س: أعزائي المحامين، لديّ عميل قام بتوظيفي لمشروع إنتاج فيلم في عام 2020. لقد دفع سلفًا ولكن أثناء التصوير، تمت إضافة بعض الخدمات الأخرى إلى الوظيفة وكان مدينًا لي بحوالي 7000 دولار أمريكي بعد الانتهاء من التصوير. ومع ذلك، على الرغم من العديد من محاولات التواصل، رفض أخيرًا تسوية مستحقاتي مشيرًا إلى الأضرار التي لحقت به بسبب العارضات العاملات معنا - وهو أمر لا أساس له من الصحة. قمت بإحالة القضية إلى وكالة تحصيل ولكن لم تكن هناك نتيجة لأنه لا يرد على أي اتصال. ماذا يجب عليّ أن أفعل؟

س: إن شركتي (التي يقع مقرها في دبي) مدينة بمبلغ 140,000 درهم إماراتي لتوفير خدمات القوى العاملة لدعم عمليات تقديم الطعام لمكتب رئيسي تجاري يقع في دبي في أبو ظبي. لقد فشلوا في دفع فاتورتي منذ سبتمبر 2017، ونحن نلاحقهم جميعًا ولكن الإدارة تغيرت ولم يكلفوا أنفسهم عناء الرد على أي رسائل بريد إلكتروني أو مكالمات. ما أود فعله هو استرداد أموالي مع رسوم التأخير وجميع الفوائد القانونية. لقد مضى وقت طويل الآن. إنها مجموعة شركات مرموقة ويبدو أنها ليست على استعداد للدفع. يرجى ملاحظة أن جميع المستندات موجودة مثل الاتفاقية والفواتير ومذكرات التسليم. سأكون ممتنًا لتقديم النصح والمساعدة بهذا الشأن.

س: سيدي العزيز / سيدتي العزيزة، ما هي الخطوة الأولى في حالة عدم قيام العميل بالدفع بعد قيامنا بخدمتنا على الرغم من التذكيرات التي أرسلناها؟

س: هل يلزم توثيق الإنذار العدلي المتعلق باسترداد الأموال قبل تقديمه للطرف المتخلف عن السداد في دبي؟ وما اللغة التي يُكتب بها الإنذار العدلي؟

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I worked as a graphic designer for a crypto project, and the company is registered in Dubai. Last July and August, I sent my work at the end of each month as usual. The person responsible for the company owns an Emirati residency permit but currently lives in Austria. When I made the deal, he instructed me to wait for the payment and provided various excuses to avoid paying me the total amount of $4400. Since then, every month, I have been sending messages to the team requesting my payment, but I only receive excuses. Last month, I sent him a message, and he disrespected me as a woman. He informed me that the project is dead, and he won't pay. However, the company is still active and registered in Dubai. I have all the proofs, including chats and screenshots. I feel scammed, and this situation is negatively impacting my mental health as it is unfair. My question is, can I report him to ensure he pays me? Is there anything I can do? No official contract was signed from their side; I only have WhatsApp and Telegram conversations.

Q: Hello! We sold a hot tub to one of our clients but he is not making a payment as in the contract and sending fake confirmations. The contract says that the hot tub belongs to the owner's company until the final payment is made. Please advise what we can do in this case. Thank you!

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, As a small business in Dubai, I supplied a store with a consignment and have not been paid since December 2023. It's a small amount of AED 1300. What can I do?

Q: My friend's company had done a construction project for a company and the project showed an outstanding amount of AED 130000. When he went to ask for payment, the company told him that they had shut down already and then we found out that they were operating with a new name. How can we get that payment?

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 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 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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