A Dubai tribunal rejected a call from government-owned property developer Nakheel for a retrial because one of its judges had appeared to fall asleep at a previous hearing, describing the application as “mischievous” with “no merit whatsoever”.
The Dubai World Tribunal, after reviewing video evidence that was not shown in court, on Wednesday accepted that one of its members, Chief Justice Michael Hwang, was “inattentive” for six minutes during the two-day trial in May.
At the trial, Showkat Dalal was claiming back Dh57m ($15.5m) of payments made for three islands on The World, an offshore Dubai development controlled by Nakheel, which has been the focus of a series of claims since the city’s property crash. A judgment will be issued on the matter at a later date.
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