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Filing a bounced cheque case against a debtor
Dear Sir/Madam,
Greetings for the day.
I have given AED 150,000 to a known person (who is dealing with flat lease), on his emergency situation.
He said he will pay the amount in 3 months. As a security, I took the whole amount in cheque. Apart from that, he had given 3 cheques total for AED 36000 for 3 months.
After a month he left the country and didn't come back for 6 months.
Now, its been 8 months without giving me any amount and now he is here in Dubai. So, I contacted him for the money, and he told me "I don't have money, do whatever you want".
So, I thought of going in a legal way, where I deposited all the cheques of AED 186,000 and it got bounced today.
Please guide me through the legal process, and what is the chance of getting my money back?
Now, I am seriously in a very bad situation. I am about to lose my future in the UAE because of this issue.
Please help me out.
Warm Regards,
Dinesh
You can file civil as well as a criminal case against the person to recover your due amount. If you need any assistance with filing cases, let us know.
Best regards,
Shoeb Saher
Attorney at Law | Cell: +971 50 285 4783 | Email: shoeb@shoebsaher.com
Dear Mr Dinesh,
I trust you are fine.
Further to your query, please provide the exact reason why the bank didn't accept the cheques. Was there any agreement or any other written communication, which you would stipulate the nature of the transaction?
Please be informed that for guiding you effectively in this regard, we need to review all of the above including the cheques' copy. If we have enough proof showing that we are entitled to refund, we can institute a civil claim against the opponent.
Therefore, you can send the required at info@awsuwaidi-advocates.com or you may call us at 045547635.
Regards,
Aws M. Younis
