Q: I am seeking compensation for damages from a company that used my name in fraud. I have finished the case until the appeal court and the execution court has ordered that the company assets and accounts be attached until they pay the sum required as per the judgement. The company has been closed since last year and has no more money left in the bank. If there are no more assets of the company I could go after since the company no longer exists, how else can I get justice aside from the words written on a few sheets of my case judgement paper? I've spent a lot and exerted a lot of effort seeking justice for myself, and when it is time to collect what the judge has determined what I should have, apparently there is nothing left. Is there any other legal recourse? Thanks

Q: Dear Sir/Ma'am, I have a labor case and the final judgment was declared in my favor. The settlement is not done yet. I opened an execution file through the typing center. As per the ministry, I had canceled my visa and work permit after getting the judgment. I need your advice as I don't know the further procedures and how long I have to wait to get the settlement. I'm in a grace period now and it will expire next week. From the typing center, they asked me to call the Tableegh center to get the notification. I don't know what procedures are going on. How long I have to wait to get the settlement? I know that overstaying will be fined. Do I need to exit or renew my visa? I'm jobless now. Why they are telling me to call Tableegh center? Why it is getting delayed if the judgment is already declared? The company is still opened. They can pay for my settlement. To whom I approach to help me to get the settlement asap? I hope you will reply to me with the right information to help me out with this issue. Thank you! Hopefully

Q: Dear Sir, I have a labour case in Dubai Courts and got the final judgment on my favour. Now, I am going to open the execution file. If I withdraw my case, the company is ready to pay 50 per cent of the amount. Will the execution court make any negotiations if the employer ask for deduction? Will it take a long time to make the execution?

س: السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته، عملت بشركة للنقل والمقاولات بأبوظبي لمدة 14 عامًا. منذ سنة ونصف تركت العمل بسبب تأخُّر ست رواتب ورفعت قضية ضد الشركة وربحتها ووضعت الحكم في التنفيذ. حجزنا عليهم وحررنا طلبات ضبط وإحضار ولكن بدون فائدة. منذ حوالي ثلاثة أشهر حولت المحكمة القضايا إلى قضية جماعية لأكثر من 200 شخص وإلى الآن لم نستفد شيء. الحجوزات موجودة والشركة ذات مسؤولية محدودة وهي تعمل وتأتيها دفعات لكن للأسف الدفعات لا تنزل في حسابات الشركة المعروفة لدى المحكمة. انتهت إقامتي وأنا مخالف ولم أجد عمل منذ أكثر من سنة وضاقت الأحوال. كلما اتصلت بالمحكمة يخبروني أنهم نفذوا الإجراءات ولا توجد أموال في الملف التنفيذي. ماذا بعد كل هذا؟ نحن عالقون بالبلد والشركة لا تبالي! إلى متى الانتظار؟ وشكرًا!

س: السلام عليكم، صدر لي حكم في دعوى عقارية وأصبح الحكم نهائيًا. ما المدة المحددة التي يجب قيد ملف تنفيذ خلالها؟

س: السلام عليكم، ما معني القرار التالي: يُكلَّف المُنفَّذ ضده بالالتزام بسداد الأقساط وفقًا لخطة التقسيط (تحت طائلة الإحضار). علمًا بأن المنفذ ضده دفع فقط جزء من القسط الذي حددته المحكمة فتقدمت بطلب إحضار بحقه، فصدر هذا القرار. ما معنى القرار؟

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

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