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SABEER ABDULSALAM v MEINHARDT BIM STUDIOS LLC and MEINHARDT QATAR BRANCH
CTFIC0018/2023
Neutral Citation
[2023] QIC (F) 21
Date
17 May 2023
Status
Judges
Her Honour Frances Kirkham CBE
Fritz Brand
Helen Mountfield KC
Summary
In a judgment dated May 17, 2023, the Qatar Financial Centre Civil and Commercial Court ruled in favor of claimant Sabeer Abdulsalam against Meinhardt BIM Studios LLC (First Defendant) for unpaid wages totaling QAR 32,100 plus interest. The First Defendant must pay additional daily interest of QAR 4 from May 9, 2023, until the full payment is made. The claim against Meinhardt Qatar Branch (Second Defendant) was dismissed. The court criticized Meinhardt BIM Studios LLC for delaying payments to employees, treating it as an interest-free loan, and referred the matter to the Employment Standards Office for further action.
Judges
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Her Honour Frances Kirkham CBE
England
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Fritz Brand
South Africa
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Helen Mountfield KC
England
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