QFC 0007/2022, [2023] QIC (A) 7
Arwa Zakaria Ahmed Abu Hamdieh v Lesha Bank LLC
This case involved costs for litigation covering an initial court of first instance case, a stay, an appeal and work on the costs submission. Issues included treatment of costs where a law firm was already on a retainer, and where costs up to a maximum amount had been agreed. Whether costs for calculating costs in detail could be reimbursed was also considered.
Background
On 17 May 2023, the court allowed an appeal by the Appellant Bank against judgments given by the First Instance Circuit ([2022] QIC (F) 7 and [2022] QIC (F) 17) in favour of the Respondent ‘Ms Hamdieh and set both judgments aside. Our order ([2023] QIC (A) 1) also provided that the Court would give directions in relation to the assessment of costs both in this Court and before the First Instance Circuit. In an Order dated 17 May 2023 the court directed that the Bank should be awarded its costs reasonably incurred before the First Instance Court and this Court.