I had given a cash loan of 1.2 million to a restaurant owner in Dubai for 1 year, on a PDC security. They served me some profit for almost a year, and when the date of repayment came, he started giving me different dates. I bounced the cheques and complained in Dubai police, the police have opened a case and put a travel ban on the signing authority. While running out of the country, the lady who was the signing authority was arrested and sent to the police station and from there to the public prosecution. They used some links and skipped out of the country although the company and other partners are still in Dubai. Please advise me what should be done to recover the amount, as the signing authority ran away.

Can I be held financially/legally liable for any actions of my ex-partner after exiting the business by share transfer?

Compensation for poor performance & false accusations. We hired a consultancy agency to provide us with their services. During our working relationship, the deliveries were consistently late, and the service was unreliable. We gave them numerous chances to improve performance and meet timelines. The details of these problems have been communicated to them repeatedly but they did not address the problems in a timely manner, causing us extra expenses in addition to mental and emotional agony. During the project, my father passed away & they have used this matter as an excuse to pause work on the project without notifying us causing us further delays. Recently, we serviced them a notice for contract termination for their failure to adhere to mentioned services. In response, they have wrongfully accused me of talking badly about their staff & making insulting & inappropriate comments about their work which have made the working relationship difficult. Do we have legal rights to pursue?

Hello, I need to know if my husband has any open loans in the UAE, open police cases or travel bans. How to know this? Thanks

Is there a law or decree stating that a child (age 14) cannot be forced to live with one parent, in particular, if they do not want to (after a divorce)? Does the child have the choice?

I booked an off-payment plan in 2016 for a residential project in Dubai. As per the booking form, the expected completion date of the project was Dec 2017. The project was completed recently in Feb 2021. I paid 30%in installments and the remaining, 70%, is due for payment now at the time of handover. I only signed the booking form in 2016. Neither developer initiated the reservation agreement and SPA nor I approached the developer till 2019. I did not approach because I was not aware of any such documents. Due to significant project delays, I applied in Jan 2020 for a request of refund. Afterward, I continuously followed up for the whole year. Now, they sent me the final notice that the project is completed and if I do not pay the remaining amount within a month, then my unit will be canceled. I would like to ask: Based on the above facts, what are my legal rights to claim a refund or compensation as I don’t sign the SPA and I already paid 30% of the amount to the developer?

Dear Nadine, I have recently resigned from my company based in Dubai due to non-payment of my salary for the last three months (Apr/May & Jun 2019). I resigned on 11th June 2019 and served my notice period till 30th June 2019. My company requested to serve 30 days’ notice period which I refused to serve DUE to non-payment of salary. Finally, I requested them to cancel my visa which is under process and soon it will get cancelled hopefully by this weekend. I have also requested them to pay my dues/others which include: 1) Salary for three months 2) 6 years gratuity 3) ALL of 10 days As per my employment contract, an employee may not take up any employment directly or indirectly through a subcontractor with the client of the existing employer for a period of one year after the last day of the service period. Under the above scenario, can I join my ex-employer – client directly or indirectly through a subcontractor? Please advise. Regards, S. H.

How to withdraw a labour case from the labour court? What is the procedure to cancel the work visa? (the company is not ready to cancel my visa due to the labour case).

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Good day, In my situation, I've completed 6 years of counting including my joining date. My visa will expire in August but now I want to resign immediately/same day. Can you advise me what I am going to do? Thanks a lot.

Hello team, I have a Chinese team in a Dubai-based company, they are working in Dubai itself. Can we exempt them from Dubai national holidays and provide holidays related to China national holidays? Can you please suggest something?

I got a call from police yesterday said I should come today to give a statement they didn’t tell me what it’s about. I’m freaking out, all I know is I owe Etisalat. Apart from that, I don’t have any issues here. Can you help?

My wife is a partner in a civil company in Dubai. The company has 4 partners; 3 of them are out of the country. The company bought things for AED 50k which was not paid back and now they filed a case. What will be the liability for my wife? she is not the manager of the company. What will be my wife's liability for that company?

Hi Sudhanshu, Hope you are well. What are my rights for establishing an e-com business meant for trading outside the UAE. 1) Do I still need the UAE trade license? 2) Can I receive payments in the UAE banks through international online business since I live in the UAE and would be here for some more time? Best regards, A.

Hello, I hope you're all doing well during this tough time. I have a question in regards to bounced cheques, specifically corporate cheques. I have a cheque for AED 800,000, and it has bounced. The owner of the corporate has asked for a month to pay back. However, I am worried he will leave the country and not honour his obligation. My questions are fairly simple: 1) Am I to put a case on the individual who signed it or the corporate? 1) If I put a criminal and civil case on the corporate right now and he's unable to settle amicably, can I put a travel ban on the owner (who signed) as it is a corporate case? 2) Does the new insolvency law as of late 2019 also apply to corporates? 3) Is the owner personally liable if the company doesn't have assets or cash?