Judgment · Court of Appeal
Carmon Reestrutura-engenharia E Serviços Técnios Especiais, (Su) LDA v Antonio Joao Catete Lopes Cuenda [2024] DIFC CA 003
A reference record of CA 003/2024, 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 number | CA 003/2024 |
| Court | DIFC Courts — Court of Appeal |
| Decision | Judgment |
| Before | The Court Of Appeal |
| Date | 26 November 2024 |
| Date of issue | 26 November 2024 |
| Operative orders | 3 |
| Numbered paragraphs | 218 |
| Recitals | 7 |
Parties to CA 003/2024
As the decision names them, with the role each appears in.
| Party | Role |
|---|---|
| Carmon Reestrutura-Engenharia E Serviços Técnios Especiais, (Su) Lda | Claimant/Appellant |
| Antonio Joao Catete Lopes Cuenda | Defendant/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 100,000
- USD 43,632,372
- GBP 453,576,152
- GBP 50,000,000
Authorities cited in CA 003/2024
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
- DIFC Law No. 10 of 2004 DIFC law
- Arbitration Law DIFC law
Rules of the DIFC Courts applied
RDC 1.2, RDC 1.5, RDC 1.6, RDC 9.31, RDC 9.53, RDC 20.7, RDC 25.1, RDC 25.3, RDC 25.4, RDC 25.24, RDC 25.25, RDC 25.33 — 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.
- ARB 018/2023 — ARB 018/2023 (1) Nuriel (2) Naufil (3) Nishat v (1) Nuzhat (2) Nayaa also cites DIFC Law No. 10 of 2004
- CFI 004/2024 — CFI 004/2024 Skatteforvaltningen (The Danish Customs And Tax Adminis also cites DIFC Law No. 10 of 2004
- CFI 092/2023 — CFI 092/2023 Gibson Consultants Ltd v The Emirates Capital Limited also cites DIFC Law No. 10 of 2004
- SCT 089/2023 — Murkan v Mishti [2023] DIFC SCT 089 also cites DIFC Law No. 10 of 2004
- CA 014/2022 — Gulf Wings FZE v A And K Trading Limited and (1) Mr Kamel Abou Aly ( also cites DIFC Law No. 10 of 2004
- CFI 055/2022 — Lombard North Central PLC v R D K International LLC [2022] DIFC CFI also cites DIFC Law No. 10 of 2004
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