Dubai court dismisses bid to challenge $500,000 crypto transfer receipt as forged

Disputed documents had already been used in a criminal case and should have been challenged during those proceedings, ruling states.

The Dubai Civil Court of First Instance dismissed a lawsuit filed by an individual and a company seeking to compel their opponents to submit the originals of five documents, including a receipt for a $500,000 cryptocurrency transfer, emails and invoices. The plaintiffs wanted to obtain the documents to challenge them as forged. However, the court ruled that the documents had already been used in a criminal case and should have been challenged during those proceedings, not through a separate forgery lawsuit after the case had concluded.

According to court records, the plaintiffs sought the originals of five documents, including a receipt for a $500,000 cryptocurrency transfer, another receipt for the same amount, an email attributed to the owner of the plaintiff company and two invoices in English. They claimed the documents contained false information and had been used against them in a criminal case.

The plaintiffs said the defendants had submitted the documents before the criminal court and that a court-appointed expert had relied on them as evidence supporting the defendants’ case. They therefore sought the originals in preparation for contesting them as forged.