Background

A claim was brought against two defendants and expatriates who were associated with two trading companies. The claimant sought payment of 539,202.75 AED, stating they had supplied the two defendant trading companies with goods to the amount claimed and they had failed to pay. The Court of First Instance ordered the third defendant, an expatriate, to pay the amount jointly with the fourth and fifth defendant trading companies. The claimant appealed and the appeal court upheld the judgement. The claimant appealed by cassation arguing they had submitted copies of the two trading company licenses which showed they were registered under the first and second defendant names. They should therefore be liable for the companies' debts jointly with the third defendant who managed the companies.

Decision