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.

س: لدينا فاتورة مستحقة السداد على شركة في الإمارات ترفض دفعها. منذ ثلاث سنوات وهم يقولون إنهم سيبدأون في إجراء الدفعات على أساس شهري، ومع هذا، لم يدفعوا أي شيء. لدينا جميع الاتصالات التي توضح عدم وجود مدفوعات. يبلغ المبلغ المستحق حوالي 24000 دولار أمريكي. هل يمكنك تقديم المشورة بشأن الإجراءات ومصاريف المضي قدمًا في هذه المطالبة؟ مع التحية،

س: مرحبًا، لدي نشاط تجاري صغير متخصص في الأدوات والمعدات. قمت بتوريد بضائع لشركة ما في دبي ولا يزال المبلغ لم يسدد منذ مايو 2017. المبلغ الإجمالي هو 59652 درهم، ومالك الشركة لا يعطي أي رد ولا يجيب على أي مكالمات. ماذا أفعل في هذا الوضع؟ ليس لدي أي شيك مؤجل الدفع، ولكن لدي نسخة من خطابات أوامر الشراء الخاصة بالشركة وتسليمها.

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.

An interview-format article covering the topic of getting paid for small businesses in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW.

An interview-format article covering the topic of payment orders in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW.

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