Q: Hello, A large company was provided with our consulting services and it's completed. However, they have not paid us the balance amount for 6 months citing pending deliverables. Please advise on our best recourse.

Q: I have a contract. The client has not paid for the work and does not intend to. Please help, what can be done?

Q: If company A has provided services to company B and company B is not paying for the services, can company A send company B a legal notice? If company B still does not pay, can company A file a police or civil case against company B?

Q: Hi, We are a medical clinic where a patient is not paying a very small amount of money, 5000 AED, even she has signed informed consents and promissory note that she will pay but she didn’t. The problem is that it is not the first time to happen to us. Should we file a case with the police? Should we send a legal notice? Or what can we do? We called her several times and either she refuses the calls or says that she will pay.

Q: Hello, We rendered a service to another company. Based on the contract, they have to pay us 30 days after the service is completed. It has been now 64 days since we rendered the service. They still haven't paid us and have stopped answering. Is there anything we can do? They are still fully operational in the UAE.

Q: Hello, I own a tourism company in the UAE. A customer hired a vehicle with a driver from my company, stating he would pay in cash. He used the car to get picked up from Jumeirah, traveled to Sharjah, and utilized it for a full-day service. When the driver requested payment, the customer said he would pay at the end of the service. However, at the end, he made the driver wait at a location and never showed up. I’ve followed up with him, but he neither pays nor responds to my texts or calls. He has a UAE number. How can I file a complaint against him? Is this considered fraud? Should I file a complaint with Dubai Police?

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.

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.

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