrar
Date of issue: 23 January 2023
At: 10am