DCC 228/2005/1
Type
Case
Court
Dubai Court of Cassation
Jurisdiction
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, India
Taxonomy
General Personal Injury, Road Transport, Damages in Personal Injury, Types of Insurance, General Criminal Procedure
Copyright
LexisNexis
Decision date
22 Jan 2006
Catchwords
Personal Injury – Road Traffic Accident – Causation – Road Traffic Offence – Evidence – Inheritance – Overseas Documents – Compensation – Blood Money – Insurance – Criminal Judgment
This case included a claim by some heirs for compensation and blood money as a result of the death of their mother in a road traffic accident. Key issues included the evidential value of documents from overseas proving the litigants were heirs. The case also considered the extent to which the civil court was free to assess evidence on causation when the criminal judgment had ruled it was not possible to ascertain which of two cars had committed a traffic violation.
Background