QFC 0019/2021, [2023] QIC (F) 4
Fadi Sabsabi v Devisers Advisory Services LLC
This case involved whether costs should be paid where it was presumed that the winning party had not been legally represented in the case but they had then submitted invoices for legal advice.
Background
This was an application by Devisers Advisory Services LLC in respect of a costs assessment made on 27 October 2022. Devisers challenged the assessment and sought an order that the assessment be dismissed, and that they not be liable to pay any costs. The Claimant in the original action, Mr Fadi Sabsabi, opposed the application.
In the underlying proceedings, the First Instance Circuit dealt with Mr Fadi Sabsabi’s claim against the Defendant, Devisers, and Devisers’ counterclaim. The parties completed various procedural steps, and the claim and counterclaim were heard by the Court at a remote hearing on 28 February 2022.