Q: Dear Sir/Madam, Greetings for the day. I have given AED 150,000 to a known person (who is dealing with flat lease), on his emergency situation. He said he will pay the amount in 3 months. As a security, I took the whole amount in cheque. Apart from that, he had given 3 cheques total for AED 36000 for 3 months. After a month he left the country and didn't come back for 6 months. Now, its been 8 months without giving me any amount and now he is here in Dubai. So, I contacted him for the money, and he told me "I don't have money, do whatever you want". So, I thought of going in a legal way, where I deposited all the cheques of AED 186,000 and it got bounced today. Please guide me through the legal process, and what is the chance of getting my money back? Now, I am seriously in a very bad situation. I am about to lose my future in the UAE because of this issue. Please help me out. Warm Regards, Dinesh

Q: Hi madam, If a lot of cheques equal to AED 300,000 have been bounced and cases are filed and a travel ban imposed, what will be the punishments or consequences to be faced if caught? I can't afford to pay back even 1,000 Dhs. Will I have to pay the full amount? Please advise. Thanks

Q: Respected Sir / Madam, On Mar 2014, my manager was in the process of transferring my visa to the main company. On his personal guarantee and assurance, he asked me to sign the receipt of AED 34,894/- towards my full and final settlement for the period I worked from August 2007 to March 2014. Nevertheless, he never made any payment and just assured that he'll pay the same later, saying that the company used my dues for company urgent expenses. Also between April 2014 to December 2014, and on many occasions, he requested on his personal guarantee and assurance to use my credit card for company official payments. The amount outstanding is AED 13,337/-. When I started to follow up on my dues, he simply kept dragging and assuring the payment. I begged him many times to clear my dues but he never made any attempt to pay my dues. He conned, lied and cheated me with my hard earned money, along with the employer. The company is closed now and we both are working in different companies. Please advise regarding the legal options to get my dues from him. Regards, Vinod

Q: I have a bounced cheque of AED 75,000. It is under the name of a saloon and the owner is asking me to give her time to pay. She is telling me that she will pay me monthly starting this end of January, and she will pay AED 100,000 instead. Is it possible to do an agreement with this? If ever, is this valid in court?

Q: I have a case of bounced cheque from one customer. The amount is AED 250000. The customer was called to Police Station and paid a fine of AED 30000. The question is, will the travel ban be removed or will it still be in place?

Q: Our company account is closed due to cheque bounce. Can we open an account with any other bank?

Q: Hi, Actually, my old company has given a post-dated cheque for my final settlement. After that, the company owner ran from the UAE. My cheque bounced, I didn't give any complaint. Now I got information that the company is going to be taken over by another person. Is there any chance to get that money? Is there any validity for the bounced cheque?

Q: 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?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, May I know the meaning of "أمر حبس احتياطي" (Pre Trail-Detention Order)?

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The provisions of this Decree by Law amend the Federal Law No. (18) of 1993 by replacing Clause (4) of Article (379) as well as Articles (600), (617), (641), (642), (643), (644), and adding new articles numbered (635) Bis, (641) Bis (1), (641) Bis (2), (641) Bis (3), (641) Bis (4), (643) Bis (1), (643) Bis (2), (644) Bis (1) and (644) Bis (2). The Decree-Law also repeals Articles (401), (402) and (403) of the Federal Law No. (3) of 1987.

The provisions of this Decree-Law, known as "New UAE Labor Law", govern labour relations in the private sector of the United Arab Emirates. The New Labor Law repeals the previous UAE Labor Law (Federal Law No. (8) of 1980).