Q: My company has filed a Breach of Contract case against me 6 months back. For the same reason, my passport was held at the police station. The company filed this case as retribution to the case I filed against them, hence it is a weak case and they are not pushing forward with it. There is no update on the case status from the police and it has been more than 6 months since my passport is held. What is the timeframe for cases to proceed? Can the police hold my passport indefinitely?

Q: Dear Sir, My brother was involved in an incident at his company that claimed two lives (the victims died in a sewage tank). During this process, my brother happened to be a safety officer in that company but the supervisor and the managers assigned those workers who died during the cleaning of the sewage tank without informing the safety department. During the police investigation, my brother's passport was seized by the police and the case was referred to public prosecution. After the final investigation, my brother (safety officer) was not guilty as the public prosecutor decided, but the supervisor was guilty since he gave the order to those workers to carry out the unsafe work without informing the safety department for proper risk assessment. The supervisor was given a 5-month jail term. Concerning my brother, his case ended at the public prosecution office since he was not guilty, but since then, his passport is still held with the court. Please, I need advice. Thanks Taka Farhad

Q: Due to the harassment, I left the job and return to India without informing my company as if I told them they will not let me leave. But now they filed a case in the UAE that I have stolen AED 20000 from the company, and they also filed a case in India. Now they want to take me back to Dubai for further inquiry by filing a case in India and are demanding local police to send me back to Dubai. Please advise me.

Q: Hi there, I currently have a traffic case in the investigation status against me for driving without a license, causing damage to another person's property and driving a vehicle without permission (my wife's car). I fully accept the charges against me. I urgently need to travel to my home country by 11 May and my wife will remain in the UAE. Kindly advise if it is possible to lift the travel ban and have my wife as the guarantor for when the fine is issued. Thanks

Q: Hi, The police called me for a legal case filed by someone against me. They took my phone and AED 5000 deposit to release me after taking my statement. They told me that they will call me on Sunday, but to date, I did not receive any call from them. 1) How can I get my mobile? 2) If I am traveling next week and the police call me in between, then how can I keep safe so that I can attend the case after traveling back?

Q: Hello I have a criminal case in the police station in Dubai regarding cybercrime, my phone was taken for digital forensics 2 months ago. I went to the police station and the officer said it’s been checked already and is now waiting to be transferred by him to the public prosecutor. But because he has a lot of cases, it can take a year so he advised me to submit a request to transfer it to the public prosecution and it would be faster. He also said that my case is not so bad and I probably should just get a fine. Should I believe him and go ahead with this application? Thank you

Q: I have a criminal case of destroying property and a fine of AED 11 thousand. I last went to the prosecutor who told me the case is in court now, and they will call for the next step. My question is: Is it possible to cancel my travel ban as I'm traveling on vacation?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I have a criminal case in Dubai that was closed after discussions with the applicant. However, the police officer took my phone when I went to the police station for the first time. He said that my phone would be returned to me soon after the case was closed, but I am still waiting. What can I do now?

Q: Good day, We are waiting for the final decision of the pubic prosecutor from the headquarters.The police officer told us to wait for 2 days for the response but already 2 weeks still no response. There is a decision already made by the pubic prosecutor. In the police station and the office, they told us to wait for the final decision from the headquarters. Actually, we need to close the police case to remove the travel ban given to us, as the police officer put us a travel ban while the police case was still open and he can only remove when the police case is closed. No criminal case if it happened. What happens to the case if the public prosecutor (headquarters) did not respond to the request for the final decision?

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