Q: I registered a Performance Order lawsuit. I received a decision in my favour. The respondent received a notice to register an appeal within 15 days. The 15 days have elapsed. What is the next step to register an execution case? There is no judgement in the file, only the decision obliging the respondent to pay and then the decision that respondent has 15 days to file an appeal. Should I make a petition for "Executive Writ" now or register an execution case directly?

Q: I have documents to prove that a civil company owes me AED 285,700 and they have unconditionally acknowledged this debt amount in writing and promised me payment of this amount. They, however, refuse to pay me. I want to start a PERFORMANCE ORDER court case to recover my dues. Question: Should I make the case against the civil company only? (One respondent) Or should I make the case against the civil company and its Manager? (Two respondents) I cannot prove any mistake or error of the manager, but should I add his name into case, so that the execution can be against him personally as well? During execution case, will it help me to get detention order against the Manager if I add manager's name in the main case itself?

Q: Dear sir/madam, What is the period allowed for a respondent to register a grievance or an appeal to a performance order decision of 15 Million AED? Is it 15 days from receipt of notice of performance order decision? Or 30 days? I heard that some recent cabinet decisions changed the time allowed for registration of the grievance or appeal against the performance order decision.

Q: Dear All, The payment voucher is signed in an execution case. I didn't receive the amount in my account. Should I go and collect the cheque or the court will do an online transfer to my account? I have already shared my account number with the court. Regards,

Q: Dear sir/madam, We are three separate creditors. One company owes us money (three different amounts, three different unrelated reasons). Is it possible that we make one lawsuit with three of us as plaintiffs, and each plaintiff writes his pleas? The company is the sole respondent. Then the court issues one verdict mentioning the rights of each of the three plaintiffs. Or do we need to register three separate lawsuits?

س: السلام عليكم، لدي شيك مرتجع وأكمل مدة سنة. الشركة التي تحمل الاسم في الشيك غير موجودة ومحرر الشيك شخص آخر لا أعلم إن كان مفوضًا بوكالة لتحرير الشيك. سؤالي: هل أمر الأداء يكون على محرر الشيك بالتضامن مع الشركة؟ أرجو الإفادة بقانون الإمارات!

Q: Dear Lawyers, How to Calculate Jail Terms I have 4 execution cases against a company and want to put the manager in jail. I also have an execution against the manager directly, in his personal capacity. Another creditor has two execution cases against the same company and wants to put the same manager in jail. The other creditor also has an execution case against the same manager, in his personal capacity. Suppose we, two creditors, succeed in getting 6 arrest warrants against this manager since he is the manager of the company. And we also succeed in getting two arrest warrants due to personal execution directly against the manager in his personal capacity. Question 1: Can the same one month in jail be counted against multiple execution cases? Question 2: Can the manager be in jail for 3 months maximum in his role as manager, and then 3 months contiguously in his personal capacity? Question 3: Is it better to stagger the application for arrest warrants, or is it better to apply for all 8 arrest warrants at the same time?

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

An interview-format article covering the topic of how to increase chances of getting your invoices paid in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW.

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

على مدى العامين الماضيين، أصبحت أوامر الدفع شائعة جدًا في دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة. تتناول هذه المقالة كيف ومتى يمكن لأحد الأطراف التقدم بطلب للحصول على أمر دفع وكيف تتعامل محاكم دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة مع مثل هذا الطلب عندما يبرم الطرفان اتفاقية تحكيم.

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, 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.

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.