July 14, 2020 Court of First Instance -Orders
Claim No: CFI 054/2019
THE DUBAI INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE COURTS
In the name of His Highness Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai
IN THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
BETWEEN
LARMAG HOLDING B.V.
and
(1) FIRST ABU DHABI BANK PJSC
(2) FAB SECURITIES LLC
(3) MR ABDULLA SAEED BAKHEET OBAID ALJABERI
(4) MR ALI MOHAMED
(5) ELITE HOLDING GROUP LIMITED
Defendants
AMENDED ORDER OF JUDICIAL OFFICER MAHA AL MEHAIRI
PURSUANT TO THE Case Management Conference Order of Justice Sir Richard Field issued on 18 March 2020
UPON reviewing the Third Defendant’s Request for Document Disclosure dated 11 June 2020 (the “Third Defendant’s Request”) pursuant to Rule 28.16 of the Rules of the DIFC Courts, and the Claimant failing to file its objections to the Request
AND UPON reviewing the Claimant’s Request for Document Disclosure dated 11 June 2020 (the “Claimant’s Request”)
AND UPON the Third Defendant filing objections to the Claimant’s Request to Produce on 18 June 2020
AND UPON the First and Second Defendants filing objections to the Claimant’s Request to Produce on 25 June 2020
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1. Pursuant to the Third Defendant’s Request:
a) The Claimant shall produce Requests No. 2, 4, 5 and 7 in the Third Defendant’s Redfern schedule by no later than 3pm on Tuesday, 14 July 2020.
b) The Third Defendant’s Requests 1 and 3 are denied on the basis that the Request is not limited in time, it does not relate to a narrowly defined category of documents.
2. Pursuant to the Claimant’s Request:
a) Request No. 1 is accepted on the basis the invoices and bills are submitted in a redacted form to show the communication with Mr Magnusson only. These shall be produced by no later than 3pm on Tuesday, 14 July 2020.
b) The Defendants shall produce Request No. 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14,15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23 and 24 in the Claimant’s Redfern schedule. These shall be produced by no later than 3pm on Tuesday, 14 July 2020.
c) The Claimant’s Request No. 4 and 21 is denied.
3. Liberty to apply.
4. Costs in the case.
Issued by:
Nour Hineidi
Deputy Registrar
Date of issue: 8 July 2020
Date of re-issue: 14 July 2020
At: 3pm
