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6 available 6 • View allAppealing a claim of less than AED 20K by the employer, what to do?
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Q: Hello,
I and four others filed a labor complaint due to unlawful termination against our former company last year. We each got a favorable result/judgment earlier this year and our cases moved to the execution phase.
Each of us has a claim of below AED20k. It is our understanding that any claim below AED20k can't be appealed. However, our former company filed a labor appeal against each of us.
How come they were able to do that? Also, we were just informed that the execution for our cases stopped due to the labor appeal. We were given the option of filing a legal memorandum. What is it? And what would it do for our cases?
Our former company is in operations and hiring again. How come? How many times do we have to file for blocks on trade license, etc.?

May 28, 2021
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What does accepting the appeal application filed by the employer mean?
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Q: Hello,
The employer has filed a labor appeal on the amount of 160k.
Online status shows that the application has been accepted and is ready to be completed.
What does that mean?

Feb 10, 2022
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Company's appeal to a labor judgment to pay only a part of the claim
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Q: Dear sir/madam,
I filed a case against my employer. I got my judgment but the problem is the company's appeal. So what my employer wants is, that they will pay only the EOSB that I signed with the company and not the judgment amount.
Does the employer have the right to pay only the EOSB that I signed even though I waited for almost 5 months and still not paid?
Does the employer have the right to pay me in an installment payment?
Thank you!

Apr 17, 2022
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The judgment of the first instance court is in favor of the employee. What to do upon appeal?

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Q: Dear Lawyers,
I would like to bring to your kind attention that a month back, I won a case against my employer (the case is rejected by the court) of AED 90,000. After 10 days of the first instance decision, my employer filed an appeal.
The court has given the first hearing date of appeal. My question is: can the judge dismiss his appeal after the first hearing as his appeal is based on some ridiculous charges against me?
I would like to avail your respective services to handle this appeal.
Please advise how much your charges are for the above-mentioned issue.
Looking forward to hearing from you soon!
Regards,


Aug 17, 2022
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Chances to lose an appeal against your employer after winning the first instance verdict
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Q: I am an employee in a Dubai mainland private company. I got a verdict in my favor for AED 145,536 that the company should pay me.
But today after 21 days, I got a notice of appeal from Dubai Courts that my company filed against the verdict.
What are the chances I can still win? And can they submit new evidence against me which was not submitted before?
Or the court will not accept any new pieces of evidence even if they submitted and issued an appeal?

Sep 2, 2022
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Employee’s bank account seized, but I haven’t received payment. What can I do as an employer?




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Q: Hello,
I am the employer and received a labor court decision in my favor.
I submitted the execution request, and the court seized the employee's bank account, but she has still not paid the amount mentioned in the labor case decision.
What should I do in this case?





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The UAE has adopted a major reform in its legislative system that brought about 40 new laws and amendments to the company law, criminal law, personal status, among others. The amendments aim to develop the legislative structure in various sectors, the labor law being one of these, was the most recent. We try in this article to shed light on the changes introduced with the new labor law and their significance on both, the employer and employee.
Sep 10, 2024
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1 available 1 • View allFederal Law No. (11) of 1992 Concerning Issuance of the Civil Procedures Code 42
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.
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I'm a tenant of an apartment and a new owner has purchased the apartment. I would like to know:
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I agreed with my landlord to increase the rent 10% I pay in cash. Should I insist on changing the contract? 0
I'm staying in JLT in a house with a rent of AED 140,000 per year. The lease starts on 1st Sep '23 and expires on 31st Aug '24.
The landlord sent me a legal notice from the Dubai Courts in mid-Sep '23, giving me 1-year notice to vacate the house as he plans to sell the house. The notice was received by me through email from the court.
He claims the email notice sent by the court is not valid till I receive it by courier via Aramex for my physical signature. Can you please confirm if this is true?
The landlord is now ready to let me stay in this house for two more years. He has proposed that we maintain the existing lease agreement and Ejari. However, I should pay him AED 14,000 in cash (10% increment).
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Is it possible to terminate a labor contract before the end of the two-year term? 0
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I have signed Form F and got the mortgage but the seller is in breach. What to do? 0
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I have signed the MOU Form F since July 2023 and we prepared all the papers and the loan from my end on 23/8/2023.
When I went to DLD for the transfer, the seller had registration issues and asked for some papers to be provided as the property is under the company not an individual.
Since that time, we have kept renewing the MOU every month in the hope of finalizing but I am not seeing any progress.
So I am asking about legal action as I already got a bank mortgage and started paying as well but not seeing any progress from the seller.
So I need to ask the following:
1. If my MOU expired on 20.11.2023, can I file a complaint on 20 or after a couple of days like 23?
2. What will happen in terms of 10%? Will it be returned and what about the fees paid to the bank like mortgage fees, evaluation, and cancellation of loan? Will the EMI payment be compensated by the seller?
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