QFC 2/2020, [2020] QIC (F) 15
Dentons & Co (QFC Branch) v Bin Omran Trading & Contracting LLC
This case involved claims for interest on an unpaid balance for legal services provided by the Claimant.
Order
The Claimant is awarded pre-judgment interest at a rate of 5% in the sum of QAR 4,448.00 which the Defendant is liable to pay to it within 14 days of the date of this judgment.
The Claimant's claim for post-judgment interest is refused.
Judgment
As set out in the judgment of the Court dated 25 June 2020 in these proceedings, the Claimant is a law firm operating in Qatar. Pursuant to an agreement between the Claimant and the Defendant the Claimant provided legal services to the Defendant. They invoiced the Defendant on 29 June 2017 for the sum of US$ 65,020. In September 2017, the Defendant paid US$ 32,150 towards that sum but had not paid the balance prior to the issue of these proceedings.