DCC 109/1992

The original dispute involved an unpaid commercial transaction. A key point was whether a letter to settle was an admission of liability to pay the debt.

Background

A claim was brought against a company ordering it to pay 83,751 AED for a commercial transaction the defendant had refused to pay for. The defendant had acknowledged the debt in a letter. The Court of First Instance ordered the defendant to pay the amount claimed. The defendant appealed and the appeal court upheld the judgement. The defendant appealed by cassation arguing that the letter was not an admission of liability, only an offer to settle what the claimant was due. The defendant stated that the court should have asked to see documentation of the transactions between the parties.

Decision

The court stated that any signed document that contains an admission of liability, will be sufficient to establish liability. The court went on to state that the courts are not obliged to consider all arguments if there is already sufficient evidence provided to support the court's conclusions. The defendant's appeal was dismissed and the lower court's judgement upheld.