Q: Hello Mrs Nikhat, I have a Sole Establishment Licence for real estate brokerage company which is in name of a local sponsor. But I have the full POA with me. I wanted to change my sponsor. My current visa is employment visa, General Manager, but I can add my name to the license also. Can I change my local sponsor without the signature of my current local sponsor? Kind regards

Q: Hi, I have recently started setting up a business (LLC) in Dubai and I have got an MOA already from Dubai Court signed by my local sponsor and myself. At this time of writing, I have waited a month already for my office "legal" Ejari which the PRO said he would arrange for some amount of money but not having a physical office in fact. I am really confused now why it isn't done yet until now, which as far as I know should not take that long. In fact, I have met the local sponsor without the knowledge of his PRO, gave him AED 2,000 as per his demand and promised he could expedite the process and would do it by himself. Now, the local sponsor is no longer picking my calls. Question: can I amend my application with another sponsor? I have paid him AED 5,500 as sponsor's fee for 1 year, can I still take that money back?

Q: Hi, I have a one-year-old LLC license which is established through a business set up company. Now, due to some financial issues, I am selling my company. I have a ready buyer for this but he didn't want to keep the existing sponsor. On the other hand, the existing business set up company does not agree to transfer the sponsor and willing to keep the sponsor who belongs to them only. Please advise what I can do legally in this case. Thanks AS

س: تحية طيبة، أريد رخصة منزلية لزوجتي لعمل الطعام. هل يجب أن تكون تحت اسم مواطنة؟

س: السلام عليكم، في المؤسسة ذات الكيان القانوني الفردي، هل يجوز للمواطن المُستخرَجة الرخصة باسمه التنازل عن ملكية المؤسسة للغير (غير مواطن) الذي يحق له انتقال كافة الحقوق القانونية عليها بموجب إقرار كتابي عرفي بين الطرفين؟

Q: Dear sir/madam, Last year, I approached a company to open a UAE sole establishment for me. Instead, they opened a civil company without my knowledge and then asked me to sign MOA (Partnership Agreement) using my UAE pass without even showing the MOA (Partnership Agreement) to me. Can I complain about this to DED? Also, what will be the legal implications of this if I mention it to relevant authorities?

Sometimes this seems very simple to incorporate a company in the UAE, however, investors must seek professional advice before taking this important business decision to avoid any future legal implications.

For entrepreneurs seeking to set up their business in the mainland jurisdiction of the UAE, this is a useful guide to know your rights and obligations.

An interview-format article covering the topic of the amendments to the company law in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW.

The provisions of this Law apply to the commercial companies established in the UAE and the foreign companies that have established in the UAE a base to conduct any activity therein or established a branch or representative office. The Law abrogates Federal Law No. (8) of 1984 Concerning Commercial Companies.