Q: I have a bounced cheque issued by a person who has already left the country and closed his local bank account. I filed a criminal case with the police some time ago, but there is no result till now. Can I do something else to get the money?

Q: Good Afternoon, Sir, We are a Dubai-based company, and we would like to know what to do regarding our outstanding pending amount with one of our old staff. We have to get AED 226,600 from him and already filed a bounced cheque case at Dubai Police regarding our sales amount. We give to him the amount of 226,600 AED as a loan, but he already ran away from this country. So, how can we get this amount from him? We are hoping for a proper reply from you. Thank you.

Q: A person who owes me money gave me a PDC dated 1/2/2019. I deposited the cheque on 1/6/2019 and the cheque was returned saying "the account is closed". How much time do I have to file a police complaint and to file a suit against him? The cheque amount is AED 750,000/-

Q: Just would like to know what is the time period to file a civil case against cheque bounce case after criminal case?

Q: I have a cheque of 400K dated 1 Apr 2018. May I know if it is still valid to file a cheque bounce case as the issuer kept delaying money? I knew that banks cannot accept it after 6 months, is that true?

Q: I had a non-dated cheque given by an Indian individual against the money given to him for his trading business promising that he will give some profit every month and return the money within six months. However, he failed to give monthly profit after two months and I came to know that he cancelled his residence visa and planning to leave the country. I have presented the cheque (312K AED) at the bank and got insufficient funds note and registered a criminal case at a Dubai police station. However, next day morning he left to India through Emirates Airlines. I am still wondering how he could leave when travel ban is there which I was told that will be automatically effective once I get case number which I got the previous day. I came to know from other friends that he has a plan to migrate to Canada soon. What are the next steps I should take to recover my money?

Q: Dear sir/madam, A bank cheque was issued by an individual to my business partner. My business partner did not present the cheque for encashment for a month or so. However, my partner has now come to know that the individual who had issued the cheque has closed the bank account. What will be the status now? What will happen if the cheque is presented to the bank? And what legal recourse does my business partner have to recover the amount due to him? Looking for advice from the esteemed lawyers of this forum. Regards,

Q: Dear sir/madam, Is there a chance to recover my 35,000 AED which was taken by fraud from my account on June 9, 2022? The bank told me that the money was blocked and asked me to file a dispute.

Q: Performance order case I have a cheque for 70,000. The company paid 20,000 (bank account closed). Can I file a payment order case for 50,000? Or I must file a case for 70.000?

The UAE Penal Code, like all other laws, addresses the crime of fraud in Article 399 of the UAE Federal Penal Code, which stipulates that whoever seizes, for himself or another, a movable property, or obtains a document or signature thereon, cancellation or destruction thereof or amendment thereto by fraudulent means, or by assuming a false name or capacity, where such an act leads to deception of a victim and leads him to surrender shall be punished by imprisonment or fine.

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 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.

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 Decree by Law amend the Federal Law No. (18) of 1993 by replacing Clause (4) of Article (379) as well as Articles (600), (617), (641), (642), (643), (644), and adding new articles numbered (635) Bis, (641) Bis (1), (641) Bis (2), (641) Bis (3), (641) Bis (4), (643) Bis (1), (643) Bis (2), (644) Bis (1) and (644) Bis (2). The Decree-Law also repeals Articles (401), (402) and (403) of the Federal Law No. (3) of 1987.

The provisions of this Federal Decree-Law No. (31) of 2021 Promulgating the Crimes and Penalties Law, known as the "New UAE Penal Code", governs criminal actions in the United Arab Emirates. The New Penal Code repeals the previous UAE Penal Code (Federal Law No. (3) of 1987 Promulgating the Penal Code).