A Bahraini man believed he had arranged a successful sale when his property fetched BD50,000, but the deal fell apart upon discovering that BD40,500 of the proceeds were covered by a cheque that later bounced. Court papers indicate he relied on a contracting company and its intermediary to manage the transaction. He received part of the funds, then waited for the remainder. The intermediary claimed to be investing the outstanding portion with a property firm, but the money never materialised. Attempts After several attempts to recover it, the seller was given a cheque, which the bank ultimately refused. According to his lawyer, Kaltham Al Koheji, the man had entrusted the broker with overseeing the entire process. When the time came for payment, most of the funds were missing, and the broker produced a cheque that lacked sufficient funds. Tensions During the civil hearing, the defendant asserted that the cheque was never intended to be cashed, describing it as a measure to ease household tensions. However, the court noted that the broker had already been criminally convicted of issuing a cheque with insufficient funds. WhatsApp messages between the parties indicated they had discussed settling the shortfall in monthly instalments, suggesting the […]