Order · Court of Appeal

CA 015/2024 Nael v Niamh

A reference record of CA 015/2024, 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 numberCA 015/2024
CourtDIFC Courts — Court of Appeal
DecisionOrder
BeforeThe Court Of Appeal
Date14 March 2025
Date of issue14 March 2025
Operative orders0
Numbered paragraphs53
Recitals4

Parties to CA 015/2024

As the decision names them, with the role each appears in.

PartyRole
NaelClaimant/Respondent
NiamhDefendant/Appellant

Decisions in CA 015/2024

The DIFC Courts have published 2 decisions under this claim number. The dates and types below are the court's own record of the sequence.

DateType
9 January 2025Judgment
14 March 2025Order

Sums named in the order

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.

  • AED 646,535.00
  • AED 196,518.75
  • AED 145,605.94
  • AED 304,410.31
  • AED 160,722,046
  • AED 1,746,806.25

Authorities cited in CA 015/2024

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. 1 of 2017 Practice Direction
  • Practice Direction No. 4 of 2017 Practice Direction

Rules of the DIFC Courts applied

RDC 40.4, RDC 40.5, RDC 44.19 — see the RDC.

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.

  • SCT 265/2022 — Lihant v Liqt [2022] DIFC SCT 265 also cites Practice Direction No. 1 of 2017
  • ARB 015/2026 — ARB 015/2026 ARB 027/2026 Princeton v Persephone also cites Practice Direction No. 1 of 2017
  • SCT 365/2024 — Nuruddin v Nihaal [2024] DIFC SCT 365 also cites Practice Direction No. 4 of 2017
  • SCT 391/2024 — Numair v Naufil [2024] DIFC SCT 391 also cites Practice Direction No. 4 of 2017
  • SCT 296/2024 — Naimah v Nabil [2024] DIFC SCT 296 also cites Practice Direction No. 4 of 2017
  • CFI 001/2024 — CFI 001/2024 Nashir v (1) Nasib (2) Nasr also cites Practice Direction No. 4 of 2017

Primary source

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  • CA 015/2024 Nael v Niamh — the decision as published DIFC Courts
  • DIFC Courts judgments & orders — the register this decision is listed in DIFC Courts

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