This case involved the default on loans related to an international restaurant chain which had a company/restaurant in the DIFC. The English courts had issued a worldwide freezing order and there had been enforcement proceedings and proceedings to appoint a receiver in the DIFC courts. Issues included who was the beneficial owner of the DIFC company from its incorporation. A Dubai Court rulling had also order ownership of the DIFC company shares to be transferred to the former wife and children of the believed beneficial in divorce proceedings.