Hello, My partner voluntarily withdrew from our company which we established in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. We established this company on July 1, 2024. Until now, there is no income or revenue. What is the legality?

Hello, I'm in Canada, and I filed for divorce. My husband, who owns a real estate company in Abu Dhabi, kidnapped our children and took them to the UAE to avoid the divorce and force me back to him. My children are twin boys, 8 years old, and a 10-year-old girl. What can I do? I want to follow them and take my children back, but he says his local Emirati connections will file criminal cases against me and have me jailed if I go there. What can I do remotely? Does the UAE return kidnapped children to their mother? In the UAE, a guardian cannot legally kidnap their own child; what does this mean for my case? If I report him, what happens to my children? Will they be held until I arrive to take them?

I have a video recording of my husband beating me in our garden. Can I show this in the child custody hearing? It was filmed with my phone camera

Hello, My landlord vacated the property with 12 months' notice, stating he would live there himself. However, he started renting the property through the holiday homes system. Is a permit issued by the DTC for a holiday home valid proof to prove that he is renting and to claim compensation?

On Jan 2, 2025, one of my close friends did a privacy breach and recorded me and my van in some specific place. On Feb 5, when I called and asked him why he did this to me, he went and gave a complaint that I scolded him and threatened him. The same case was later closed by the PP when we negotiated outside the station and apologized. At this juncture, can I file a privacy breach case against him, which happened on Jan 2, 2025, and on Feb 5 I scolded him only for the privacy breach that happened on Jan 2?

كيف يمكن لشركة ذات مسؤولية محدودة أن تعلن إفلاسها؟

Hi I'm a tenant of an apartment and a new owner has purchased the apartment. I would like to know: 1. Should I revise the Ejari by canceling the previous one and applying for a new one? 2. My current rent is 35% less than the current market value. Can the new owner change the rent as per the market value, or he still has to follow the RERA Index calculator for a new contract?

I'm staying in JLT in a house with a rent of AED 140,000 per year. The lease starts on 1st Sep '23 and expires on 31st Aug '24. The landlord sent me a legal notice from the Dubai Courts in mid-Sep '23, giving me 1-year notice to vacate the house as he plans to sell the house. The notice was received by me through email from the court. He claims the email notice sent by the court is not valid till I receive it by courier via Aramex for my physical signature. Can you please confirm if this is true? The landlord is now ready to let me stay in this house for two more years. He has proposed that we maintain the existing lease agreement and Ejari. However, I should pay him AED 14,000 in cash (10% increment). We will sign a separate paper document wherein we will agree that I will further rent increase of 10% (10% on (140,000+14,000)) on 1st Sep'24 when my current lease expires. Should I insist on making a fresh written contract with the higher rent (140,000+14,000=154,000)?

Hello. I have been with my employer for 15 months, and my employment contract is for two years. Is it possible to terminate the contract before the end of the two-year term?

Hi I have signed the MOU Form F since July 2023 and we prepared all the papers and the loan from my end on 23/8/2023. When I went to DLD for the transfer, the seller had registration issues and asked for some papers to be provided as the property is under the company not an individual. Since that time, we have kept renewing the MOU every month in the hope of finalizing but I am not seeing any progress. So I am asking about legal action as I already got a bank mortgage and started paying as well but not seeing any progress from the seller. So I need to ask the following: 1. If my MOU expired on 20.11.2023, can I file a complaint on 20 or after a couple of days like 23? 2. What will happen in terms of 10%? Will it be returned and what about the fees paid to the bank like mortgage fees, evaluation, and cancellation of loan? Will the EMI payment be compensated by the seller? 3. What is your advice? Thanks

سيدي العزيز / سيدتي العزيزة، أود أن يكون شخص صادق معي. أنا في المملكة المتحدة. ما المدة التي يتعين علي فيها المطالبة بالميراث في دبي؟ كنت أقرأ في صحيفة جلف نيوز أن قوانين بلد المتوفى وقت الوفاة يمكن تطبيقها فيما يتعلق بالوصية. هل هذا الأمر صحيح أم لا؟ أنا حقًا أبحث عن إجابة لهذين السؤالين أولاً. هل يمكن لأحد مساعدتي بذلك؟

عزيزتي المحامية سويتا سينغ، أنا من الهند وفي سبتمبر 2018 قمت بشراء شقة في أحد الفنادق. الفندق لم يكتمل وتأخر أكثر من سنة. لم يدفعوا أي تعويض بموجب العقد، ولا يتحدثون عنه. لقد دفعت أكثر من 80% بالتقسيط وأدفع بانتظام. الرجاء مساعدتي وإرشادي حول كيفية إلغاء الصفقة واسترداد أموالي بالكامل، أو أي طريقة أخرى تساعدني في استرداد استثماري. مع التحية،

