Claim No: CFI-051-2018 and CFI-085-2018
IN THE DUBAI INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE COURTS
IN THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
IN THE MATTER OF AN APPPEAL UNDER ARTICLE 37(1) OF DIFC LAW NO.1 OF 2007 (THE DATA PROTECTION LAW) AND IN THE MATTER OF A CLAIM FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW
BETWEEN:
THE DUBAI FINANCIAL SERVICES AUTHORITY
Claimant
and
(1) THE COMMISSIONER OF DATA PROTECTION
(2) ANNA WATERHOUSE
Defendants
ORDER WITH REASONS OF JUSTICE SIR RICHARD FIELD
UPON considering the Defendant’s applications for immediate judgment in CFI-051-2018 and CFI-085-2018 both dated 5 February 2019
AND UPON considering the Claimant’s and the Defendant’s pleadings in both proceedings
AND UPON considering the First Witness Statements in each proceeding of Lori Baker dated 4 February 2019 and the Second Witness Statements in each proceeding of James Lake
AND UPON considering all relevant material in the case files, including the written submissions of the parties
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
- Time for the issuance of the claim for judicial review in CFI-085-2018 shall be extended to 27 December 2018.
- The Defendant’s application for immediate judgment in CFI-051-2018 succeeds.
- Paragraphs 38 (a) (ii) and (b) (ii) of the Claimant’s Particulars of Claim in CFI-051-2018 are hereby struck out.
- The Defendant’s application for immediate judgment in CFI-085-2018 is dismissed.
- The Claimant’s appeal in CFI-051-2018 and claim for judicial review in CFI-085-2018 should be heard together on the first feasible date available with an estimate of one and a half days.
Issued by:
Nour Hineidi
Deputy Registrar
Date of issue: 5 August 2019
Time: 12pm