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Leelans v Lontas [2022] DIFC SCT 290

A reference record of SCT 290/2022, 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 numberSCT 290/2022
CourtDIFC Courts — Small Claims Tribunal
DecisionJudgment
BeforeH.E. Justice Maha Al Mheiri
Date3 October 2022
Date of issue3 October 2022
Operative orders3
Numbered paragraphs49
Recitals4

Parties to SCT 290/2022

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

PartyRole
LeelansClaimant/Counter-Defendant
LontasDefendant/Counter-Claimant
300Defendant
150Claimant
120Defendant
200Claimant

Sums named in the judgment

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 23,332
  • AED 6,250
  • AED 320
  • AED 1,166.60
  • AED 125,000
  • AED 140,000

Authorities cited in SCT 290/2022

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

Rules of the DIFC Courts applied

RDC 53.79 — 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 120/2022 — Lyric v Lucian [2022] DIFC SCT 120 also cites Leasing Law
  • SCT 024/2022 — (1) Liston (2) Lafti v Laet [2022] DIFC SCT 024 also cites Leasing Law
  • SCT 319/2021 — Mafalda v Magee [2021] DIFC SCT 319 also cites Leasing Law
  • SCT 340/2021 — Matias v Mya [2021] DIFC SCT 340 also cites Leasing Law
  • SCT 274/2021 — Leekhit v Liladhar [2021] DIFC SCT 274 also cites Leasing Law
  • SCT 121/2021 — Labaca v Landi [2021] DIFC SCT 121 also cites Leasing Law

Primary source

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

  • Leelans v Lontas [2022] DIFC SCT 290 — the decision as published DIFC Courts
  • DIFC Courts judgments & orders — the register this decision is listed in DIFC Courts

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