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8 available 8 • View allCriminal record clearance
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Q: Dear Sir,
I had issued a rental cheque to the landlord while I was a partner in the company, but when I left the company I forgot to collect the cheque back and eventually the new partner did not honor the payment, which later on ended up by landlord filling case and I was apprehended at the airport in Dubai on my visit. The amount was 14,000AED which I ended up paying at the court to close the case and get back home.
Now I want a Police Clearance Certificate from Dubai for my Canadian Immigration, will that case be reflected in the PCC or have an effect on the issuance of PCC?
Thanks

Jun 1, 2017
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Can CEO be sued for unsettled bank loans of the company?
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Q: My associate was working as CEO (employee) in an entity in Sharjah. The owner has left the country with unsettled bank loans.
(1) Can the Bank put the CEO in jail charging him that he was operationally responsible for the bank borrowings?
(2) What defence my associate can get from the UAE Law?

Sep 10, 2017
708
The liability of employee as a bank signatory
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Q: I was employed with a company which ran into troubles and stopped paying salaries.
I was an authorized signatory and I had endorsed cheques of a third party to a local bank as a signatory.
The bank filed a legal case against me, the owner of my company and the person whose cheques they are.
It has been 4 months since I resigned, cancelled my power of attorney and mentioned in the resignation to remove my names from all banks.
I have moved on and looking for a new job. I have opened a case against my ex-employer for my salaries and gratuity of 7.2 years.
I have also placed visa cancellation request and I found out about this case when I was moving to my father's visa.
Please advise what I can do, the cheque amount is AED 250k. I need to prove my innocence as I haven't taken the amount nor do I have this kind of amount to pay.
I am innocent in simple words. I was just a PA to the owner and was doing my duties while I was there.

Apr 29, 2018
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Consequences of failure to pay a commercial loan 
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Q: Hello Sir,
I have a company and have outstanding loans worth AED 1.9 Million.
We have been paying regularly for over 2 years now, but I have not been able to pay my last EMI. The next one is due soon but I don't have the provision to pay as the business is very dull.
What are the consequences if I cannot pay?

May 24, 2018
2133
Liability of a guarantor after the debtor fled the country

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Q: Hello
I signed as a guarantor for a person's company loan for AED 500,000.
The person is no longer in the country and now there is a civil case on me.
What is the penalty or jail term I would be looking at?
If I go through the jail term, is the outstanding amount is also cleared?


Oct 9, 2018
7519
Liability of a special power of attorney holder in the company
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Q: Hi,
I have been given a special power of attorney by my company owner to represent the company.
However, now that the company is not performing well financially and there is some outstanding to be cleared by the company to service providers like Etisalat and a few others as well.
In such circumstance when the company is liable to pay the amount and the owner is not coming back from India due to medical reasons, what is my position in all this?

Apr 6, 2019
1251
The responsibility of a manager who is not a partner for cheques
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Q: Hi,
My name is in a UAE license as a manager with 0% percent share but with powers to act on behalf of the company.
I didn't sign any cheques. The landlord filed a civil case against the company for not paying rent.
The owner is not bothered. Anything will happen to me?

Jan 14, 2021
640
A company forced an employee to sign a cheque as a guarantor. What to do?
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Q: Dear sir/madam,
My company (Dubai mainland) forcefully made me sign as a guarantor in a cheque bounce case without telling me anything. Dubai Court has issued a travel ban because of this and now I cannot travel.
I am not the owner nor the signatory of the cheque.
Please tell me whether the guarantor can be changed to another person. If yes, what is the procedure? And how much will it take to relieve me from this?

Jan 17, 2023
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Legal blog
1 available 1 • 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.
Feb 12, 2019
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Laws & Regulations
3 available 3 • View allFederal 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.
Dec 8, 1987
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Federal Law No. (5) of 1985 On the Civil Transactions Law of the United Arab Emirates 96
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.
Dec 15, 1985
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Federal Law No. (18) of 1993 Issuing the Commercial Transactions Law 19
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.
Sep 7, 1993
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