Order With Reasons · Court of First Instance

CFI 043/2023 F3O Shipbrokers DMCC v Vahana Marine Solutions DMCC

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At a glance

Claim numberCFI 043/2023
CourtDIFC Courts — Court of First Instance
DecisionOrder With Reasons
BeforeJustice Michael Black
Date26 October 2023
Date of issue26 October 2023
Operative orders4
Numbered paragraphs24
Recitals4

Parties to CFI 043/2023

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

PartyRole
F3O Shipbrokers DmccClaimant
Vahana Marine Solutions DmccDefendant

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.

  • USD 299,690.00
  • AED 130,401.81
  • AED 99,225.51
  • USD 46,100
  • USD 806.75
  • USD 335,198.30

Authorities cited in CFI 043/2023

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. 4 of 2017 Practice Direction

Rules of the DIFC Courts applied

RDC 8.1, RDC 8.13, RDC 8.16, RDC 11.4, RDC 24.4 — 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 238/2023 — Mipul v Meronrestaurant LLC [2023] DIFC SCT 238 also cites Practice Direction No. 4 of 2017
  • TCD 003/2022 — TCD 003/2022 Rafid Gourmet Investment In Commercial Enterprises & Ma also cites Practice Direction No. 4 of 2017
  • CFI 025/2023 — CFI 025/2023 (1) Marko Kralj (2) Barbara Kralj v (1) Royal Vision In also cites Practice Direction No. 4 of 2017
  • CFI 033/2015 — CFI 033/2015 (1) Orion Holdings Overseas Limited (In Liquidation) (2 also cites Practice Direction No. 4 of 2017
  • CFI 117/2020 — CFI 117/2020 Abena A/S v Green Gate Trading FZE also cites Practice Direction No. 4 of 2017
  • CFI 069/2022 — CFI 069/2022 IDBI Bank Limited, DIFC Branch v (1) Chromeage FZE (2) also cites Practice Direction No. 4 of 2017

Primary source

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

  • CFI 043/2023 F3O Shipbrokers DMCC v Vahana Marine Solutions DMCC — the decision as published DIFC Courts
  • DIFC Courts judgments & orders — the register this decision is listed in DIFC Courts

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