February 06, 2023 COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE - ORDERS
Claim No. CFI 043/2022
THE DUBAI INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE COURTS
IN THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
BETWEEN
(1) WILLIAM ALLAN JONES
(2) COFFEE PLANET LLC
(3) COFFEE PLANET ROASTERY FZE
Claimants
and
ROBERT ANTHONY JONES
Defendant
DISCHARGE OF THE FREEZING ORDER AND INJUCTION
UPON the Claimants’ Application No. CFI-043-2022/1 dated 23 June 2022 for an interim injunction and freezing order (the ‘‘Application’’)
AND UPON the Order of Justice Robert French dated 29 June 2022 granting, inter alia, an interim injunction and a freezing order against the Defendant (the ‘‘29 June 2022 Order’’)
AND UPON the Order of Justice Sir Jeremy Cooke dated 7 July 2022 continuing the 29 June 2022 Order until the Return Date (the ‘‘7 July 2022 Order’’)
AND UPON the Defendant's Application No. CFI-043-2022/2 dated 19 July 2022 for a declaration that the DIFC Courts does not have jurisdiction (the ‘‘Defendant’s Application’’)
AND UPON the Order with Reasons of Justice Sir Jeremy Cooke dated 14 September 2022 (i) continuing the injunction and freezing order against the Defendant in its existing form on the condition that: (a) within 21-days from the hearing date, the Claimant applies to the onshore Dubai court seeking provisional attachment of the assets identified by the Defendant in his affidavit and witness statements where those assets are situated within on shore Dubai; and (b) the Claimant takes all reasonable steps for expedition of the hearing for such provisional attachment, and (ii) dismissing the Defendant's Application (the ‘‘14 September 2022 Order’’)
AND UPON the Consent Order dated 26 October 2022
AND UPON the agreement of the parties
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED BY CONSENT THAT:
1. The interim injunction granted at paragraph 4 of the 29 June 2022 Order and the freezing order granted at paragraphs 5 to 7 and 10 of the 29 June 2022 Order (and continued by paragraph 2 of the 7 July Order and paragraph 4 of the 14 September 2022 Order) are discharged in their entirety.
Issued by:
Delvin Sumo
Assistant Registrar
Date of issue: 6 February 2023
At: 11:45am