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Doha, Qatar: The Appeals Chambers of the Investment and Commerce Court has upheld a lower court's ruling that orders a driver and an insurance company to jointly pay QAR450,000 in compensation to a victim who suffered a broken leg in a traffic accident.
According to Al-Sharq, the plaintiff filed a lawsuit against the defendants, an individual and an insurance company, before the Investment and Commerce Court, demanding that they jointly compensate him QAR1 million for the material and moral damages he sustained after the accident, which he said was caused by the driver's negligence, recklessness and failure to comply with traffic regulations.
The Traffic Court had fined the driver QAR10,000, later reduced to QAR5,000 on appeal.
The plaintiff's lawyer, Rawda Behzad, submitted a memorandum supported by documents and evidence establishing her client's entitlement to compensation.
In its ruling, the court found that the driver's negligence caused the accident and resulting injuries. It also held the insurance company liable for covering civil liability arising from material and physical damages caused by the insured vehicle.
In the memorandum, Behzad argued that compensation should take into account factors including the victim's age, occupation, gender, lost earnings, financial losses, pain and psychological distress suffered by the plaintiff. She then maintained that the QAR450,000 awarded was appropriate and proportionate to the harm suffered. The Appeals Chambers then upheld the lower court's ruling.
