Q: Hi! I have a few questions that I hope you can help with. My friend took a loan for his studies and left UAE. He paid monthly settlements for 10 months, each of the payments was around thousand dirhams. But there he didn't find the job and therefore couldn't continue to pay. He asked for a delay due to temporary inability to pay, but this request has been rejected. They also said that police case has been opened against him. Therefore he is asking if there are some chances to solve this and reduce the outstanding amount? Also, can this affect him somehow in travelling purposes? For example, if he goes to UAE or Qatar, can he go there or can he be arrested there?

Q: I have a loan with UAE bank: 1 credit card outstanding value is 22,000 AED & one personal loan around 85,000 AED. I lost my job on Jun 2016. From there I unable to pay my EMI (6 months). Bank is not agreeing for settlement plan as per my request. Now they are saying they are going to file a case.Now my doubt, if I get a job in GCC other than UAE, will police catch me in the airport in any GCC? OR arrest is possible only if they file a case in that particular country?Please, advise.

Q: Is it possible to arrest someone at the airport while coming back after a 3 days vacation due to bank loan non-payment and how to solve the problem?

Q: I am an Indian citizen. My brother was charged with plagiarism by his employer for which the penalty was AED 20,000.00 to be paid as fine. He paid the fine and was acquitted by the court. He received termination of the case letter and a letter stating that his passport can be handed over to him as there is no further research required. When he went to collect his passport on 13th June 2017 from the city police, he was detained to be deported in 3-4 days. Since then he is in central jail AD. I have no information of any charges against him. I don't know when will he be deported and why have they still not deported him. Could you please let us know the deportation procedure and what should be the next step from our side.

Q: A relative of mine has been arrested in Dubai. We reside in Pakistan and we don't know where he is or what crime he has been charged with. How can we find out more details of the case or contact him?

Q: Dear Sirs, I am writing to ask for your kind advice and assistance to help our brother, Artur Ligeska, a Polish citizen who is detained in prison in Al Sadr. He is terminated since October in terrific conditions and he does not even know what are the accusations. He has been already twice in a court, however, the given public defender has never appeared. What is more, the case was in Arabic without an interpreter. Artur was given some documents to write under pressure without translations. Polish Embassy in the UAE, as well as Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has already risen questions to the legal authority to get an access to case files and find out why is he terminated, however without any results. Could you please investigate the case and help our brother to get out of this prison. We are looking forward to your answer. With regards Mariusz Ligeska

Q: I'm looking for an attorney in a civil case. My brother (citizen of European Union) was arrested on 21st of October 2018 for unauthorised border crossing on the border of the UAE and Oman. He was convicted for one month in Ras al Khaimah jail. During this period we got the information, that he has a financial case in the court of Dubai and can not forsake this country. Almost three months have passed, but he is still in jail and we can't get any more information. Could you make some more comments on what could be the possible actions in this case and advise on a lawyer who could take the case? I will be looking forward to receiving an answer.

Q: Hello, I live in Canada so I am unfamiliar with the judicial system in the UAE, I was wondering how to obtain a case or file number of a relative detained in Dubai. I am unable to speak to this relative so I cannot ask him directly.

Q: In a criminal case - category misdemeanor - I am accused by my former Employer of sharing corporate data. The investigation is ongoing and the case has been moved to a public prosecution. I need to travel in April, can my brother be my guarantor? My brother isn't a UAE resident, but he's going to travel here to be a guarantor.

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.

This Law promulgates the Federal Penal Code (Criminal Law) of the United Arab Emirates. Crimes and chastisement punishments shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of this Law and other penal codes.

The provisions of this Federal Decree-Law No. (31) of 2021 Promulgating the Crimes and Penalties Law, known as the "New UAE Penal Code", governs criminal actions in the United Arab Emirates. The New Penal Code repeals the previous UAE Penal Code (Federal Law No. (3) of 1987 Promulgating the Penal Code).