Judicial Judgments Archive

The Three-Quarters Rule: Supreme Court Rebukes Lower Courts for Ignoring Company's Supermajority Clause In a significant ruling underscoring the supremacy of a company's foundational contract, the Federal Supreme Court h...

A Dream Villa Turns into a Legal Battlefield A dispute that began with the ambitious construction of a private villa in Abu Dhabi has culminated in a detailed court ruling, untangling a complex web of claims and counterc...

The Price of Negligence: Supreme Court Affirms Manager's Liability in Fatal Workplace Accident In a decisive ruling that underscores the personal responsibility of management in ensuring workplace safety, the Federal Sup...

Investment or Lease? High Court Settles Multi-Million Dirham Dispute Over Property Enhancements In a detailed ruling clarifying the critical legal distinction between an investment contract and a standard lease agreement...

The Unpaid Blueprint: A Villa Owner's Failure to Pay Leads to Court-Ordered Compensation In a clear ruling on contractual obligations in the construction sector, the Abu Dhabi Commercial Court of First Instance has order...

Dual Designs, Singular Dispute: Engineering Firm Wins Fees for Abandoned Villa Plans In a commercial dispute that underscores the binding nature of contracts and the value of expert testimony, the Al Ain Simple Commercia...

📋 Investment Contract Dispute: Compensation for Constructions vs. Lost Goodwill This case involves two joined appeals before the Abu Dhabi Court of Cassation concerning the termination of an investment contract and the...

Real Estate Dispute Over Villa Location and Market Value This case involves a claim for compensation due to an alleged discrepancy between the agreed-upon and delivered location of a real estate unit, resulting in a clai...

⚡️Statute of Limitations for Auditor Liability and Assessment of Damages This judgment by the Abu Dhabi Court of Cassation addresses two key legal principles in corporate disputes: the statute of limitations for claims a...

Judicial Principle: Cassation Appeal Accepted if Fees and Security are Paid Within the Appeal Deadline ⚖️ The Established Principle The General Assembly of the Court of Cassation has ruled that an appeal by cassation is...