The Emirati newspaper "Al-Bayan" reported that a young man filed a lawsuit before the Abu Dhabi Family, Civil and Administrative Court, demanding that the law firm and the attorney pay him an amount of 33,300 dirhams (about 9,300 dollars), plus a legal interest of 12 percent from the date of filing the lawsuit until payment, and compensation of 5,000 dirhams for the material and moral damages he incurred, in addition to the fees and expenses and the amount for legal fees.
The report explained that the claimant contacted the defendants regarding a criminal case, and they misled him into believing he was one of the accused, which led him to make financial transfers through his account totaling 33,300 dirhams. He later discovered that he was not included in the list of charges in the criminal case. When he demanded the defendants to return the transferred amount, they delayed in doing so. He supported his claim with un-translated copies of bank statements, a message via "WhatsApp," and the commercial license of the second defendant.
In the court's ruling, it stated that according to civil transactions law, the presumption is of innocence, and the creditor must prove his right, while the debtor can refute it. It pointed out that the burden of proof regarding the alleged unlawful appropriation of the money by the defendants lies with the claimant. However, he did not present any evidence to support his claims, and his statements regarding the incident were mere unsubstantiated claims without backing or proof. Additionally, the bank statements he provided only indicated that amounts were transferred without further clarifications.
The court concluded that the lawsuit lacked the evidence necessary to validate it and was not supported by any facts or law. Consequently, the court ruled to reject the lawsuit in its entirety and ordered the claimant to pay the fees and expenses.
