ADGM considered the enforceability of late-payment fees and contractual holding-over damages. The analysis addressed the contract, legitimate commercial interests, proportionality and the evidence.
The disputed charges were enforceable on these facts. Holding-over damages reflected twice the tenant payments under this lease; this is not a universal tariff.
THE PRACTICAL QUESTION
Do you have evidence of handover and acceptance of the keys?
From reading to preparation.
Set out the events in sequence. Separate what the documents establish from what remains to be proved. Identify the question you want a lawyer to address. This is preparation: a superficial resemblance to a published case cannot determine the outcome of your matter.
Analysis of the identified judgment; subsequent appeal history has not been independently verified.