Q: How long is a "General POA for Cases" in the UAE valid? Is there any expiry date? Is it possible to revoke this specific POA from abroad, without being in the UAE?

Q: I had hired a lawyer for my divorce and unfortunately because of his incompetence my divorce is denied. The lawyer had failed to provide important proof that I gave him. I paid him already half of the AED 15 000, what should I do? How can I revoke the POA ( I don’t have the initial copy)?

Q: I am a Bahraini national and have a Dubai residence visa also (Emirates ID I mean). I have registered a case through one of my staff at Dubai police and was being updated on developments by this staff. However, he has resigned and is unreachable, and the Dubai police will update/pass information only to that person. Can I give someone else an authorization letter stating that he can represent me and my offices/properties and that the previous person no longer represents me? Please help me with your valuable advice!

Q: Sir, I wish to know about the general power of attorney in Dubai. I made a general power of attorney in my brother's name. He renewed it until 2016. Its court stamp expired in 2016. My brother used it to sell my flat in 2017 and afterwards, he gave the same to a real estate agent to get rent from 2016 - 2021. This general power of attorney, which had been once used in selling one flat and which the court's stamp expired in 2016, can it be used for getting rent without my knowledge although its date was 2016? In 2021, I came and cancelled it. But the rent real estate agent got through it, can this be recovered? If a general power of attorney can be used even without renewing, then why there is a law to renew it after every two years? The agent says, it remains usable and working until it is cancelled. No matter even if it is not renewed it can be used. I am worried if my brother makes a fake agreement with a person in backdate and write receiving of money on my behalf, what will I do? Any remedy also?

Q: I have come to Dubai for the rent of my apartment. I came to know that the real estate agent frauded and cheated me by using my expired POA in 2016. Now nobody is listening to me. Neither the tenant nor the real estate agent nor the builder. Where should I go now? The service charges are put on me and the rent is taken by the real estate agent. I have canceled the power of attorney but the builder is not cooperating to cancel Ejari. I am in a very difficult situation. I wish if there's anyone in Dubai to guide or help me. I am in severe depression.

Q: How to cancel the power of attorney in Dubai?

Q: Hello, I am trying to get help in a complicated situation to assist my father-in-law on a few matters. Please note that some of my dates/years may not be accurate, however, I can get the exact dates if we plan to proceed with the legal case 1. My father-in-law purchased an apartment around 2014 in Dubai but he had never visited. He had given POA to an individual who worked for XYZ company. For the first couple of years, he received rent. 2. This individual stopped paying his rent for the past 3-4 years. He changed companies and we found the new company he was employed with. We were not able to pull the detailed Ejari records, however, we were able to see how much he had rented it for. 3. The developer bills were unpaid and some DEWA balances as well. 4. My FIL visited in May 2023 and paid all the pending bills. Can we hold the company that created Ejari and employed this individual accountable since the POA cannot be valid for so many years and also no one authorized the company?

With the introduction of the new procedures for obtaining a power of attorney (POA) remotely in the UAE, after it was mandatory to appear in person in front of the notary public as a global rule to ensure the identity and intention of the person requesting a POA, we put between your hands this brief guide for how you get it done.

An interview-format article covering the topic of the new amendments to the laws 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.