Punishment for drunk driving

Question: My colleague was arrested for traffic violation and later released after inquiry. Now he got a message from the court that the case hearing is scheduled for next week. When our PRO enquired, the authorities said there was a case against him for drunk driving. What will be the punishment for him? Please advise.   FJ, DohaAnswer: As per Article 57 of the Traffic Law, any person who drives a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs or any other psychotropic substances shall be punished according to Article 94 of the law, by which the offender shall be sentenced either to imprisonment for not less than one month and not more than three years or a fine not less than QR10,000 and not more than QR50,000. In addition, the court can also order deportation of the person from the country.Registration of thelease agreementQ: As part of our expansion, our company has planned to lease a new building. We received a draft lease agreement from the landlord. In the agreement, they have mentioned that the tenant has to pay for the registration of the lease agreement with municipality. Is this the responsibility of the tenant? Is it mandatory to register the lease agreement? The agreement also included a clause to disconnect the electricity on non-payment of rent. Can the landlord disconnect the electricity in any case? Please advise. AO, DohaA: As per the Rent Laws, all the lease agreements are required to be registered by the landlord at the Leases Registration Office at the Municipality in order to enable landlord to bring a claim in respect of the lease agreement before the Rental Dispute Settlement Committee or the Court. When there is a lease contract and tenant residing therein, the landlord has no right to cut the electricity connection for any reason even when the electricity connection is in the name of the landlord. In the event of non-payment of rent, the lessor can file a rental case before the Rental Disputes Settlement Committee to claim for the rent and termination of the lease contract.Damages causedto propertyQ: Our client has issued a letter listing the damages caused to their property connected with renovation works which were executed by our company. Is the company liable to compensate the client for the damages caused by the employees? Can the company get discharged from the liability of such damages? Please advise. SJ, Doha A: According to Article 209 of the civil laws, an employer shall be liable for the damages caused as a result of an unlawful act by the employee where that act was committed during the course of the employment. The employment relationship shall be established where the activities of the employee that are in furtherance of duties that are owed to the employer and where the employer is, or could be, exercising some control, directly or indirectly, over the activities of the employee. The employer is not liable for the damages caused as a result of an unlawful act by the employee where that act was committed not during the course of the employment. Filing a casefor jail orderQ: I have filed a case for recovery of money and I received a judgment in my favour in 2016. Till now, I have not received any money from the court. I have imposed travel ban on the other party and when I enquired with the court they said all orders have been issued against him. But still no money. One of my friends advised to file a case for jail order for the other party. If I file a jail order, how long he will be detained? What is the law in this regard? Please advise. OA, DohaA: According to Article 514 of the Civil and Commercial Procedure law, if the judgment debtor abstains from the execution of final judgment issued against him, the judgment creditor may request the imprisonment of the judgment debtor. The request that summons the judgment debtor to appear before the competent judge of execution shall follow the normal procedures for filing the lawsuit. If it is proved that the judgment debtor fails to fulfil his obligation based on the issued order, the execution court may order his imprisonment which shall not exceed three months. If the debtor is a legal person, the order of imprisonment shall be issued against the authorised representative. * Please send your questions to leges@qatar.net.qa