س: سيدى العزيز، لقد قدمت بعض المال (185000 درهم إماراتي) إلى صديقي من أجل عمله قبل حوالي 18 شهرًا. لا يرد إلي أموالي الآن. لا يوجد لدي أي اتفاقيات قانونية أو شيكات ضمان. لقد نقلت هذا المبلغ من حسابي إلى حسابه. هل يمكنني المضي قدمًا لرفع قضية؟ من فضلك اقترح علي ما ينبغي فعله. شكرًا محمد راشد

Q: Good evening, I lent AED 49,960 to a friend. She has written and signed a loan agreement letter about this. I even have a pic of her holding this agreement in her hands. The problem I have now is that she has blocked me on WhatsApp and I can’t reach her there. I’m afraid she will run away with this. What can I do? Warm regards K.

س: لقد مر عام منذ أن ساعدت صديقي ماليًا بحوالي 11000. لم يعيد لي أموالي وقد قدم أعذارًا للقيام بذلك. يرجى تقديم المشورة بشأن نوع الإجراء الذي يجب أن أتخذه لاسترداد تلك الأموال.

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I need advice on how to move forward, as I lent $100,000 to a person with whom I had an agreement in court. This person was supposed to return my money by May 2023, as per the agreement. However, I am going through a financial crisis, and I have asked this person to return my money, but he is not answering my calls.

Q: My cousin who lives in Dubai took around AED 280000 from me on December 2023 for business and he told me that within one month he would return the money back with profits. Now it's been almost a year he has not returned my money back. I have no written contract. The only proof I have is WhatsApp chats, videos, and voice messages of him that he received money from me and that he would return it back within one month. In August 2023 I told him that if you don't return my money, then I would hire a lawyer and do a case. Then his father returned almost 20% of the amount back in August 2023 and told me the remaining amount I would receive from them by the end of November or December 2023. But now they are not giving me the money and telling me to go to the police or hire a lawyer, file a case do whatever I want to do. Kindly please advise me if hiring a lawyer in Dubai will be helpful or not. Will I be able to recover my money in Dubai in a legal way in such a case?

Q: I am seeking legal advice regarding a financial and emotional scam perpetrated by a close friend. She borrowed money from me, promising to return it but later claimed she could not. I discovered that she has been deceiving others similarly, taking money and providing false excuses. I have evidence of her fraudulent actions and testimonials from other victims. This betrayal has caused me significant emotional distress, including severe panic attacks, as I was already healing from past trauma and depression. Given the emotional harm she caused, I am interested in knowing if I can seek compensation under UAE law. I live in Dubai, and she lives in Ajman. Could you please advise if there are legal grounds for claiming compensation for emotional damage in such cases?

Q: Hello, I had a transaction with my friend through a UAE bank. He gave me 250,000 AED, but I’m returning the money to him in India. There’s no contract or agreement between us. I had given him a check, and now he’s returning it to me. What else should I take from him to ensure he doesn’t make any future claims against me? Please advise! Thank you so much!

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