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Whitepencil LLC v Ahmed Barakat

Court of First Instance
CTFIC0065/2023
Neutral Citation
[2024] QIC (C) 3
Date
11 February 2024
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Costs
Costs Assessment
Reasonableness
Proportionality
Before
Umar Azmeh
Summary

In a judgment dated February 11, 2024, the Qatar Financial Centre Civil and Commercial Court ordered the defendant, Ahmed Barakat, to pay the claimant, Whitepencil LLC, $8,000 in costs within 14 days. Previously, Barakat had been ordered to pay $2,950 plus interest for unpaid legal services. The court assessed reasonable costs, considering proportionality, conduct, settlement efforts, and success. The claimant initially sought $17,300 but deductions were made, including for standard legal research and administrative tasks, deeming them unreasonable for the defendant to cover.

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