Judgment · Court of Appeal
(1) Melody (2) Molly v Melance [2020] DIFC CA 010
A reference record of CA 010/2020, drawn from the decision's own text. It sets out who the parties were, who decided it, what the decision did and where to read it. It does not summarise the court's reasoning or offer advice on it.
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At a glance
| Claim number | CA 010/2020 |
| Court | DIFC Courts — Court of Appeal |
| Decision | Judgment |
| Date | 11 May 2021 |
| Date of issue | 11 February 2021 |
| Operative orders | 4 |
| Numbered paragraphs | 146 |
| Recitals | 6 |
Parties to CA 010/2020
As the decision names them, with the role each appears in.
| Party | Role |
|---|---|
| (2) Molly | Appellants |
| Melance | Respondent |
Sums named in the judgment
These figures appear in the text of the decision. They are reproduced as amounts only — what each relates to is set out in the judgment itself.
- USD 933,991
- USD 919,121
- USD 942,546.46
- USD 23,425.46
- USD 258,992.85
- USD 471,273
Authorities cited in CA 010/2020
The decision refers to the following. They are listed as cited — what each was relied on for is set out in the decision itself.
Legislation and practice directions
- Practice Direction No. 5 of 2014 Practice Direction
Rules of the DIFC Courts applied
RDC 1.6, RDC 38.8, RDC 38.21, RDC 38.23, RDC 38.24, RDC 38.25, RDC 38.26, RDC 40.10 — see the RDC.
Other decisions citing the same authority
Records of other DIFC Courts decisions that cite at least one of the same instruments. Shared authority is not shared reasoning — each decision turns on its own facts.
- CFI 066/2020 — CFI 066/2020 Credit Suisse (Switzerland) Limited V (1) Ashok Kumar G also cites Practice Direction No. 5 of 2014
- ARB 008/2020 — Limsa (Pty) Ltd v (1) Lordon A Trading Platform Of Dubai Multi Commo also cites Practice Direction No. 5 of 2014
- CA-002-2019 — Mashreq Al Islami Finance Company Pjsc v Mr Babar Rehman [2019] DIFC also cites Practice Direction No. 5 of 2014
- CFI 015/2014 — CFI 015/2014 Asif Hakim Adil v Frontline Development Partners Limite also cites Practice Direction No. 5 of 2014
- ARB 015/2026 — ARB 015/2026 ARB 027/2026 Princeton v Persephone also cites Practice Direction No. 5 of 2014
- CFI 079/2023 — CFI 079/2023 (1) Thamer Abdulaziz Albulaihid (2) Moustafa El Sayed A also cites Practice Direction No. 5 of 2014
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