Asking not to file a civil case and wait for about a month upon cheque bounce

Hi Mr. Ibrahim,

If you have time, I need your opinion on my question.

I decide to move a case I need to do it with someone who knows the local law. I have a bounced cheque from a financial institution in the UAE in the amount of 550,000 AED.

The CEO who gave me the cheque closed the account after issuing the cheque showing proof that his intention was not to pay. When I deposited the cheque, he requested a 2 weeks period to pay me 20% of the amount and begged to wait and not to file a case as he will pay the rest by mid-January.

I have 2 questions:

1- I know that there are changes to the law effective 2nd January, would these changes affect the fact that the cheque bounced in December?

2- Is partial payment a way to block the case and take it to loops for years?