The defendant demanded one million dirhams in compensation for material and moral damages

A hospital sues a patient for refusing to pay for treatment

Ras Al Khaimah Court referred the case to the "Partial Commercial".

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A hospital in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah filed a lawsuit against an (Arab) patient who demanded that he pay 42,157 dirhams to it, the value of his treatment and stay in the hospital. The Ras Al Khaimah Partial Civil Court ruled that it had no jurisdiction to hear the case and referred the case to the Partial Commercial Court.

In detail, a hospital filed a lawsuit against a patient, explaining that he came to him and requested medical examinations, so he performed all the necessary procedures, and his health condition required care, so he was booked. Before completing all the procedures, he signed papers that included his admission to the hospital and an acknowledgment of payment, and he also signed the list of terms and conditions, and the value of the services was estimated. The health insurance provided for 42 thousand and 157 dirhams, but he refused to pay.

The hospital demanded that the patient be obligated to pay him the costs of the treatment he owed along with the legal interest of 12%, obliging him to compensate 10 thousand dirhams for the material and moral damages he suffered as a result of the delay in payment, and obligating him to pay fees, expenses and attorney’s fees.

For his part, the patient's representative stated that he did not sign any papers and the hospital's defense could not constitute an argument against him, and he submitted a request to include the insurance company with which his client is insured as a discount because it covers his treatment expenses at a value of 250 thousand dirhams, and the ruling obliges the insurance company to pay what may be judged in favor of the hospital. He also requested that the hospital and the insurance company be compelled to pay him one million dirhams in compensation for the material and moral damages he suffered, accusing him of evading the payment of treatment expenses and defaming his reputation.

A partial civil court stated that it was found from the commercial license of the hospital that it is a company with limited liability, according to the Companies and Commercial Transactions Law, and that the entered opponent (the insurance company) is carrying out commercial business, and that as long as it is proven that the plaintiff and the entered opponent are both merchants and that the amount in question relates to their activity and that What the plaintiff provided to the defendant is considered health services, and accordingly the qualitative jurisdiction in the case falls within the competence of the Partial Commercial Court, pursuant to the provisions of Article 30 of the Civil Procedure Code.

The court stated that it is not competent to hear the case, as it is within the competence of the Partial Commercial Court.

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