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Cassation court upholds verdict in salon case

Deborah. W. had filed a suit against Paul A. at the Dubai Court of First Instance demanding from the latter the outstanding dues from the sale of a salon. Deborah claimed that the price agreed upon was Dh180,000 and that they had signed a purchase contract. In line with the contract, Deborah handed over to Paul, the buyer, the salon with all the items in it. The license for the salon was also transferred to Paul. Though he started running the salon, Paul refused to pay the money, claimed Deborah.

The Dubai Court of First Instance had ordered Paul to pay Dh 180,000 to the plaintiff, but the Dubai Court of Appeal amended the sum to Dh111, 550, based on an actuary's report. Paul approached the Dubai Court of Cassation, and argued that he had paid the pending salaries to the workers to the tune of Dh10,600, besides a downpayment of Dh13,583. He also listed other payments made to Deborah, such as Dh1006 for beauty goods, Dh1800 for other supplies and Dh 65,000 as rent for the salon. The court, however, dismissed the argument for lack of evidence to the claims and upheld the lower court's verdict.

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