عزيزي السائل، توفي والدي (مسلم) في جنوب أفريقيا. ترك وراءه 4 أطفال، زوجته (أمنا) وأمه. كانت لديه وصية في جنوب أفريقيا، وأنا (الابن الأكبر) منفذها. تنص الوصية على أنها تشمل جميع الممتلكات والأصول أينما كانت. لديه عقارات وأصول مختلفة في دولة الإمارات. أسئلتي هي: 1. هل وصيته قابلة للتنفيذ في الإمارات أم ستقسم الأموال حسب قوانين الشريعة الإسلامية؟ 2. ما هي المستندات المطلوبة لتوزيع تركته؟ 3. ما هي عملية التوزيع داخل دولة الإمارات؟

توفي ابني بشكل مأساوي في دبي وتم دفع راتبه إلى حسابه البنكي في الإمارات. تعيش ابنتي أيضًا في دبي ولديها حساب في نفس البنك. كيف يمكنني الوصول إلى حساب ابني من فضلك؟ أنا أعيش في المملكة المتحدة.

توفي عمي منذ أسبوعين في أحد المستشفيات الخاصة هنا في دبي. لقد أكملنا بالفعل كل ما يتعلق بإعادة جثته إلى الوطن بمساعدة صاحب العمل وتم إرسال رفاته بالفعل إلى وطننا الأسبوع الماضي. لقد اعتاد أن يمنحني حق الوصول إلى بطاقة الصراف الآلي الخاصة به من قبل وحاولت الوصول إليها قبل أيام قليلة فقط ووجدت أن هناك بعض المال المتبقي في حسابه المصرفي. أدرك أن لديه بعض القروض المصرفية المعلقة قبل وفاته، لذلك أخشى أن يكون هذا المبلغ هو سبب هذا المبلغ الكبير. لكوني الفرد الوحيد من عائلة عمي المتوفى، ماذا أفعل لأتأكد من أن المبلغ من مدخراته وليس من قروضه البنكية؟ في حال ثبوت أن المبلغ هو مدخراته الخاصة، فهل هناك فرصة لي للحصول على إذن للمطالبة بهذا المبلغ من البنك لاستخدامه من قبل عائلته؟ لديه زوجة و3 أطفال في وطنه. شكرًا جزيلًا مقدمًا.

Dear Respected Lawyers, Subject: Request for Legal Advice Regarding Unlawful Practices by a Debt Collection Agency I would greatly appreciate your advice and guidance regarding a troubling issue my colleague is facing with a collection agency. The company has been contacting the employer, urging them to ask my colleague to get in touch with them regarding a supposed liability. This claim is related to a 15-year-old closed dispute with a bank credit card, and the issue seems to stem from outdated and inaccurate information on the AECB report. Our main concerns are as follows: Unauthorized Access: The company is accessing her AECB report without her consent. She has never given permission for them to retrieve or view her personal financial information. How is it possible for a third-party agency to openly access and track AECB reports, especially for a dispute that was resolved 15 years ago?

I was evicted from my apartment after living there for five years. My landlord informed me a year in advance that the lease would not be renewed because he intended to sell the property. Prior to this, he attempted to impose a rent increase that was not compliant with RERA regulations, which I refused to accept. He then served me with an official Dubai Court eviction notice, citing the need to take back the property for sale. Five months after I moved out, I discovered the property was rented out at a much higher price. Upon further investigation, I found that the ownership was transferred as a "Gift" rather than a sale. This makes it seem like the eviction was only to raise the rent rather than a genuine need to sell. Do I have a valid case for wrongful eviction against my landlord? Also, under Dubai law, does transferring ownership as a "Gift" hold the same legal grounds as selling in justifying eviction?

Hello, My ex-wife has abused me in chat and called me the following: illiterate, beggar, and said that I don’t have [------]. She called me a bad parent and a bad son. Can I file a cyberbullying, defamation, or abuse case against her? What are my options?

Hi I'm an Irish citizen and a resident of the United Kingdom. I got investment fraud in Dubai. I invested money into a business with a Pakistani national guy in March 2024 via bank transfer into his business account. Now he's giving back the money which I invested in business after 9 months. He's preparing a letter from a local lawyer to kick me out of the business. I do not have any other option than to take out at least my money. But it's unfair to me that he used my money in business and took all the advantage. Some people say to me that if you claim money or take legal action against him, it will take too much time and I need to travel to Dubai to appear in court because it is a civil matter. But I'm not a resident. How can I follow the civil case there? That's why my partner knows that I can not do anything and this case keeps running long time and in the end nothing happens. But I'm thinking that I will submit a complaint through my embassy and I also have a solicitor in the United Kingdom.

Dear Lawyers, My relative lost his wife during childbirth due to clear medical negligence, as stated in the report from the DHA medical committee. He had to relocate to India due to the situation and is currently working there. Please guide us on the steps to take for justice and compensation.