Q: My 50% partner registered a commercial case against me. During the case, the court ordered our company to be added as a litigant "ًخصماً مدخلا". Q1: Is the company a Plaintiff or a Defendant? Can the company make new pleas as Plaintiff and the court is bound to answer the questions? Q2: Who represents the company in the case? Both partners are 50% partners and both are managers of the company. What happens if one partner puts in a claim on behalf of the company and another partner puts in a completely opposing claim on behalf of the company? Q3: What happens if I put in a petition on behalf of the company, to drop the case which my other partner started against me? Q4: Can I go to court and submit two memos, one from me and one from my company?

س: السلام عليكم، الأساتذة الأفاضل، يُرجى توضيح الفرق بين طلب فتح عريضة وطلب الإذن لفتح بلاغ حيث كلاهما يُقدَّم للنيابة ولهما نفس التفسير القانوني حسب ما فهمت، ولكن هناك اختلاف في الرسوم؛ فالعريضة (٢٠ درهمًا)، والإذن لفتح بلاغ (١٠٠ درهم). كما أن مدة إتمام المعاملة هي ٢٤ ساعة للعريضة ويومي عمل للإذن بفتح بلاغ. هل يجوز تقديم طلب فتح عريضة والإذن بفتح بلاغ لنفس الموضوع في نفس الوقت؟

The gaffe that most corporates indulge in is drafting important documents with major consequences themselves, by allotting the task to any distinguished practitioner within the organization, who may be an expert in some other field, only to cut down legal costs or some other reason known to them. Minor squabbles between human beings are but inevitable. Thereby drawing up intention between the parties clearly by way of agreements, and in writing, whilst in commercial trading is a prerequisite.

The provisions of this law On Evidence in Civil and Commercial Transactions (Law of Evidence) govern evidence in civil and commercial disputes in the UAE.