Order With Reasons · Court of First Instance

CFI 036/2025 Stephan Carl Morgenstern v Saif Sultan Al Mehrzi Lawyer & Legal Consultants

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At a glance

Claim numberCFI 036/2025
CourtDIFC Courts — Court of First Instance
DecisionOrder With Reasons
BeforeH.E. Chief Justice Wayne Martin
Date8 September 2026
Date of issue8 September 2026
Operative orders0
Numbered paragraphs68
Recitals4

Parties to CFI 036/2025

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

PartyRole
Stephan Carl MorgensternClaimant/Respondent
Saif Sultan Al Mehrzi Lawyer & Legal ConsultantsDefendant/Appellant

Decisions in CFI 036/2025

The DIFC Courts have published 6 decisions under this claim number. The dates and types below are the court's own record of the sequence.

DateType
23 July 2025Order
6 April 2026Order
20 May 2026Judgment
2 July 2026Order
22 July 2026Order
8 September 2026Order

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 385,350
  • AED 1,412,950
  • AED 92,292.69
  • AED 397,912.34
  • USD 280,000
  • USD 220,000

Authorities cited in CFI 036/2025

The decision refers to the following. They are listed as cited — what each was relied on for is set out in the decision itself.

Rules of the DIFC Courts applied

RDC 44.5, RDC 44.19, RDC 44.29, RDC 44.31, RDC 44.117 — see the RDC.

Records of DIFC Courts decisions heard in the same division around the same time. This decision cites no instrument we hold a record of, so these are listed by division and date rather than by shared authority.

  • CFI 025/2020 — CFI 025/2020 Union Bank Of India (DIFC Branch) v (1) Velocity Indust
  • CFI 034/2023 — Jtrust Asia PTE Ltd v (1) Mitsuji Konoshita (2) APF Group Co Ltd (In
  • CFI 021/2023 — CFI 021/2023 Dubai Financial Services Authority v Arif Naqvi
  • CFI 012/2023 — CFI 012/2023 Collars & Cuffs Bespoke Tailoring Limited v (1) Bharat
  • CFI 038/2022 — CFI 038/2022 IDBI Bank Ltd. (DIFC Branch) v (1) White Metal Alloys I
  • CFI 025/2023 — CFI 025/2023 (1) Marko Kralj (2) Barbara Kralj v (1) Royal Vision In

Primary source

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  • CFI 036/2025 Stephan Carl Morgenstern v Saif Sultan Al Mehrzi Lawyer & Legal Consultants — the decision as published DIFC Courts
  • DIFC Courts judgments & orders — the register this decision is listed in DIFC Courts

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