Q: I saw a news article that mentioned - the forgery of a tenancy contract (EJARI) is a criminal offense as it is a government document. I have a business contract with an individual who was required to disclose the use of my investment. As part of the disclosure, he shared with me forged Ejari documents. Therefore, I believe he has not only committed forgery but also committed fraud/cheating. Can I file a criminal complaint? Or is my relief only in civil court?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, Is there a path to initiate some sort of investigation by relevant authorities on a company that may have committed fraud by falsifying positive P&l reports in order to obtain loans from a bank? Loans have been used to finance construction projects. The company has in fact been making losses for over six years & directors/owners have used operational cash to finance down payments & repayments, instead of using their own capital. In the process, they owe millions to suppliers and also 100s of thousands to staff/workers as they have been constantly delaying payment of salaries going back 3 years & not paid full salaries to everyone for 9 months. They have been showing/submitting financial reports showing losses as proof/reason for their inability to pay. Is there a way to combat this kind of deception/fraud?

Q: In April 2017, AAK entered into a Pledge Agreement (the “PA”) with a Bond Holding Company (BHC) and a Developer (DEV). As per the PA, AAK deposited an amount in the form of Bonds with BHC, pledged to DEV, to act as a deposit for a property. AAK received a notice in Dec. 2017 and Aug. 9, 2018, from DEV stating that his signature on the Sale & Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) is pending. In addition, the concerned notice falsely stated that the Property is registered with DLD in the name of AAK. Despite several written requests for a copy of the DLD registration, DEV has not provided the same with a DLD registration dated on or before the initial date of the notice. On January 17, 2018, AAK then discovered that the amount had been redeemed from his holdings. The PA states it is being entered into based on the Reservation Form and the SPA which had been entered into by DEV as the Seller and AAK as the Purchaser; however AAK did not enter into any SPA. Has the PA contract been breached?

Q: Hi all professionals, I need your help with a scenario. If a defendant has submitted a forged document in court but the plaintiff has the original copy of the same document and requests the court to conduct a forensic analysis on the defendant's fake document, will there be any extra fees subject to be paid by the plaintiff? Thank you!

There are always conditions where people may fail to provide sufficient documents of a certain business or project they are willing to engage in, so they tend to commit an act of forgery with their documents to meet the requirements. But this act is a crime and it has consequences in law which we will try to cover in this article.

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