Summary

Oleksei (2) Olesja (3) Oliff (4) Olexi (5) Olinijia (6) Olimipiana (7) Olley v (1) Olorun (2) Olov (3) Olumiji (4) Oluluaboe (5) Olushegun [2026] DIFC ARB 005 (28 January 2026)

The Applicants seek urgent interim injunctive relief, on notice, under Article 15.4 of Dubai Law No. 2 of 2025 (the "New Court Law") and Article 24.3 of the DIFC Arbitration Law No. 1 of 2008 (the "Arbitration Law") in support of a claim made in arbitral proceedings seated in Milan and pending before the Milan Chamber of Arbitration (the "Arbitration") and intended Dubai Court proceedings (the "Intended Onshore Claim") against the Second and Third Respondents pursuant to Article 84 of Federal Decree-Law No. 32 of 2021. A hearing was fixed for 26 January 2026 at which the First Respondent and the Fourth Respondent appeared, represented by Counsel, whilst the other three Defendants did not acknowledge service and were not represented.

The First Respondent ostensibly took a neutral position in a skeleton argument served prior to the Hearing but, when represented at the Hearing, opposed the grant of the injunction and endorsed the submissions made on behalf of the Fourth Respondent who maintained that the Court had no jurisdiction to grant the orders sought. The First Respondent made further submissions as to the utility of the orders sought, the American Cyanamid tests whilst the Fourth Respondent criticised the Applicants for joining her in the proceedings at all.

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