Q: My firm (based in the UK) is owed $57,500 for providing materials and event management services for a Dubai-based business called International Premier Tennis League. They have failed to pay my invoice or any of the individual skilled craftsmen and technicians I recommended they hired to deliver the events which we delivered in December 2016. What I'd like to do is recover my money and possibly make sure that the business behaviour of the IPTL management team is not repeated (it must be a crime to commit business services to a project without ever having the means to pay for it). Any help or advice appreciated, please.

Q: We have an outstanding invoice with a company in the UAE who refuses to pay. Over the past 3 years, they kept saying they will start making payments on a monthly basis, however, nothing happened. We have all the communications detailing their lack of payments. The sum is about $24,000. Can you advise on the process and cost of taking this claim forward? Regards

Q: Hi, We are UAE FZ Company. A US (Californian) Supplier is threatening to take us to court (in California), over an unpaid invoice, for year 3 of a 3-year service contract. The UAE end user only used the system for a few months & only paid us for 2 years. We informally cancelled, verbally, the 3rd year. My question is: if they manage to achieve a judgement against us in the USA, is it enforceable in the UAE? P.

Q: Hello, We are a trading company. 8 months ago, we delivered material to a customer and took a security cheque with the date 09-June-2022. The day passed and the customer did not make our payment, we deposited the cheque in the bank after the due date and it bounced. Please let us know the legal way to claim the amount which is more than AED 200,000. There is a stamp also for the security cheque on the back side of the cheque.

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, A total of 3 consignments of spices were exported to a Dubai-based company. The payment terms were 50% against AWB and the rest after 15 days of delivery. After the delivery of the 2nd transaction, we got the first part of the payment. Upon sending the 3rd consignment, the company complained of quality issues in the product shipped in the second consignment (after 14 days of delivery) and released the 50% payment for the third consignment also. No further discussions were made regarding the second consignment's quality. They assured to release the payment as per payment terms. As soon as the third consignment reached, they again complained of quality issues about the size of the product. We asked them to return the goods and not sell them further. They have sold the goods and after 20 days, are demanding a lab test on a very small quantity of goods remaining with them and are not releasing payments. What laws apply to the sales of goods and their payments? What recourse do we have?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, Can I file a payment dispute case against a company I supplied items to while my trade license is frozen but not closed?

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 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 getting paid for small businesses in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW.

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