UAE: Chef ordered to return Dh25,000 he took from woman for establishing restaurant business

UAE: Chef ordered to return Dh25,000 he took from woman for establishing restaurant business

The woman also demanded an additional Dh50,000 in compensation for the material and moral damages she suffered

Published: Wed 8 Mar 2023, 8:03 AM

An Al Ain chef who took money from a resident after convincing her that he was going to open up a joint restaurant business with her, which never happened, has been instructed to return Dh25,000 to the woman.

The Al Ain Civil Appeals Court upheld an earlier ruling of the lower court which ordered the chef to pay back Dh25,000 to the woman.

The woman had filed a lawsuit against the cook, demanding that he returns Dh250,000 he took from her for establishing a restaurant. She also demanded Dh50,000 in compensation for the material and moral damages she suffered.

The woman said that the defendant had convinced her that he was a great chef and had a lot of experience in the field of cooking. She said the man also told her that he had a large following on social media, and if she invests in the restaurant project, she would get a huge amount of profit in return.

She said that the chef asked her to finance the restaurant project with Dh250,000 and that he would be in charge of managing