QFC 0019/2021, [2022] QIC (C)
Fadi Sabsabi v Devisers Advisory Services LLC
This case involved the assessment of costs where both parties had represented themselves in court and it had not been stated that the winning party how used professional legal advice but a cost claim for professional legal advice on a fixed fee basis had been made.
Background
On 12 April 2022, the First Instance Circuit of the Court handed down its judgment in this case: see [2022] QIC (F) 5. The Court ordered the Defendant to pay to the Claimant the sum of QAR 65,000.00, USD 3,177.00, and USD 6,372.00. It also ordered the Defendant to pay the reasonable costs of the proceedings to be assessed if not agreed. The Defendant’s counterclaim was dismissed. The Defendant sought permission to appeal which was refused by the Appellate Division of the Court on 22 June 2022: see [2022] QIC (A) 4.