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Q: Hi, I have approached a lawyer because they promised to solve my case in a weeks time. I went and paid the fees on 9th of July and got 3 copies attested from Dubai courts and submitted all.
I have been hearing from them that they will do it today, tomorrow and it's been nearly a month and case manager is just telling "today, tomorrow". I have lost trust and hopes.
I approached them for a solution and they promised it within a week, not in 3 weeks, and they have not even sent the legal notice.
Please advise what should I do?

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Q: How much do you charge to represent at court for a labour case?

Jul 2, 2018
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Following up on my court case if I'm outside UAE and my lawyers don't respond
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Q: Dear Sirs,
I have a long story but I will give you the "bottom line". I won a case with the Ministry of Labor (MOL) in December 2015.
The company did not accept the MOL decision (Company owed me three months salary for early termination of a two-year contract).
I went to the court and won. The company appealed and had the verdict overturned.
I hired a lawyer in May 2016 and my case was to be heard by Cassation Court in November 2016. I have never heard the outcome and now the law firm does not reply to my email or my phone calls.
I am now in the USA but I will come to the UAE as needed.
Thank you.
John Stickel, Springfield, VA.

Sep 28, 2017
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ما هو الإجراء الممكن اتباعه للادعاء على محامي بخيانة الأمانة؟

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س: السلام عليكم
أريد أن أقدم شكوى ضد محامي قام بخيانة الأمانة. فبدل أن يعطيني مبلغ الشيك الذي حكمت به المحكمة قام باستلام وصرف الشيك.
ومنذ أكثر من عام وهو يماطل في دفع المبلغ كاملاً ويعطيني أجزاءً من المبلغ بحجة أن المبلغ غير متوفر عنده.
وقد استغل عدم وجودي بالبلد، علماً أن لدي ما يثبت هذا الكلام وقد دفعت ما يقارب ضعف أجور القضية.
الرجاء الإجابة


Oct 16, 2021
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إمكانية دفع أتعاب المحاماة بعد انتهاء الدعوى

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Q: السلام عليكم،
هل يمكن انتداب محامي بدون الدفع المسبق؟
بمعنى آخر، دفع الرسوم المهنية بعد الانتهاء من المهمة. على أن يكون المحامي ذو خبرة في قضايا لا تزال في مركز الشرطة.
الرجاء الإفادة في الموضوع ولكم جزيل الشكر!


Oct 14, 2022
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One of my friends joined a Telegram group. They said, "We will transfer some amount to your account, and your task is to transfer this amount to another account. Once the task is completed, you will get 30 or 50 AED per task."
He completed 3 to 4 tasks, but he realized it was not good, so he stopped. After one week, when he opened his account, it was blocked, and the bank said, "We are conducting an investigation; after this, we will let you know."
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I am seeking your legal advice regarding a friend who was previously imprisoned in Abu Dhabi. His case there is now closed, but he has another ongoing case in Dubai.
Currently, we have lost contact with him and are unsure of his whereabouts. How can we check where he is or access any other legal facility?
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I have a jointly owned property in Abu Dhabi. The mortgage was defaulted on as I had to leave the property with my children following an assault by my ex-husband. He left the country in 2018 and never paid the mortgage.
As I was in the country, the bank filed a criminal case against me, and I was sentenced to 3 years. I won the appeal against the bank and then filed another criminal case a few months later in Dubai. Again, I won and paid a fine.
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