DCC 264/2007
Type
Case
Court
Dubai Court of Cassation
Jurisdiction
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Taxonomy
Financial Institutions, Land, Mortgages, Legal, Agency, Civil Evidence
Copyright
LexisNexis
Decision date
3 Feb 2008
Catchwords
Bank – Land – Mortgage – Proxy – Lawyer – Agency – Evidence
This case involved whether a lawyer with a proxy had had the right to mortgage some land without the specific approval of the owner.
Background
An Appellant filed action No 127/2007 against the Respondent one and two the bank demanding the annulment of the mortgage on land owned by the Appellant and registered at the department of land and property in Dubai and to consider as if it never took place with a retroactive effect until the date it was concluded.