Dubai court orders three to pay entity cheque value of Dhs2.09m for breaching a settlement deal

Dubai’s Civil Court has ordered three men to jointly pay Dhs2.098 million, plus 5% legal interest from the date the lawsuit was filed, after they breached a settlement agreement. The deal stemmed from an earlier criminal case in which an entity accused the first defendant of fraud, breach of trust, and forgery. Under the April 2026 settlement, the defendants were to pay by a cheque drawn on Emirates NBD, in return for the entity waiving the complaint. Court papers showed the entity submitted the waiver to the Public Prosecution the same day, but the men did not hand over the cheque or pay its value despite repeated demands. The court rejected jurisdiction and suspension requests, ruling the civil dispute rests on the settlement’s financial obligation rather than the criminal case’s outcome.