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Q: Can I make my own NDA in order to find companies that I need to outsource to, or do I need a lawyer to draft an NDA?
Does it have to be in Arabic or English?

Feb 16, 2020
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Enforcement of a Non-disclosure Agreement in the UAE
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Q: Hi
Can an NDA which is signed in Singapore be enforced in the UAE?
The company I worked for is UAE based but worked for them in Singapore for 5 years.

Feb 19, 2019
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Protecting a software while making a demo for a potential client
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Q: Hi,
Is there a way to protect my software while making a demo for a potential client in the UAE?

May 25, 2020
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اتفاق مع جهة تمويل يضمن حقوق المخترع

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س: السلام عليكم،
لدي مشروع تقني من ابتكاري وأنا صاحب الفكرة حيث أنني أبدعت اختراعًا علميًا وتم اختباره عمليًا ونجح. حصلت على جهة وافقت على تمويلي بشرط دخولهم معي بصفة شريك بنسبة تقارب 50% في كل شيء عدا الفكرة. اشترطتُ عليهم مبلغًا محددًا يُدفَع دفعة واحدة ولكنه ينقسم إلى قسمين:
1. %60 يُدفَع نظير دخول شراكتهم معي أولاً.
2. %40 نظير إنشاء الشركة وما يندرج تحتها من رخصة وإجراءات إدارية ومواد وموظفين بالإضافة إلى تنفيذ فكرة المشروع بشكل أوسع، حيث أن الـ40% تعتبر رأس مال الشركة وأحد الأصول فيها، أما الـ60% فهي لشراء حصتهم في الشركة فقط لا غير.
جهة التمويل وافقت على شرطي ولكنها اقترحت أن يتم دفع الـ%40 أولاً ويصبحون شركاء معي ويطّلعون على كافة التفاصيل التقنية (عدا الفكرة)، والـ%60 سيضعونها عند "طرف ثالث" حسب قولهم أنه إذا نجحت الشركة في منتجها فسيقوم الطرف الثالث بتحويل الـ%60 إلى حسابي.
هذا يعني أنني لن أستفيد من المبلغ الثاني لأشهر طويلة، بينما هم سيستفيدون من الشراكة واتخاذ القرارات معي ولكني سأكون متضررًا.
أرجو التكرُّم بتنويري برأيكم القانوني بشأن مقترح جهة التمويل!
ولكم جزيل الشكر!


Nov 15, 2021
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Help with drafting service provider agreement for marketplace tech startup

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Q: We are a tech startup creating the first auto/car service and repair marketplace.
As a marketplace, we only facilitate listing and booking the services while the service providers (the workshops) are the service providers and are responsible to deliver and carry the selected /booked job.
We need to draft a marketplace supplier/service provider agreement between us and the workshops outlining the responsibilities and liabilities of both sides.
I would like to work with a law firm that has previous experience in drafting such marketplace-related agreements.


Dec 7, 2021
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Laws & Regulations
3 available 3 • View allFederal Law No. (8) of 1980 Concerning the Regulation of Labor Relations 53
The provisions of this Law, known as "UAE Labour Law", govern the relationship between employers and employees and other labour matters in the United Arab Emirates. There are special labour related regulations applicable in some of the free zones in the UAE.
Apr 20, 1980
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Federal Law No. (18) of 1993 Issuing the Commercial Transactions Law 19
This Law applies to merchants, as well as to all acts of commerce carried out in the UAE by any person even though he be not a trader. Commercial matters regarding which specific Federal laws are issued shall be subject to the provisions of such laws, and to the provisions hereof which do not contradict with said laws.
Sep 7, 1993
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Federal Decree-Law No. (33) of 2021 On the Regulation of Labor Relations 34
The provisions of this Decree-Law, known as "New UAE Labor Law", govern labour relations in the private sector of the United Arab Emirates. The New Labor Law repeals the previous UAE Labor Law (Federal Law No. (8) of 1980).
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