Clifford Chance
Interim injunctions from the DIFC Courts – a useful tool in Dubai?
30 July 2014
An interim injunction is an order of a court prohibiting a person from taking a particular action or requiring them to take a particular action before the substantive case or arbitration has been decided. Common types of injunctions include freezing injunctions, search orders, and anti-suit injunctions which restrain a party from commencing or continuing a court action or arbitration.
This briefing looks at the unique features of interim injunctions from the DIFC Courts, their enforcement outside the DIFC and the issues facing third parties (in particular financial institutions) when served with an injunction.
