Order With Reasons · Court of First Instance

CFI 063/2024 Istar Capital Limited v Audacia Capital Limited

A reference record of CFI 063/2024, 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 numberCFI 063/2024
CourtDIFC Courts — Court of First Instance
DecisionOrder With Reasons
BeforeH.E. Justice Shamlan Al Sawalehi
Date10 June 2025
Date of issue10 June 2025
Operative orders4
Numbered paragraphs46
Recitals6

Parties to CFI 063/2024

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

PartyRole
Istar Capital LimitedClaimant
Audacia Capital LimitedDefendant

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.

  • EUR 6,500,000
  • EUR 1,415,753
  • EUR 5,342.47
  • EUR 100,000

Authorities cited in CFI 063/2024

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. 5 of 2005 DIFC law
  • Contract Law DIFC law
  • Practice Direction No. 4 of 2017 Practice Direction

Rules of the DIFC Courts applied

RDC 38.8 — 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.

  • CFI 049/2022 — Vision Construction L.L.C. v Banque Misr UAE [2022] DIFC CFI 049 also cites DIFC Law No. 5 of 2005
  • CA 011/2022 — SBM Bank (Mauritius) Ltd v (1) Renish Petrochem FZE (2) Mr Hiteshkum also cites DIFC Law No. 5 of 2005
  • SCT 198/2023 — Mishtun v Mawul [2023] DIFC SCT 198 also cites DIFC Law No. 5 of 2005
  • SCT 406/2022 — Liv v Lava Ltd [2022] DIFC SCT 406 also cites DIFC Law No. 5 of 2005
  • SCT 384/2022 — Lihart v Lufant [2022] DIFC SCT 384 also cites DIFC Law No. 5 of 2005
  • CA 002/2022 — Expresso Telecom Group Ltd v Tarig H.A.G Rahamtalla [2022] DIFC CA 0 also cites DIFC Law No. 5 of 2005

Primary source

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  • CFI 063/2024 Istar Capital Limited v Audacia Capital Limited — the decision as published DIFC Courts
  • DIFC Courts judgments & orders — the register this decision is listed in DIFC Courts

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