DIFC Court refuses to grant anti-suit injunction against party seeking appointment of Dubai court expert in purported breach of arbitration agreement | Practical Law

DIFC Court refuses to grant anti-suit injunction against party seeking appointment of Dubai court expert in purported breach of arbitration agreement | Practical Law

In Brookfield Multiplex Constructions LLC v DIFC Investments LLC and another (DIFC CFI 020/2016), the DIFC Court of First Instance considered whether to grant the claimant's application for an anti-suit injunction against the defendants, in circumstances where the first defendant had sought and obtained an order for the appointment of an expert from the non-DIFC Dubai Court despite the existence of an arbitration agreement in the relevant contract.

DIFC Court refuses to grant anti-suit injunction against party seeking appointment of Dubai court expert in purported breach of arbitration agreement

by Henry Quinlan (Partner) and Samantha Martin (Legal Consultant), DLA Piper Global Law Firm
Published on 05 Sep 2016 • United Arab Emirates
In Brookfield Multiplex Constructions LLC v DIFC Investments LLC and another (DIFC CFI 020/2016), the DIFC Court of First Instance considered whether to grant the claimant's application for an anti-suit injunction against the defendants, in circumstances where the first defendant had sought and obtained an order for the appointment of an expert from the non-DIFC Dubai Court despite the existence of an arbitration agreement in the relevant contract.