Q: Dear Advisors, One of my friends borrowed AED 12,000 from me in May 2018. He said he will return the money in one month, but he didn’t. I asked many times. 7 months later, he returned AED 5,000. But he is not returning my balance amount of AED 7,000 now after nearly 17 months. I am in Dubai. He is in Abu Dhabi. He runs a structural steel company. Every time he keeps changing the date. I have WhatsApp chatting. How can I get my money back? Please help me.

Q: Dear sir,One of my friend promised me to get a job in Dubai and demanded for money and my degree. After arrangement of money I agree to pay 80K and sent my degree through courier.I paid 20000 directly in his Indian IDBI bank account and rest of 60000 by cheque in his same account in the month of march 2016. I have all whatsapp chat conversation and voice message from his Dubai no.Now he has shown his actual face and I came to know that I was traped.Is there any way to recover my amount from them?Thanks and regardMohammed jahangir

Q: I have given money to a person in Dubai (AED 29500 plus), and now he is not repaying me. His WhatsApp is working but he said on WhatsApp that he is not in Dubai. Can I get my money back? Please, lawyers, help me.

Q: I lent AED 4000 to a colleague of mine. He didn't return them. I also have information that he borrowed from other people but didn't return as well. As proof, I have voice messages of him saying how much money he owes me and I have his passport and Emirates ID. What is the procedure I should take and how much money will it cost? Thank you very much.

Q: My colleague borrowed money from me in 2020 during the COVID-19 situation. I can't get my money back. He tortured me. He has been sending messages to me on WhatsApp. If he goes to his country and didn't come back, I will not get my money back. And he asked again for money (3000 dirhams). Now the total amount is 10000 dirhams. I didn't go on vacation because of this, please help me.

Q: Hello All, I am living in Dubai and I am financially supporting one of my friends (who runs man power consultancy in Deira) from March 2020 to this date. Now the total amount increased more than AED 275000 (AED 175000 + INR 2500000) Approx. I keep on asking him to return the full money but he is not returning it. He is always asking for more time to return it but he has missed all the dates multiple times and he is not returning it back. Please, any one let me know if I make a police complaint on him in Dubai, will I get my money back? Or what kind of action will Dubai police take? I have account statements as a proof. My friend already has police cases in Dubai for not paying rent for his house, cheque bounce... Recently, on 27 June 2022, police arrested him but I don't know where he is now and for which case the police arrested him.

Q: I lent a friend AED 50k with WhatsApp messages proving it. He was supposed to pay me back a month ago (also evidence in WhatsApp for an agreed-upon return date) and still hasn't. What can be done legally? What kind of potential consequences would the person face if the court finds him guilty?

Q: Good day, How can I recover my money back from a friend who borrowed money worth AED 17,000 from me last year? We don't have any paper agreement proof but we have a WhatsApp conversation stating that she borrowed money and she will pay monthly. Until now, she has a lot of excuses and not paying. Please I need your advice on what is the best way to do this. Thank you so much

Q: A friend of mine has taken money from me and denies to pay it back. I need legal help.

Q: My cousin who lives in Dubai took around AED 280000 from me on December 2023 for business and he told me that within one month he would return the money back with profits. Now it's been almost a year he has not returned my money back. I have no written contract. The only proof I have is WhatsApp chats, videos, and voice messages of him that he received money from me and that he would return it back within one month. In August 2023 I told him that if you don't return my money, then I would hire a lawyer and do a case. Then his father returned almost 20% of the amount back in August 2023 and told me the remaining amount I would receive from them by the end of November or December 2023. But now they are not giving me the money and telling me to go to the police or hire a lawyer, file a case do whatever I want to do. Kindly please advise me if hiring a lawyer in Dubai will be helpful or not. Will I be able to recover my money in Dubai in a legal way in such a case?

An interview-format article covering the topic of contracts in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW.

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