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Commencement of legal proceedings to recover commercial dues
Hello Mr Hari,
Can you kindly inform me what is the procedure for a cheque bounce case?
One of my friends has an equipment rental services; he had received a cheque of AED 300000.00 from a company.
How can he file a case against the cheque, and what would be the % or lawyer fee after collection?
Thanks
Ms C.

Dear C.
Thank you for reaching out to me on this.
I believe your friend has to institute two legal proceedings i.e. criminal and civil proceedings against the company for recovering the dues.
In the criminal proceedings, the bounced cheque will be reported to the police and the signatory of the cheque may be exposed to a jail term or a hefty fine.
Further, the moment the cheque is bounced, the signatory of the cheque will have a travel ban and will not be able to fly out of the country. This should be done on an immediate basis.
In the civil proceedings, the court will order the company to pay you the amount for services offered. In this, you will have to furnish proof that services were actually given and delivered to the company.
I can certainly assist you in filing and recovering your lawful dues.
You can email me the details on the email and also contact on 052-9495731 to discuss further. For reasons of confidentiality, we can discuss the professional fees in person or on call.
I trust you will find the above helpful.
Regards,
Hari Wadhwana