Order With Reasons · Court of First Instance

CFI 011/2026 Paul v Peyton

A reference record of CFI 011/2026, 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.

Where cases like this arise in our work: DIFC Courts Litigation

At a glance

Claim numberCFI 011/2026
CourtDIFC Courts — Court of First Instance
DecisionOrder With Reasons
BeforeH.E. Justice Rene Le Miere
Date20 July 2026
Date of issue20 July 2026
Operative orders12
Numbered paragraphs200
Recitals5

Parties to CFI 011/2026

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

PartyRole
PaulClaimant
PeytonDefendant

Authorities cited in CFI 011/2026

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. 2 of 2019 DIFC law
  • Employment Law DIFC law
  • Practice Direction No. 1 of 2025 Practice Direction

Rules of the DIFC Courts applied

RDC 4.16 — 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 333/2025 — Olia v Onawa [2025] DIFC SCT 333 also cites DIFC Law No. 2 of 2019
  • SCT 042/2025 — Olive v Onyx [2025] DIFC SCT 042 also cites DIFC Law No. 2 of 2019
  • CFI 047/2025 — CFI 047/2025 Oakley v Oliver also cites DIFC Law No. 2 of 2019
  • SCT 459/2024 — Negrete v Nazli [2024] DIFC SCT 459 also cites DIFC Law No. 2 of 2019
  • SCT 365/2024 — Nuruddin v Nihaal [2024] DIFC SCT 365 also cites DIFC Law No. 2 of 2019
  • SCT 288/2024 — Naufil v Nawaz [2024] DIFC SCT 288 also cites DIFC Law No. 2 of 2019

Primary source

Everything on this page comes from the decision itself. The link goes to the court that issued it.

  • CFI 011/2026 Paul v Peyton — the decision as published DIFC Courts
  • DIFC Courts judgments & orders — the register this decision is listed in DIFC Courts

Acting on a court of first instance matter

This page is a record, not advice. If a matter of your own turns on the kind of question CFI 011/2026 dealt with, speak to us about the facts.

Speak to us