April 24, 2026 court of first instance - Orders
Claim No: CFI 073/2024
THE DUBAI INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE COURTS
IN THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
BETWEEN
LXT REAL ESTATE BROKER L.L.C
Claimant/Respondent
and
SIR REAL ESTATE LLC
Defendant/Appellant
ORDER WITH REASONS OF H.E. JUSTICE ANDREW MORAN
UPON the Order of H.E. Justice Andrew Moran dated 9 January 2026 (the “Order”)
AND UPON the Reasons for the Order dated 9 January 2026 being issued on 20 January 2026
AND UPON the Defendant’s Appeal Notice dated 10 February 2026, seeking permission to appeal the Order (the “PTA Application”)
AND UPON the Defendant filing its skeleton Argument in respect of the PTA Application on 3 March 2026
AND UPON the Claimant’s Application No. CFI-073-2024/9 dated 15 April 2026 seeking an extension of time to file its submissions in opposition to the PTA Application (the “Extension Application”)
AND UPON review of the Defendant’s evidence in answer to the Extension Application dated 16 April 2026
AND UPON review of the Claimant’s evidence in reply to the Extension Application dated 17 April 2026
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1. The Extension Application is granted.
2. Costs shall be costs in the case.
Issued by:
Hayley Norton
Assistant Registrar
Date of issue: 24 April 2026
At: 10am
SCHEDULE OF REASONS
1. Having considered all of the materials before me on the Extension Application, I am satisfied that the delays in filing the submissions in opposition have arisen from an unusual and unfortunate concatenation of events including an exceptional cause of war in the Middle East and its knock-on effects, and the unavailability of counsel. 2. In all of the circumstances, fairness and justice requires the granting of a final extension as sought.
3. The Court has noted the Defendant's reasonable complaints about delay in fixing hearing dates in relation to extant matters and considers it appropriate to inform the Claimant and its representatives that there are limits to delays that the Court will countenance due to unavailability of chosen counsel - even in serious and complex cases such as this.
4. They should take such steps as are necessary to ensure that timelines for procedural steps are not so prolonged or missed going forward in this litigation, due to the unavailability of counsel.
