The court obliged her to pay 55 thousand dirhams

A lawyer is suing a client whose fees have not been paid

The "appeal" upheld the judgment of the first instance court.

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The Abu Dhabi Court of Appeal upheld a ruling of the Court of First Instance, requiring a woman to pay a law firm 55,000 dirhams, the remainder of the fees he argues for in a criminal case in the primary litigation and appeal stages, affirming that the principal can dismiss his lawyer or restrict his agency, provided that this does not result in harm to the agent And not to be abusive in using this right, otherwise he will be obligated to pay the full fees, and that the principal has the right to request the reduction of fees whenever they are exaggerated.

In the details, a law firm filed a lawsuit against a woman demanding that her pay 137,500 dirhams and 12% interest from the date of the claim until full payment, and obligating her to pay 5,000 dirhams in exchange for the damages she suffered as a result of her failure to pay, with interest 5%, explaining that According to a fee agreement, the client was assigned the task of representing and defending her in a criminal case in exchange for 150,000 dirhams, and he did what he must do until a verdict of acquittal was issued by a ruling that was upheld before the Court of Appeal, but his client did not pay the agreed amount, and he provided a copy of the fee agreement.

On the other hand, the client filed a corresponding lawsuit, in which she confirmed that the law firm was not entitled to more than 15 thousand dirhams, while the court explained that the agreement included pleading for the defendant in the first instance, appeals and cassation, and that the office represented her in the court of first instance and appeals, and did not represent her in the cassation nor The Court of Appeal after the return from the cassation, and decided that the office deserves the amount of 75 thousand dirhams, pointing out that the defendant paid 20 thousand dirhams and the remaining 55 thousand dirhams.

The court ruled not to accept the opposing lawsuit filed by the client by reducing the fees to 15 thousand dirhams, for non-payment of the due fee, and obligating her to pay the plaintiff office 55 thousand dirhams and the expenses, and the judiciary refused the benefits due to the lack of one of the cases justified to adjudicate it, and the two parties appealed the ruling.

The Court of Appeal confirmed in the merits of the ruling that the extent of the contractor's breach of his commitment is from the authority of the court, and that the judgment took into account the effort made by the plaintiff, according to the established evidence of her attendance in 10 sessions, as well as taking into account the benefit for the defendant. By rejecting them and obligating each appellant to pay his appeal fees.

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