س: تحياتي سيدي / سيدتي، أريد الحصول على مشورة قانونية بشأن ما يجب فعله، لقد تعرضت صديقة لي لحادث في أبوظبي. كنت أرغب في المساعدة من خلال الاستعانة بمحام لمساعدتها في الحصول على مطالبة عن ضرر الإصابة؛ طلب المحامي مني دفع أتعاب مقدمًا بنسبة 10% من المطالبة المفترضة البالغة 300,000، والتي بلغت 30,000 درهم إماراتي. عند الدفع، لم يتم تقديم أي اتفاقية دفع لي؛ لم أحصل إلا على إيصال الدفع. لقد مر أكثر من 7 أشهر ولم يفعل المحامي أي شيء في القضية. أحاول الاتصال بالمحامي وهو يرفض الرد على مكالمتي أو الاتصال بي. من فضلك، أود أن أعرف ما هي الخطوات التي يمكنني اتخاذها لاسترداد الأموال من المحامي. شكرًا لك.

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I had an accident and was diagnosed with a spine fracture. A lawyer came to me, and I don't know where he got my number from. I needed to give him a power of attorney (POA) while I was on my sick bed, because he said he could not proceed with my case without it. Fast forward, a judgment was passed in my favor, but he never told me. He would never call me, and if I called or texted him for updates, he wouldn't reply. He later went for an appeal without my knowledge. Now, the case has been in execution for the past two months, and he is still refusing to pick up my calls for updates or any information on my case. He has not been transparent or fair with my case. I called their office line today, and the administrator said they have finished with my case, so the lawyer is supposed to do what is expected of him. Please, which are the proper authorities to report this lawyer to? He is really taking advantage of my patience and the POA in his hands.

Q: Hi, I have approached a lawyer because they promised to solve my case in a weeks time. I went and paid the fees on 9th of July and got 3 copies attested from Dubai courts and submitted all. I have been hearing from them that they will do it today, tomorrow and it's been nearly a month and case manager is just telling "today, tomorrow". I have lost trust and hopes. I approached them for a solution and they promised it within a week, not in 3 weeks, and they have not even sent the legal notice. Please advise what should I do?

Q: My attorney has lost my case. He executed the amount that was entitled to me, but he stopped responding to me. It’s been a few years and I am outside of the UAE. What’s the best course of action to get my money from him?

تحتوي إمارة دبي وحدها على أكثر من 3000 محامي ومستشار قانوني حاصلين على رخصة قانونية، مما يعني أن لديك كنز من خيارات الدعم القانوني. لكن هذا جيد أكثر من اللازم، أليس كذلك؟ في ظل وجود الكثير من الخيارات، فإن كل باحث عن مساعدة قانونية في الإمارات العربية المتحدة يواجه بعض العقبات التي يتوجب تذليلها.

The provisions of this Law regulate the profession of lawyers in the UAE. Lawyers are those who practice the legal profession in view of providing judicial and legal assistance to whomever so requires.

The provisions of this law, promulgating UAE Civil Code, govern the civil transactions in the United Arab Emirates. The commercial transactions remain subject to the laws and regulations applicable in their regard.