Court orders institution to pay Dhs10,000 to a woman for cancelled exhibition

Aya Al Deeb, Staff Reporter

The Abu Dhabi Court of First Instance obligated an institution to pay a woman Dhs10,000 in compensation for the damages she incurred, after she agreed with the institution to participate in an exhibition organised by it, but the latter cancelled it without giving her a notice in proper time.

The complainant said that she contracted with the institution to participate in an exhibition it organises, and accordingly, she paid amounts through bank transfers, but the institution postponed the exhibition and then cancelled it the next day.

The complainant affirmed that the institution did not return the amounts she had paid, in addition to the damages she incurred as a result of the cancellation of the exhibition so, she filed a lawsuit demanding that the appellee be obligated to pay her Dhs31,000 in compensation for the material and moral damages she incurred and the legal interest, as well as fees and expenses of the lawsuit.

The court indicated that, according to the papers and witnesses’ testimonies, the complainant agreed with the institution to display her products in an exhibition organised by the latter, and accordingly, the complainant prepared the products to be displayed, but the exhibition was cancelled without notifying her.

Then the court obligated the appellee to pay the complainant Dhs10,000 in compensation and a legal interest of 5% annually from the date of the verdict, in addition to fees and expenses.