ADCC 143/2007
Type
Case
Court
Abu Dhabi Court of Cassation
Jurisdiction
Abu Dhabi
Taxonomy
General Banking & Finance Law, General Civil Procedure & Administration of Justice
Copyright
LexisNexis
Decision date
21 Feb 2008
Catchwords
Expert – Evidence – Debt – Discounted Amount – Court Authority
This case involved a request that a defendant pay an amount of money owed. A key issue was whether the court had incorrectly ignored request on the amount discounted from the debt and to appoint a three member expert committee.
Background
A company filed a case and requested the court to order the defendant to pay 245,352 AED and to reserve his money in the bank.
After sending an expert, the court ruled that the defendant should pay the requested amount and rejected other requests.
The defendant appealed the ruling before the court of appeal. The court upheld the ruling.
Decision
The defendant appealed the ruling before the court of cassation. The court of cassation repealed the ruling and referred the case to the court of appeal. The court of appeal changed the ruling by decreasing the amount to 154,355 AED.