Company fined Dhs5,000 and directed to return Dhs4,000 to bride for bungling up on wedding

Abdulrahman Saeed, Staff Reporter

Abu Dhabi Family, Civil and Administrative Cases Court ordered a company to refund a bride Dhs4,000 and fined it Dhs5,000 in compensation for the bride who had contracted with the company to prepare for her wedding ceremony and organise a traditional henna procession with artificial flowers and other wedding ceremony preparations.

On the day of the event, it turned out that the preparations did not match what had been agreed upon and were not in line with the contract.

The henna booth was also found to be unsafe and prone to collapse.

When the bride contacted the company, the latter it attributed what happened to unforeseen weather conditions and offered to send a staff member to fix whatever was possible.

In detail, the bride filed a lawsuit against the company, requesting the annulment of the contract due to non-compliance with its terms, a refund of Dhs4,000 and a compensation of Dhs8,000 for psychological and material damages she incurred. She also requested to obligate the appellee to pay the legal fees and expenses and the lawyer's fees.

The bride pointed out that she had paid the company Dhs2,000 upon signing the contract and subsequently transferred the remaining amount of Dhs2,000 to the appellee's account but the latter did not commit to the contract, and she had to contact another company to prepare for the ceremony at double the cost.

The court clarified that it was established through the contract that the plaintiff had paid Dhs2,000 upon signing the contract and transferred the second installment to the appellee's account.

The court added that despite being notified, the appellee did not appear before the court or present a defence.

Consequently, the court annulled the contract, obligated the appellee to refund the plaintiff Dhs4,000 and ordered the appellee to pay Dhs5,000 in compensation for all material and moral damages incurred by the plaintiff.