KCC 408, 411, 416/2016

This case involved a provisional seizure of assets belonging to a company in the defendant's possession. A key point was whther the company had mismanaged the claimant's assets.

Background

A claimant filed a case against a company before the court. He requested the court to order the company to pay him 427000000 Qatari Riyals. He said that he had signed an investment contract with the company but the company had failed to commit to their obligations under the contract.

The claimant filed another case against the company and other defendant before the court. He requested the court to validate a provisional seizure over the company’s assets in the defendants’ possession.

The court dismissed the two cases.

The claimant appealed the ruled before the court of appeal. The court dismissed the appealed ruling and ruled that the company should pay the claimant 360000000 Qatari Riyals. The court also ruled that the provisional seizure should be validated.

Decision