Order With Reasons · Court of First Instance
CFI 015/2025 Ward Holdings Limited (Trading as Waldorf Astoria Dubai International Financial Centre Hotel) v Meshico Corporation (Trading as Puerto 99 Mexican Seafood & Steak)
A reference record of CFI 015/2025, 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 | CFI 015/2025 |
| Court | DIFC Courts — Court of First Instance |
| Decision | Order With Reasons |
| Before | H.E. Justice Rene Le Miere |
| Date | 10 July 2025 |
| Date of issue | 10 July 2025 |
| Operative orders | 0 |
| Numbered paragraphs | 94 |
| Recitals | 7 |
Parties to CFI 015/2025
As the decision names them, with the role each appears in.
| Party | Role |
|---|---|
| International Financial Centre Hotel) | Claimant |
| Meshico Corporation (Trading As Puerto 99 Mexican Seafood & Steak) | Defendant |
Sums named in the order with reasons
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 1,400,000
- AED 1,470,000
- AED 1,543,500
- AED 1,620,765
- AED 1,701,709
- AED 7,735,884
Authorities cited in CFI 015/2025
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. 5 of 2007 DIFC law
- DIFC Law No. 10 of 2018 DIFC law
- Leasing Law DIFC law
- Real Property Law DIFC law
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 047/2019 — CFI 047/2019 Caterpillar Financial Services (Dubai) Limited v (1) Om also cites DIFC Law No. 5 of 2007
- SCT 429/2020 — Lajesh v Laasya [2020] DIFC SCT 429 also cites DIFC Law No. 5 of 2007
- SCT 117/2020 — Luciane v Leon [2020] DIFC SCT 117 also cites DIFC Law No. 5 of 2007
- SCT-043-2019 — Joel v Julissa [2019] DIFC SCT 043 also cites DIFC Law No. 5 of 2007
- SCT 010/2018 — Idra Residential Body Corporate v Mr Isla & Mrs Inez [2018] DIFC SCT also cites DIFC Law No. 5 of 2007
- SCT 009/2017 — Hande House Residential Body Corporate v Haluk [2017] DIFC SCT 009 also cites DIFC Law No. 5 of 2007
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