Q: PLEASE REPLY AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE UAE CHEQUE BOUNCE CASE (PERSONAL CHEQUE) IF AN INDIVIDUAL FILE A POLICE CASE 1) What will be the minimum jail terms for Cheque bounce case? During jail terms whether he will be on travel ban? During jail term whether he can come out of jail by giving somebody's passport as security? After completing the jail term whether he will be still on travel ban as he has not paid the money against the cheque? If he did not pay the money during police case, how can I get back the money? 2) When he is on jail terms during police case, whether we can proceed with the civil case for cheque bounce? 3) For proceeding civil case whether we have to deposit any amount to court? Your valuable advice will be highly appreciable. Thanks

Q: Sir, I have filed a police complaint against a bounced cheque. After one year, the guy who took money from me said he closed the case by paying the fine. I want to get my money back from him. I was thinking of filing a civil case. Since I will be paying a good amount of fees for court and legal advice, is it assured that I will get my money back?

Q: I am running a small company and I have a bounced cheque from my customer who really cheated me and he's not returning my goods; and now, he himself is asking me to file a case against him. What are the possibilities to recover my amount of AED 64000, as this has brought a great impact on my business stability?

Q: Hi In my case judgment, the accused received two months jail and then deportation. However, I didn’t get anything from the accused. I would like to put a travel ban and file a civil case against him to recover my money. All I need to know is the charges of travel ban since he is still in jail and could be deported anytime.

Q: Hello! I lent money to my office colleague. As a guarantee, he gave me three blank cheques. He is no longer working for the same company. He, in fact, is looking for a new job. It's been two years and he hasn't paid anything. Not sure if I'll deposit the cheque mentioning the amount he borrowed, definitely the cheque will bounce back. I came to know from my other colleagues that if the cheque gets bounced back, the case will go to the court. If the court sees that he is unable to pay, they'll write off this amount and he might be sent to prison for few weeks and I'll no longer be eligible to ask him for the money. Can you please assist on what I should get legally to get my money back? Thanks!

Q: I have issued a cheque that bounced with the amount of AED 247,976.00 on October 30, 2017, but I have paid AED 90,000, and now I have a balance of AED 157,976.00. This is the purchase payment of goods, and after reducing defective products amount, the final balance is AED 130,716.00 (I got the signature of the holder and confirmation of final balance). In this case, will I be fined according to the new regulations between AED 100,000 and AED 200,000? B/regards Emilio Chu

Q: I need an experienced lawyer who has handled a civil case (performance order) for a bounced cheque (the reason is a closed account). The cheque amount is 200k. The company is LLC (cheque issued by the company) and the company is now sold. What happens exactly when I file the civil case and how long it will take?

Q: How do we proceed if we receive payment by cheque, but the cheque bounces at the bank?

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.

The provisions of this Decree by Law amend the Federal Law No. (18) of 1993 by replacing Clause (4) of Article (379) as well as Articles (600), (617), (641), (642), (643), (644), and adding new articles numbered (635) Bis, (641) Bis (1), (641) Bis (2), (641) Bis (3), (641) Bis (4), (643) Bis (1), (643) Bis (2), (644) Bis (1) and (644) Bis (2). The Decree-Law also repeals Articles (401), (402) and (403) of the Federal Law No. (3) of 1987.