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10 available 10 • View allLegal action to claim pending invoices from a company
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Q: Hello.
Mr R. and Mr Z. are founders of a company located in Ajman. They are buying my fish from Indonesia.
The total amount of 2 invoices is USD 11.074, but they paid me just USD 5.000 since 8 months ago.
Can you help me to collect my balance?
Thank you

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Q: Hello.
We supplied material to a company in Abu Dhabi, but now they are not paying the invoice.
What to do?
Please help.

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Q: We are a firm registered in India. We had supplied turmeric to a firm in Ajman. As per the terms of delivery, the payment was on the release of Delivery Order.
The CEO of the firm got the delivery order released in his favour without making the payment. Can your company help us in realising the payment?

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Debt recovery from client without a written agreement


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Q: Hello,
Two of my legal entities have provided services to a Dubai-based company [-----]. For over a year now, I've been trying to get this company to pay my invoices.
The company does not dispute the invoices but always pretends that the invoices have been paid and produces meaningless proof that payments were made (whereas no payments have been made).
Our agreement for the services was oral but has said the company does not dispute the need to pay but just does not. What legal options do I have?
I am based in the Netherlands.
Kind regards,
D.



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Q: A company owes me 3 million dirhams.
Due to payment difficulties, I offered them a discount of 1 million dirhams provided they keep up to an agreed payment plan which was sent to them and which I have a copy of.
Now, it has been over a year since they haven’t honoured the payment plan. Can I file a case against them claiming the current outstanding plus the discount that I gave them?



Oct 3, 2019
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Claiming pending payments from a contractor



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Q: Hello !!
I have a query about a payment not getting released by a Contractor for last 1& half year.
What should we do?




May 20, 2020
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A client is not ready to receive the goods after its arrival
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Q: Hello,
We are a procurement company that sources furniture from abroad. Our payment terms with one of our clients are 50% advance, and 50% upon delivery.
The goods have arrived in Dubai and have been in a warehouse for months. The Client is not ready to receive the goods and is refusing to pay the warehouse charges.
What can we legally do?

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هل لقيمة الدين علاقة بالمطالبة بالحجز على الأموال ومنع السفر؟

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س: مرحبًا،
فيما يخص دعوى مدنية للمطالبة بمديونية تجاه شركة، هل المطالبة بالحجز على الأموال والممتلكات ومنع السفر وما إلى ذلك مشروط بحد أدنى لقيمة الدين؟ وكم تبلغ نسبة الفائدة القانونية وفقًا لدولة الإمارات؟


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How to claim an outstanding balance from a client?




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Q: Hi,
Good afternoon!
One of my clients took merchandise worth 12000 AED but only paid 7100 AED, leaving a balance of 4900 AED.
I have been asking her to pay the remaining amount for more than 18 months now.
Can I recover the amount from her?





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How to Increase Chances of Getting Your Invoices Paid in the UAE 0
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3 available 3 • View allFederal Law No. (18) of 1993 Issuing the Commercial Transactions Law 19
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.
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