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6 available 6 • View allRefund of paid court fees after winning a labour case
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Q: I have a labour case against my company and I have won the same.
While filing the case I have paid court fees, now I have to file execution to collect my dues.
So how to add court fees, is it recoverable or not?
Please advise.
Thanks

Jun 12, 2018
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Labour case court fees and exemption from payment
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Q: Our labour case was filed in Fujairah court. The court asked us to pay almost AED 5000 for registering the case and electronic services. Is it mandatory to pay the fees?

May 11, 2019
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Requirements for exemption from court fees in labour cases
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Q: Are the labour court fees mandatory?
Our lawyer filed the case for us in Fujairah and now the court wants us to pay AED 5000.
We asked our lawyer to waive the court fees for the case but after 2 weeks, we followed up and the secretary of the lawyer said to us that the court cannot waive the fees.
Our co-workers did not pay any fees in Abu Dhabi and Dubai courts where they filed their cases and now most of them received their judgment. Because of this, we are having second thoughts of our lawyer.
There has been no progress since we provided our documents and SPA 6 weeks ago. Are court fees really mandatory to be paid?
The secretary of the lawyer said to us the case will not push through if we will not pay. The thing is we did not receive 4.5 months of salary and the court fees are much of a burden to add.
Thank you.

May 29, 2019
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Procedure for waiving the court fees in a labour case
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Q: The Tawafouq centre transferred my case to the court and they gave me papers to submit in Al Adhid centre. When I went there for the submission of my paper, they took all the papers and made a file for my case.
They asked me to pay the court fee of AED 6635 to register my case in the court, but I don't have money because my company did not give me a salary for the last 4 months.
I want to know if I can pay the court fee after the judgment or its necessary to pay the court fee first then your case will be registered.
Please explain; my total amount is 131665.

Dec 11, 2019
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Court fees after issuing a jujgment in favor of an employee
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Q: Good afternoon,
My husband filed a labor case against his employer due to nonpayment of salary and gratuity. Last Sept, he received the decision in his favor.
Last week, he received a call from someone from Dubai court asking him to come today at 7 am to discuss his case. When he was there, they showed him a paper to sign that he has to pay court fees, an amount about Dhs. 1,700, not sure the exact but less than 2,000.00.
Is the labor/employee exempted from paying court fees?

Nov 3, 2019
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س: لدي قضية عمالية بمحاكم دبي لعدم سداد أجور متأخرة ونهاية خدمة من صاحب العمل، وقد تم تأجيل رسوم المحكمة لحين صدور الحكم.
إذا تم رفض القضية أو خسرت القضية، ماذا سيحدث؟
هل سألزم بتسديد رسوم المحكمة؟


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