Khaberni - The Abu Dhabi Court for Family, Civil, and Administrative Cases ruled that an individual must pay 446058 dirhams to another, after he defrauded him through a fictitious investment and trading platform.
The details of the case reveal that the defendant deceived the plaintiff by claiming there was a secure investment and trading platform that could generate profits, which led the plaintiff to transfer 396058 dirhams in installments, before it became apparent that the platform was fictitious and unregistered, and he had fallen victim to a scam and fraud.
The court pointed out that the criminal judgments issued in the case are final and conclusive, following the confirmation of the conviction at all stages of litigation, which proves the occurrence of the act and its attribution to the defendant, and gives the criminal judgment conclusive authority in front of the civil court.
The court confirmed the presence of elements of tort liability consisting of error, damage, and causal relation, ruling that the convicted must return the entire amount taken, in addition to 50000 dirhams as compensation for the damages suffered by the plaintiff.
