DCC 513/2004
Type
Case
Court
Dubai Court of Cassation
Jurisdiction
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Taxonomy
General Criminal Law & Disposition of Offenders, Civil Courts, Offences against Property, Compensation, Types of Contract, Rent & Service Charges
Copyright
LexisNexis
Decision date
13 Mar 2005
Catchwords
Res Judicata – Criminal Judgment – Civil Courts – Acquittal decision – Offences Against Property – Receiving stolen goods – Compensation – Evidence – Rental Contract
This case involved money due from a company which had purchased stolen equipment which it was claimed they had known was stolen. A key issue involved whether their knowledge that the equipment was stolen could be raised again in the civil courts when they had been acquitted in the criminal courts. The case also looked at compensation for the period the company was without the equipment which it used to rent.
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