Abdulla Jasim Al Tamimi v Qatar Financial Centre Authority and Qatar Finance and Business Academy LLC; Abdulla Jasim Al Tamimi v Employment Standards Office (Costs Assessment) [2019] QIC (C) 1 (22 April 2019)

Abdulla Jasim Al Tamimi v Qatar Financial Centre Authority and Qatar Finance and Business Academy LLC; Abdulla Jasim Al Tamimi v Employment Standards Office (Costs Assessment) [2019] QIC (C) 1 (22 April 2019)

The court determined that only reasonable and proportionate in-house legal costs are recoverable, and assessed the quantum accordingly.

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Citation
[2019] QIC (C) 1
Parties
Applicant: Abdulla Jasim Al Tamimi; Respondent: Qatar Financial Centre Authority; Respondent: Qatar Finance and Business Academy LLC; Respondent: Employment Standards Office
Jurisdiction
Qatar
Procedural Posture
Costs Assessment / Post Judgment
Outcome
costs partially awarded
Legal Topics
In House Legal Costs, Proportionality, Reasonableness
Employment Law Costs In House Legal Costs Proportionality Reasonableness

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Parties

Abdulla Jasim Al Tamimi

Applicant

Qatar Financial Centre Authority

Respondent

Qatar Finance and Business Academy LLC

Respondent

Employment Standards Office

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Costs Assessment / Post Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 assessment of in-house legal costs
  2. 2 proportionality of costs
  3. 3 reasonableness of claimed costs

Ratio Decidendi

The court determined that only reasonable and proportionate in-house legal costs are recoverable, and assessed the quantum accordingly.

Court Disposition

costs partially awarded

Orders

  • Respondents awarded reasonable and proportionate in-house legal costs as assessed by the court.