Abu Dhabi court orders man to return Dh400,000 to woman over trust receipts

Khaleej Times

5 hours ago

The Abu Dhabi Court for Family, Civil, and Administrative Claims has ordered a man to return Dh400,000 to a woman after she provided him with the amount as a trust-based loan documented by two receipts. The man had failed to repay the money and repeatedly delayed doing so.
According to the details of the case, the woman filed a lawsuit demanding the return of Dh400,000, supported by two trust receipts, and also requested legal interest of five per cent from the date the case was filed until full payment. She argued that the man had received the amount in two installments of Dh200,000 each under two separate trust receipts, and that he had not fulfilled his obligation to return the funds.
As reported by Al Khaleej newspaper, the woman appeared in court and was asked to take a decisive oath. She swore: 'I swear by Almighty God to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, that the amounts were given to the defendant as a trust, and that he still owes me Dh400,000, no more and no less. God is my witness.'
In its reasoning, the court referred to Article 1 of the UAE Evidence Law in Civil and Commercial Transactions, which states that the burden of proof lies with the claimant. The court considered the trust receipts and the woman's sworn oath as sufficient evidence, especially since the defendant did not dispute the validity of his signature on the receipts and failed to provide any proof of repayment.
Based on the evidence presented and the absence of a rebuttal from the defendant, the court ruled in favor of the woman and ordered the man to repay the full amount of Dh400,000.