Dentons & Co (QFC Branch) v Bin Omran Trading & Contracting LLC (Contract) [2020] QIC (C) 3 (05 September 2020)
The Court held that in-house legal costs are recoverable provided they are reasonable and proportionate to the issues in dispute.
- Citation
- [2020] QIC (C) 3
- Parties
- Claimant: Dentons & Co (QFC Branch); Defendant: Bin Omran Trading & Contracting LLC
- Jurisdiction
- Qatar
- Judgment Date
- 05 September 2020
- Procedural Posture
- Contract / Costs Assessment
- Outcome
- costs assessed
- Legal Topics
- Costs Assessment, In House Legal Costs, Proportionality, Reasonableness
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Parties
Dentons & Co (QFC Branch)
Claimant
Bin Omran Trading & Contracting LLC
Defendant
Procedural Posture
Contract / Costs Assessment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether in-house legal costs are recoverable
- 2 Whether the claimed costs are proportionate and reasonable
Ratio Decidendi
The Court held that in-house legal costs are recoverable provided they are reasonable and proportionate to the issues in dispute.
Court Disposition
costs assessed
Orders
- Applicant awarded reasonable and proportionate in-house legal costs
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