SCA 1785/2019

This case considered legal costs and evidence of unpaid goods.

Background

The legal representative of a company filed a case against another company before the court. He claimed that the client's company had supplied the other company with raw materials and that the latter failed to pay for them. He requested the court to order the company to pay 3226676.016 Riyals. The legal representative provided the court with a document that validated his claim.

The legal representative of the second company failed to attend the hearing held for the consideration of the case.

Decision

The court ruled that the second company should pay the mentioned amount in addition to 10000 Riyals for the lawyer's expenses.

The legal representative of the second company appealed the ruling before the court of appeal.

The court dismissed the appeal and upheld the appealed ruling.