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7 available 7 • View allLiability for bounced cheques during company liquidation
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Q: If a company is liquidated or has filed for liquidation and there are PDCs jointly signed by any of the signatories [company employees], then please advise if the joint signatory is still liable for such PDCs (which have bounced, but no case is filed).

Sep 11, 2018
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مسؤولية الموقع على الشيك باسم الشركة

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س: سؤال بعد إذنكم
هناك شيك بقيمة ١٣ ألف درهم باسم الشركة وتم بيعها، هل الشركة مسؤولة أم أنا؟


Oct 17, 2018
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Cheque civil case pursuant to criminal case judgement
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Q: Hello
Hope you are well.
I had a case with 2 company cheques of AED 400k combined. I was sentenced for a year, which I did an appeal and was fined with 35K AED as a fine. I paid and I left the country.
Now, I have been served with a civil case and requested to attend the court on Monday. I can not be there now as I am outside the country but someone with a power of attorney will attend and request to postpone until I come.
I want to ask if I can hire your services to move the case to the company and not me as I am an employee and not the owner and the bank account is not mine, I am just authorized to sign.
I want to check if I will be stopped when I come to the country or none of that will happen until there is a verdict. Will there also be a travel ban? What are the next steps I should take?

Oct 19, 2018
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Liability of an employee for company loans after leaving
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Q: I have signed a security cheque for a car loan on behalf of POA General of a company. Now, I have left the company one year ago and the POA is not valid.
But recently, the security cheque has bounced and I got a warrant from the court. I am not the partner and I don't have any relation with the company.
Please advise.

Dec 26, 2018
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A bank presents a bounced cheque to the police while the company is under liquidation
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Q: For a business loan, a cheque has been issued on behalf of the company and is signed by its manager for 557000/-.
The company now is under liquidation (an order is issued by the court). Can the bank present the cheque to the police once it bounced, subsequent to the company's failure to pay the installments?
If yes, under the above circumstances, what happens?
How much fine it may attract from the prosecution other than a civil case by the Bank?
Kindly advise!

Mar 25, 2021
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I received judgment against me and I am just an employee. How to reopen a case in execution?
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Q: I have a Commercial Rental Case under my name which is currently in execution.
Is there any way to re-open or re-consider the case?

Feb 28, 2023
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An outsider authorized by the board signed a company's check, what's their liability if it bounces?




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Q: Dear Sir/Madam,
If an outside person is authorized by the board of directors to sign a company's cheque, what is the legal liability of the signatory if the cheque is dishonored, given that they are not an employee of the company?





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4 available 4 • View allThe Consequences of Job Loss and Defaulting on Financial Liabilities 26
The management of individual financial affairs is crucial and all the actions must be weighed down while committing to any financial liability. Whether it's job loss that may have lead to financial failure or the opposite, one must be aware of the personal liability which will not diminish by paying fines for cheque bounce cases. There are two major types of liabilities, criminal liability and civil liability. Each has its own significance, hence, must be dealt with accordingly.
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An Overview of the New UAE Labor Law and Recent Amendments of 2024 233
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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. (3) of 1987 Promulgating the Penal Code 29
This Law promulgates the Federal Penal Code (Criminal Law) of the United Arab Emirates. Crimes and chastisement punishments shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of this Law and other penal codes.
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Sep 20, 2021
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