July 27, 2020 Court of First Instance -Orders
Claim No: CFI 048/2019
THE DUBAI INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE COURTS
IN THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
BETWEEN
ANNA WATERHOUSE
Claimant/Respondent
and
THE DUBAI FINANCIAL SERVICES AUTHORITY
Defendant/Applicant
ORDER OF THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR NOUR HINEIDI
UPON the Defendant’s Notice of Commencement of Assessment of Bills of Costs dated 3 February 2020 (“Assessment Proceedings”)
AND UPON considering the Claimant’s Points of Dispute to the Defendant’s Bill of Costs dated 24 February 2020 (“Points of Dispute”) as well as the documents filed in support of the Points of Dispute
AND UPON considering the Defendant’s Reply to the Claimant’s Points of Dispute dated 8 March 2020
AND UPON reading the Order of Justice Sir Jeremy Cooke dated 12 December 2019
AND UPON considering the relevant provisions of the DIFC Court Rules in respect of costs
AND UPON hearing Ms Anna Waterhouse (“Ms Waterhouse”) for the Claimant and Mr James Lake for the Defendant at the detailed assessment hearing on 25 June 2020 (the “Hearing”)
AND UPON granting Ms Waterhouse leave to provide further written submissions following her request to the Registry made on 30 June 2020 (the “Further Submissions”)
AND UPON reading and considering Ms Anna Waterhouse’s Further Submissions
AND UPON reviewing all other relevant case documents filed in this matter
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1. The Defendant’s costs in CFI-048-2019 are assessed in the amount of USD 37,231.67 (the “Amount”).
2. The Amount is payable within 21 days from the date of this Order.
3. Interest is to accrue on the Amount from the date of this Order until the date of full payment.
4. The parties are to pay their own costs of the Assessment Proceedings.
Issued by:
Nour Hineidi
Deputy Registrar
Date of issue: 27 July 2020
At: 10am
SCHEDULE OF REASONS
1. My reasons for awarding the Defendant the Amount were handed down ex tempore at the Hearing.
2. Following the hearing, I indulged Ms Waterhouse and gave her permission to file the Further Submissions despite this being contrary to standard practice.
3. After carefully considering Ms Waterhouse’s Further Submissions, I confirm that my decision and reasons as handed down at the Hearing, remain unchanged.
