The claimant brought a claim seeking payment from his former employer, DAE, of sums exceeding USD 1.3 million in respect of alleged breaches of his employment contract and benefits said to have been due on the termination of his employment. The proceedings were commenced and the defendant filed its defence. The claimant then served a request for further information, under Part 19 of the Rules of the DIFC Courts, and a notice to admit facts under Rule 29. By application notice, the claimant sought an order that the defendant provide responses to his request for further information and notice to admit. An order was then made which required the defendant to file and serve a response to the claimant's revised requests for further information. The defendant then set out each request, as revised, and the defendant's response to that request. The claimant was however, dissatisfied with the response and issued an application notice seeking an order in the following terms: