Qatar court upholds QAR450,000 compensation for traffic accident victim

Doha, Qatar - The Appeals Chambers of the Investment and Commerce Court have upheld a lower court's decision to order a driver and an insurance company to jointly pay QAR450,000 in compensation to a traffic accident victim who suffered a broken leg. According to Al-Sharq, the plaintiff had sued the defendants before the Investment and Commerce Court, seeking QAR1 million in damages for both material and moral losses sustained in the accident, which he blamed on the driver's negligence and disregard for traffic laws.

The Traffic Court had initially fined the driver QAR10,000, which was later reduced to QAR5,000 on appeal. Behzad, the plaintiff's lawyer, submitted a comprehensive memorandum backed by documents and evidence, demonstrating her client's right to compensation. In her ruling, the court acknowledged the driver's negligence as the cause of the accident and held the insurance company accountable for compensating the civil liability arising from the damages caused by the insured vehicle.

Behzad argued that the QAR450,000 awarded was fair and proportional to the plaintiff's suffering, considering factors such as his age, occupation, gender, lost earnings, financial losses, pain, and psychological distress. The Appeals Chambers then confirmed the lower court's ruling.