QFC 0027/2023, [2024] QIC (A) 3
Asma Abdulaziz Al-Saud v Devisers Advisory Services LLC
This case involved a contract for obtaining visa services. The visa applicant had decided not to proceed with the application. However, the type of visa originally requested no longer existed. Although the applicant had been warned the scheme was about to end but had not sent in necessary documents in time. Issues included whether force majeure applied and the concept of restitution.
Background
The Appellant Devisers sought permission to appeal from the judgment of the First Instance Circuit (Justices Dr Rashid AlAnezi, Fritz Brand and Yongjian Zhang) given on 2 August 2023 in favour of the Respondent Ms Al-Saud for QAR 30,000 together with interest from 2 August 2023 at the rate of 5%.
On 22 November 2020, a written agreement was entered into between Devisers, a company which offered immigration consultancy services, and Ms Al-Saud, under which Devisers was to assist her in obtaining a Sole Representative of an Overseas Business Visa for the United Kingdom. The agreed fee was QAR 30,000 which was paid that day. The terms and conditions of the agreement included the following clauses.