The Abu Dhabi Court for Family, Civil, and Administrative Disputes ordered the owner of a law practice to return Dhs439,873 to several company owners who had hired the firm to represent them in multiple disputes.
The company owners apparently authorized the firm a formal power of attorney to do so and paid costs for these cases, but when the power of attorney was revoked, the law firm’s owner refused to return the money paid to him.
The plaintiffs also sought that he pay Dhs65,000 in compensation for the material and moral damages they suffered, in addition to the costs of the action and lawyer’s fees.
One of the plaintiffs stated that he owns several businesses and agreed with the appellee to represent his companies in several cases. He granted him an official power of attorney and paid Dhs1,768,765 as lawsuit expenses and fees, of which he paid Dhs1,328,892 and kept the remaining amount for himself, refusing to return it even after canceling the power of attorney.
