May 10, 2021 court of first instance - Orders
Claim No. CFI 060/2019
THE DUBAI INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE COURTS
IN THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
BETWEEN
ORIENT INSURANCE PJSC
Claimant
and
HAZEL MIDDLE EAST FZE
Defendant
CONSENT ORDER
UPON the DIFC Court issuing an order dated 11 May 2020 with agreed case management directions in the proceedings CFI-060-2019, as amended on 22 July 2020, 13 August 2020, 1 September 2020, 15 September 2020, 26 October 2020, 9 December 2020, 9 March 2021 and 13 April 2021 (the “CMC Order”)
AND UPON the UAE announcing a holiday for the public and private sectors for the period 11 to 14 May 2021 in celebration of Eid al-Fitr
AND UPON reviewing the Claimant’s Amended Particulars of Claim (“APOC”) and the Defendant’s Amended Defence and Counterclaim (“ADCC”)
AND UPON the parties agreeing to amend the CMC Order
BY CONSENT, IT IS ORDERED THAT:
1. Paragraph 8 of the CMC Order shall be amended as follows:
"The Claimant shall have permission to file and serve, if so advised, an Amended Reply and Defence to the Amended Defence and Counterclaim by 4pm on 18 May 2021".
2. Paragraph 9 of the CMC Order shall be amended as follows:
"The Defendant shall have permission to file and serve, if so advised, an Amended Reply to the Claimant’s Amended Defence and Counterclaim by 4pm on 25 May 2021, or within 7 days of the Claimant serving its Amended Defence to Counterclaim (as the case may be)".
3. The requirement to file a summary (not exceeding 4 pages) of the APOC and ADCC, as required by RDC 17.47 be dispensed with, on the basis that both statements of case only marginally exceed the maximum 25-page limit, while containing marked changes.
4. Costs in the case.
Issued by:
Nour Hineidi
Registrar
Date of issue: 10 May 2021
Time: 2pm
