The Abu Dhabi Court for Family and Civil and Administrative Cases has ordered a man to pay a lawyer’s office AED 380,000, including AED 360,000 as fees, for their services.
The payment has been ordered in connection with a lawsuit for a release of a AED 2,500,000 cheque, besides AED 20,000 in compensation for the damage the office incurred as a result of delay.
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The lawyer’s office filed a lawsuit demanding that the man pay AED 360,000 and a 12 percent legal interest from the date of filing the lawsuit, and AED 30,000 in compensation.
The man requested the office to file a claim of release from a AED 2,500,000 cheque, and after completing the procedures, the office sent an e-mail to the appellee seeking the amount. The appellee however delayed paying it.
