Order With Reasons · Court of First Instance

CFI 117/2025 Quortia Ltd v Frank Irrling

A reference record of CFI 117/2025, 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 numberCFI 117/2025
CourtDIFC Courts — Court of First Instance
DecisionOrder With Reasons
BeforeH.E. Justice Michael Black Kc
Date
Date of issue16 January 2026
Operative orders4
Numbered paragraphs136
Recitals9

Parties to CFI 117/2025

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

PartyRole
Quortia LtdClaimant
Frank IrrlingDefendant

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 4,000,000
  • AED 1,098,601.16
  • EUR 3,520,000
  • EUR 582,264.59
  • USD 282
  • USD 267,983,382

Authorities cited in CFI 117/2025

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

  • Practice Direction No. 5 of 2015 Practice Direction

Rules of the DIFC Courts applied

RDC 38.17, RDC 38.19, RDC 38.21, RDC 38.30, RDC 38.34, RDC 52.11 — 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.

Primary source

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  • CFI 117/2025 Quortia Ltd v Frank Irrling — the decision as published DIFC Courts
  • DIFC Courts judgments & orders — the register this decision is listed in DIFC Courts

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