Order With Reasons · Small Claims Tribunal

Okpara v Oralee [2025] DIFC SCT 514

A reference record of SCT 514/2025, 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 numberSCT 514/2025
CourtDIFC Courts — Small Claims Tribunal
DecisionOrder With Reasons
BeforeH.E. Justice Sapna Jhangiani
Date7 January 2026
Date of issue7 January 2026
Operative orders2
Numbered paragraphs28
Recitals5

Parties to SCT 514/2025

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

PartyRole
OkparaClaimant/Respondent
OraleeDefendant/Applicant

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 15,570
  • AED 14,384.98

Authorities cited in SCT 514/2025

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 53.89, RDC 53.91 — 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.

  • SCT 429/2019 — Kartik Commercial Bank (PJSC) v Kurina [2019] DIFC SCT 429
  • SCT 435/2019 — Krune Group DWC LLC v Ketty Advisors [2019] DIFC SCT 435
  • SCT 486/2019 — Krivy LLP (Dubai Branch) v Krin Lighting LLC [2019] DIFC SCT 486
  • SCT 511/2019 — Kins v Krina Holdings Limited [2019] DIFC SCT 511
  • SCT-470-2019 — Kaapro v Kacee (Dubai) LLC [2019] DIFC SCT 470
  • SCT 366/2019 — Kamari Bank (Pjsc) v Kaylib [2019] DIFC SCT 366

Primary source

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

  • Okpara v Oralee [2025] DIFC SCT 514 — the decision as published DIFC Courts
  • DIFC Courts judgments & orders — the register this decision is listed in DIFC Courts

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