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DIFC Courts Challenge to the Enforcement of an Arbitral Award

Posted: 20/09/2021

On 8th August 2021, H.E. Justice Shamlan Al Sawalehi, sitting in the Court of First Instance of the Dubai International Financial Centre, handed down judgment in Lirit v Liwanu [2021] DIFC Arb 011, concerning the Defendant’s application to set aside an Order (made ex parte) ordering recognition and enforcement of a DIFC-LCIA arbitration award under Article 44(1)(a)(iv) of DIFC Law No. 1 of 2008.

This Judgment provides useful insight into the approach of the DIFC Court to challenges to the enforcement of arbitral awards under Article 44(1) of the DIFC Arbitration Law.

To read a Case Note prepared by James Partridge on this Judgment, please click here.

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James Partridge

Call: 2018

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