Q: A question of breach of contract; I signed a contract for my cars to be sold. They sold the cars, refuse to pay me my money. Taking it to UAE Arbitration court. What are my chances and will this drag on beyond the arbitration?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, Warm greetings from Ukraine. Our company provided services to UAE company last year according to partnership agreement that was signed by both parties. However we didn't receive payment till now. Company representatives are not providing any specific information regarding terms of payment and we are not sure they will pay at all. Would you be so kind to advise the best and cheapest legal way in order to resolve payment issue? Thank you very much in advance.

Q: My firm (based in the UK) is owed $57,500 for providing materials and event management services for a Dubai-based business called International Premier Tennis League. They have failed to pay my invoice or any of the individual skilled craftsmen and technicians I recommended they hired to deliver the events which we delivered in December 2016. What I'd like to do is recover my money and possibly make sure that the business behaviour of the IPTL management team is not repeated (it must be a crime to commit business services to a project without ever having the means to pay for it). Any help or advice appreciated, please.

Q: I entered an agreement to purchase a machine and made a 50% down payment 90 days earlier with a company in Sharjah. The agreement was to have the machine delivered within 45 days. The company has been stalling and being vague with no clear official communication on when it will actually deliver the machine, in spite of me constantly following up. When they do reply and give an expected date, that lapses with no communication from them and I have to once again keep following up. This is now affecting my business operations. What are my options to cancel this order and get a refund on my advance who should I raise a complaint with?

س: سيدي العزيز، هل هناك جهة يمكنني تقديم شكوى إليها ضد شركة بمنطقة حرة لعدم دفعها لمستحقاتي مقابل خدمات ومنتجات؟ الشركة لا ترد على رسائلي، ولم تعطيني أي موعد لمقابلة الإدارة ومناقشة الأمر.

Q: Dear Sirs, I have a Reseller Contract which was signed between us and another party for the sale of 10000 units of Terminal Stations. The final supply was to be done to the India Telecom over a 5-year period at 2,200 units per year, based on a purchase contract signed between us and another company. Based on this agreement, we placed an order for 2200 units at a value of AED12,273,400 (Twelve million two hundred seventy-three thousand four hundred). Based on the purchase order, the other party made a payment of 15% as a deposit and we finalized and handed over, but they didn’t pay since one year. Kindly let us know if you can guide us how we can recover our funds legally. Looking forward to hearing from you at your earliest.

س: مرحبا. السيد ر. والسيد ز. هما مؤسسا شركة موجودة في عجمان. يقومان بشراء الأسماك مني من إندونيسيا. المبلغ الإجمالي لفاتورتين هو 11074 دولارًا أمريكيًا، لكنهما دفعا لي 5000 دولار فقط منذ 8 أشهر. هل يمكنك مساعدتي في الحصول على مالي المتبقي؟ شكرًا لك.

س: إنها اتفاقية شراكة تجارية. قبل أن نبدأ، اتفقنا على أنني سأتحمل تمويل كل شيء حتى تجديد سيارته. وأن المساهمة الوحيدة التي يمكنه القيام بها هي التسويق والتواصل مع العملاء. لقد جددت سيارته بكل أموالي. نظرًا لأننا لا نملك ترخيص في ذلك الوقت، وافقت على استخراج وثيقة التأمين باسم زوجته. بعد ذلك، استخرجنا الترخيص وبدأنا العمل، لكن المبيعات لم تكن كافية، ولقد بذلت قصارى جهدي لتوفير كافة الاحتياجات المالية حتى استنفدت أموالي بالفعل. لقد كانوا يقيمون في شقتي حيث أن ما عرضه مقابل قيمة السيارة كان 50/50 من الأسهم. لقد قدر القيمة وباع سيارته لي بسعر ثمانية آلاف درهم. لقد مكثوا في شقتي لمدة أربعة أشهر دون دفع أي شيء. لذلك ما فعلته هو أنني دفعت فواتيرهم بقيمة ثمانية آلاف درهم مساوية لقيمة السيارة حتى تم سداد ديني بالكامل. في الوقت الحالي، خرق هذا الرجل فجأة شراكته التجارية معي. كما أنه أخذ السيارة دون إعطائي على الأقل 50٪ من قيمتها. ماذا يجب عليّ أن أفعل؟

An interview-format article covering the topic of how to increase chances of getting your invoices paid in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW.

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