Q: Good day. My friend and his business partner agreed to put up a business. Then they agreed to have a share to pay. My friend share is to rent the place and give some amount of money. My friend issued bank checks in place of cash. When they get the business permit my friend's business partner did not include my friend's name in the business. So, what my friend did, he asked the bank to stop payment for the business. My question: is my friend liable for the bouncing check because he stopped the bank for the payment?

Q: I joined a Dubai based company as GM in May 2016 and resigned with a one-month notice from 1-05-17 to 31-05-17. My boss told me to prepare accounts and clear issues ‘AFTER MY RESIGNATION’ (Used these words specifically in a letter) and took a security cheque (Blank dated) with a letter signed to this effect. Within 37 days I compiled that data with satisfaction on 7-06-2017, and in the presence of auditors, my boss processed my visa cancellation. My boss advised verbally to collect my gratuity and security cheque later on. After one month of cancellation, my boss filed a complaint in the Labour Department that I joined his competitors whom I started working with them. Four months after cancellation, he deposited my security cheque in the bank without my knowledge and it was dishonoured. I filed a complaint in Labour, but the matter was referred to the court. My boss did not recruit a new GM for the last five months, and things got messed up. Now, he is putting all the blame on me for his mismanagement and I am working in a new company now. I want my security cheque back with my Gratuity. Please advise.

Q: Hi Mr Naser, I require help to sort out my father's legal issues pertaining to a company he had. There are dues with a bank in the UAE and his partner who was also a signatory on the cheques has managed to remove his cases and has left my father to deal with the liabilities, albeit he was the one who misused the company funds. I have two questions, 1) How can someone who was a partner of a company absolve themselves of al legal recourse albeit their signature is on all bounced cheques? 2) Would your law firm be able to help with getting the cases resolved and getting my father's business partner take the responsibility for his share of liabilities? Thank you

Q: Hi Mr Younis, I require help to sort out my father's legal issues pertaining to a company he had. There are dues with a bank in the UAE and his partner who was also a signatory on the cheques has managed to remove his cases and has left my father to deal with the liabilities albeit he was the one who misused the company funds. I have two questions: 1) How can someone who was a partner of a company absolve themselves of al legal recourse albeit their signature is on all bounced cheques? 2) Would your law firm be able to help with getting the cases resolved and getting my father's business partner take the responsibility for his share of the liabilities? Thank you

Q: I have signed a contract with a contractor to carry out AC works where the owner of the company has paid me cash with a payment voucher and he asked to provide a security deposit cheque. My scope of work was supposed to be finished in 45 days but delayed due to civil works for more than 4 months, in the interim we have continued to work and finished the works and started the equipment. Our final bill is linked with authority approvals which cannot be accomplished without civil works. I have asked the contractor to pay the VAT and amount for variation which he failed to do so. After 4 months the contractor called to resume the works where I have rejected as he failed to fulfil the contractual obligations. I've written a letter to the owner that I will take legal action if he misuses the cheque. The owner deposited my security cheque and filed a case. If I file a civil case against the owner, am I entitled to get losses incurred due to damaging my relation with the bank and other legal expenses?

Q: Hi, I just want to know about the cheque bounce penalty. The cheque amount is 220,000/-. I have given a blank cheque for a security purpose to someone but unfortunately, he filled 220,000 and presented it to my account and it bounced. Now, what should I do? Please let me know!

Q: Hi, I had given a security cheque of AED 5000 on behalf of a company I was working for as at that moment the owner was in the process of changing the bank account. Therefore on goodwill, I had given my personal cheque. I left the company and now the company is not paying the service provider and therefore the service provider has deposited the cheque even though I clearly asked them not to, as I am not part of the company any longer. I have now asked the service provider to return back my cheque and to send their collections team to the head office to get their payment sorted. Is there any way I can take this matter to the police as the company is still running and the owner is still around? All invoices were issued under the company. I would much appreciate your assistance on this matter!

Q: Hello Sir, A foreign national (party1) (Jordan) invested with an Indian national (party 2) in the UAE for business. Party 1 has a security cheque of 100,000 AED from party 2. Party 2 sold the company to another man and left the country. How party 1 can get money from party 2 who is currently in India (Andhra Pradesh)?

An interview-format article covering the topic of shareholder disputes in the UAE and pre-emptive measure to be considered. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW.

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.

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.

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 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).