Issued on 11 July 2025 by Justice Sir Jeremy Cooke in 7Ci Technologies V Liberty Steel Group Holdings EMEA Ltd [2025] DIFC CFI 003. Immediate judgment was obtained against the Defendant for unpaid invoices for the provision of IT consultants and software licences.

In a rare instance, HE Justice Sir Jeremy Cooke held that economic loss following various breaches of contract had been demonstrated to have been foreseeable and the DIFC Courts awarded the claimant additional damages under Article 17(3) for losses arising purely from non-payment of money. The Defendant was ordered to pay the entirety of the Claimants costs and interest.

Judgment can be found here: https://lnkd.in/e9jpRYhn

Case brief can be found here (credited, Afridi & Angell): https://lnkd.in/dmnqi3gV

Mark Rainsford KC acted for the Claimants instructed and ably assisted by Mevan K Bandara, Sulakshana Senanayake, and Tanya Garg of Afridi & Angell.