Q: Hello. Mr R. and Mr Z. are founders of a company located in Ajman. They are buying my fish from Indonesia. The total amount of 2 invoices is USD 11.074, but they paid me just USD 5.000​ since 8 months ago. Can you help me to collect my balance? Thank you

Q: Good morning Sir. I have export perishables to Al Aweer market, and this particular gentleman paid for the first few orders but for the last few he didn't pay. He said tomorrow and it has never come. I have all the documents and I filed a complaint with Dubai police, and I have the complaint numbers as well. Now, my finances are very bad. If you could recover my money from this man, it will be a great help for my family. I trust Dubai people and this is what happened to me. If you could get your professional fee and get me the balance, then we can reach an agreement.

Q: Dear Mrs Khan, I have recently received a Post Dated Bank Cheque from one of my new clients, the cheque date is Thursday 19th Apr 2018. Today, I called this client to find out that they are not answering calls, and when I went to their office I found it closed and many of their suppliers in the corridors complaining about their Bank Cheques that were bounced back (rejected). The owner of this company seems to have already left the UAE and none of his employees is answering the phone. So most probably the bank cheque that they gave me (AED 57250) will bounce back Thursday. So I want to start taking action now. I sold them 10000 boxes of 15 Kg lemon, which they stored in a third-party cold storeroom in Dubai. I went and found that the lemon is still there. Please, could you tell me how can I legally get back my lemon as I'm 100% sure I will not be paid? Thanks in advance and please feel to ask should you need more details.

Q: Hello, Sir/Madam Can you advise some lawyer who can help us? We need lawyer support, we have a problem with a Dubai-UAE company. We paid this company on 05 December 2016 for 1 container of cigarettes and they promised us to deliver to the UAE within 25 days. Until now, they are delaying this delivery and saying that the container has already arrived, but it is with Dubai custom and we heard those stories until now. They refunded most of the amount, but still missing near 18000$ and their last payment was in May 2018. Now they play games and always lie and answer with stories like he answered all those 2 years. Please advise what we need to do and how much it will be for us. Let me know please. Regards, Viktor Lunkevics General Manager GLOBAL STOCKS OU +371 22365305 / +372 54944080

Q: Dear Sir, Would like to know how I can deal with the following situation. I am the MD of a granite exporting firm in Andra Pradesh, India. In Sep 2018 I had delivered two containers of granite to a company in Ras Al Khaimah. The understanding was AED 10K on the delivery of container and the remaining 35K within 3 months as PDC. However, the client gave only 5K as cash on delivery and so far has been giving various excuses (in between around 45 days he was in India). The PDC date was in Dec 2018. My company is not registered in the UAE and we have delivered the container on CNF. The cheque issued is on my name and is from the client's company. I need to know what I should do to recover the money. I have a residence visa in the UAE. Thanks Sajan

Q: Hi. I have tools and hardware small business. I supplied goods to one company in Dubai and the payment is pending since May 2017. The total amount is AED 59,652, and the company owner is not giving any reply nor picking up any calls. In this situation, what do I do? I don't have any PDC cheque, I have the company's LPO copy & Inv-do!

س: السلام عليكم، لم تُسدد شركة مبلغ مستحق لي مقابل تقديم خدماتي لها وتُماطل في عدم السداد والوعود لمدة سنتين تقريبًا. ما الإجراء القانوني الذي أستطيع من خلاله استرجاع حقوقي؟ هل يمكنني طلب تعويض مادي لعدم التسديد في الوقت المحدد والمماطلة؟ تتوفر لدي جميع الفواتير والمستندات. مقر الشركة في دبي. شكرًا لكم!

س: السلام عليكم، هل إرسال الإنذار العدلي أو الإخطار العدلي إلى الخصوم من خلال مكتب محاماة يعتبر خطوة أساسية قبل البدء في قضية مدنية أم يمكن البدء في الدعوى المدنية مباشرة؟ وهل المحكمة تسأل عن سبب عدم إرسال الإخطار أو الإنذار؟ مع جزيل الشكر!

An interview-format article covering the topic of how to increase chances of getting your invoices paid in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW.

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.

The law promulgates UAE Civil Procedures Code (Civil Procedure Law) which governs civil procedures in the United Arab Emirates, including the prosecution before the courts, litigation and execution.

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.