DCC 66/2003

This case involved an amount claimed by a company against an employee for a loan. There had been a previous ruling in which the employee had been awarded an amount following a labour case. The employer tried to argue the court had wrongly ignored evidence where the employee had admitted they owed the money in a fax. This defence had not been raised previously so could not be raised at the court of cassation for the first time.

Background

A company filed a case against an employee and requested the court to order the employee to pay 60220 AED and annual interest. The company stated the employee had worked in the company and a labour ruling was issued against a company where the court had ruled that the company should pay this amount. The company stated it had deposited the amount in the court's treasury.

The court ruled that the employee should pay the company 57167 AED and 9% annual interest.

The employee appealed the ruling before the court of appeal. The court abandoned the appealed ruling and rejected the case due to the statute of limitation.

Decision