Q: My firm (based in the UK) is owed $57,500 for providing materials and event management services for a Dubai-based business called International Premier Tennis League. They have failed to pay my invoice or any of the individual skilled craftsmen and technicians I recommended they hired to deliver the events which we delivered in December 2016. What I'd like to do is recover my money and possibly make sure that the business behaviour of the IPTL management team is not repeated (it must be a crime to commit business services to a project without ever having the means to pay for it). Any help or advice appreciated, please.

Q: Respected Sir / Ma'am, I am an IT service provider. I got a project from one of the companies in Abu Dhabi to perform a System Implementation. I have completed the project and have raised the invoice for the same, but the customer is not paying the amount. It amounts to about 30000 USD. I am calling for a Steering Committee meeting as per the contract/proposal terms to resolve the issue of not paying me. The IT team, to whom I am reporting is just not letting the Steering Committee meeting to happen. I have other projects running in parallel with the same client. I have issued a "Credit Hold" and stopped all activities with proper notice and have all details on email communication. Still, they are not calling for a meeting / trying to resolve the issue... What are my options to recover the amount? If at all I have to hire a lawyer, what will be the costs for the same? Would appreciate your advice/recommendations greatly. Thanks and regards, Raj

Q: Hi. I have tools and hardware small business. I supplied goods to one company in Dubai and the payment is pending since May 2017. The total amount is AED 59,652, and the company owner is not giving any reply nor picking up any calls. In this situation, what do I do? I don't have any PDC cheque, I have the company's LPO copy & Inv-do!

Q: Hello, I have hired a contracting company to redesign my garden area back in January. We got all authorizations in March and the construction has been ongoing ever since. They initially told me that the whole project would take 3 months. They postponed their deadline 3 times already. The 1st deadline was the end of June, 2nd end of summer and 3rd deadline 30th of September. Today they are far from being over. Is there anything I can do against them? They keep lying to me and have not been honest. I have paused the last payment. Thank you

س: السلام عليكم، لم يستطع المقاول إكمال الفيلا بالشكل النهائي قبل الاستلام المبدئي. بعد الاتفاق مع الاستشاري ليضمن إكمال الأعمال والتعهد بذلك، وافقت على إصدار شهادة الإنجاز. الاستشاري كان من البداية يسهل أمر المقاول حتى وصل الأمر إلى ترك الفيلا والعمل حسب الرغبة بدون متابعة الاستشاري. كيف أقدم شكوى ضد المقاول والاستشاري؟

س: السلام عليكم، لدي مشروع بناء فيلا في عجمان. بعد الانتهاء من البناء واستلام المقاول جميع دفعاته طلب مني دفع مبلغ 65 ألف درهم بغير وجه حق. يدَّعي أنها للعمالة الإضافية والضريبة، مع أن العقد شامل، وقد تأخر في التسليم 3 أشهر ويقول إما تدفع وإما لا أصدر لك شهادة إنجاز. ما الحل والطريقة الصحيحة؟

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