Dubai court rejects lawsuit to overturn judgement claiming 35 million Euros

Two men filed a lawsuit seeking to nullify a court ruling that ordered them to jointly pay approximately 35.36 million Euros, claiming they were not properly notified. However, the Dubai Civil Court rejected the lawsuit, affirming that the ruling was upheld by both the Court of Appeal and the Court of Cassation.

The two plaintiffs filed their case requesting the annulment or invalidity of the judgment issued in a previous civil case, following a claim by a company against them for the aforementioned amount, based on financial transfers allegedly made to purchase gold and precious metals that were never delivered.

The court had previously issued a ruling ordering the plaintiffs to pay the amount, which they appealed.

However, the Court of Appeal rejected their appeal for being filed after the deadline, and the Court of Cassation upheld the ruling.

The court also later ruled that a petition for judicial review was inadmissible.

The two plaintiffs based their lawsuit on the claim that one of them was a foreigner residing outside the UAE and has not returned since March 2023, and that he was not notified of the lawsuit or the judgment according to the prescribed procedures for notifying residents abroad.

They also submitted documents to prove the company that filed the original lawsuit had entered bankruptcy or liquidation proceedings in a European country.

The court also affirmed that the previous ruling had finally decided on the matter of the validity of the notification, and therefore the same issue may not be re-discussed in a new lawsuit. Consequently, the court rejected the case and ordered the plaintiffs to pay the fees and expenses.