February 23, 2026 Technology and construction division - Orders
Claim No: TCD 001/2024
IN THE COURTS OF DUBAI INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE
IN THE COURT OF APPEAL
BETWEEN
ARCHITERIORS INTERIOR DESIGN (L.L.C)
Claimant
and
EMIRATES NATIONAL INVESTMENT CO (L.L.C)
Defendant
ORDER WITH REASONS OF H.E. JUSTICE ROGER STEWART
UPON the Part 7 Claim Form dated 24 April 2024 (the “Claim”)
AND UPON the Judgment of H.E. Justice Roger Stewart dated 31 July 2025 (the “Judgment”)
AND UPON the Order with Reasons of H.E. Justice Roger Stewart dated 22 August 2025 (the “Order”)
AND UPON the Defendant’s Appeal Notice dated 2 September 2025 seeking permission to appeal the Judgment
AND UPON the Order with Reasons of H.E. Justice Roger Stewart dated 23 September 2025 (the “September Order”)
AND UPON the Order with Reasons of H.E. Justice Roger Stewart dated 16 October 2025 (the “Order of 16 October 2025”)
AND UPON the Defendant’s Appeal Notice dated 6 November 2025 seeking permission to appeal the Order of 16 October 2025 (the “Application for Permission to Appeal”)
AND UPON the Defendant’s submissions in response dated 27 November 2025
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1. The Application for Permission to Appeal is refused.
2. There shall be no order as to the costs of this Application for Permission to Appeal.
Issued by:
Delvin Sumo
Assistant Registrar
Date of issue: 23 February 2026
Time: 9am
SCHEDULE OF REASONS
1. The background following the Judgment is set out in the September Order which is not repeated. By the Order with Reasons dated 16 October 2025, I refused the extension of time sought on the basis that the proposed appeal had no realistic prospect of success.
2. The Defendant now seeks to appeal that order on the basis that the proposed appeal did have realistic prospects of success. It is not suggested that I was wrong to refuse the extension if I was correct to find that there were no realistic prospects of success.
3. I consider that this appeal has no realistic prospects of success for the same reasons as set out in the Order of 16 October 2025.
4. I make no order for costs on this Application for Permission to Appeal as it seems to me:
(a) That the Claimant did not need to respond to this appeal; and
(b) That the costs of so responding are likely to be very modest.
