Q: Hi Hari, I hope this finds you well. I have a query regarding subcontracting for the supply of materials to the site, installation, testing and commissioning. In this regard, I wish to understand whether under the UAE laws an employer can enter into a contract with a subcontractor. Or can the contractor only enter into a contract with the subcontractor? Please provide me with your valuable insight on this. Many thanks. Regards Archit Gupta Advocate

Q: A Sub-Contractor (SC) holds/stops the work highlighting Article 246 & 247 [UAE Civil Code] due to payment delayed (Advance & Interim Payments) by the Main Contractor (MC). But the Main Contractor's concern is the document required to process Advance Payment [i.e. Advance Bank Guarantee - ABG] was not submitted on time & LC draft issued to SC was not agreed on time due to several arguments on some of its content. The MC paid the SC Advance Payment in 90 days from receipt of ABG highlighting the delay in reallocating the fund due to delay in ABG submission & LC draft agreement. Whose argument will withstand moving forward if MC intends to impose delay penalty on SC? Please advise. Thank you

Q: Hello Sir, I was staying in an apartment with a friend in Sharjah and I relocated to Dubai before the end of the tenancy. The tenancy contract was in my name. I wrote an agreement with my friend to transfer the contract to his name or cancel at the expiration. When the contract ended he could not transfer and refused to cancel, so he started paying by cash to the real estate and owed them a huge amount and they opened a case against me at the municipality. I went with him and he sent a request letter to the Judge to transfer the debt to him stating that the debt belongs to him but it was not approved. Now, I have started paying the debt, can I use that his request and our agreement to open a case against him at the police or at the court? Thank you

The provisions of this law, promulgating UAE Civil Code, govern the civil transactions in the United Arab Emirates. The commercial transactions remain subject to the laws and regulations applicable in their regard.