The Abu Dhabi Family, Civil, and Administrative Claims Court has ruled that a man must repay AED 115,000 to his female colleague after it was proven that he borrowed a total of AED 245,000 from her and failed to settle the remaining balance of the debt.

According to the case details, the woman filed a lawsuit against her coworker, requesting the court to compel him to pay the outstanding amount of AED 115,000. She also sought compensation of AED 20,000 for material and moral damages resulting from his failure to repay the full loan amount.

The claimant explained that the defendant had borrowed AED 245,000 from her, a transaction formally documented through a signed debt acknowledgment. She confirmed that he repaid only AED 130,000 of the total amount and subsequently evaded payment of the remaining balance, despite repeated demands, prompting her to seek legal action to recover her rights.

The defendant submitted a written defense along with supporting documents, which were reviewed by the court. However, he failed to provide any evidence disproving his indebtedness or invalidating the debt acknowledgment presented by the claimant.

In its ruling, the court referred to the provisions of the Civil and Commercial Evidence Law, which stipulate that a judicial acknowledgment is valid only if issued by a legally competent, sane, adult individual acting of free will and without legal restriction. The law further establishes that a judicial acknowledgment constitutes binding evidence against the declarant and cannot be retracted once its legal conditions are met.

The court noted that the claimant submitted a copy of the signed debt acknowledgment as part of the case file. The defendant appeared before the court and did not dispute the authenticity of the acknowledgment or deny the remaining debt, confirming that all legal requirements for the acknowledgment were satisfied.

Regarding the compensation claim, the court clarified that compensation requires proof of fault, damage, and a causal link between them. It emphasized that the case file lacked any evidence demonstrating that the claimant suffered actual material or moral damage, leading the court to reject the compensation request as legally unfounded.

Accordingly, the court ruled in favor of the claimant, ordering the defendant to pay AED 115,000, in addition to court fees and legal expenses, while dismissing all other claims.