Q: Hello, I am a resident of Canada and holding an Indian passport. I had a business visa from the UAE from 2017 to 2020 and based on that, I was active with my business in Dubai from 2017 till the beginning of 2019. Somehow, we have failed with our business and we stopped our operations in Dubai in late 2018. During this period, we had a deal with banks, trades, suppliers, landlords, and utility companies. We came across multiple disputes with these parties once we ended our operations. Based on this background, I need legal advice for the following: 1) I want to check is there any travel ban imposed on my profile? 2) Is there any legal complaints or case filed against my company or me? 3) If there's anything, how to resolve it?

Q: Hi, I invested in a hotel business in Dubai with 7 investors including me. the cost invested by all of us was 1.05 million. One of the investors ran the restaurant full time every day, for 20 months. The guy who ran it full time cheated all of us by not paying us even a single penny in 20 months & made sure the debt goes up above AED 750K. The other 6 investors don't have any legal proof as we only invested funds. The document owner is the guy who ran the restaurant 51% & the other 49% is on friend's wife name. He hasn't paid salaries to staff, rent, vendors, vat nothing. We investors even invested additional 300k to pay rent initially, and even that he did not return us. He cheated us. Now all investors have decided to kick him out & invest more funds to clear the negative 750K. I don't want to continue with these guys anymore, so I want to quit. But they are asking me to quit with zero! I have invested AED 156500 & they are not ready to pay even one dirham. Please advise how to get at least some of my investment. Please help.

Q: I have been given some investments in a few companies with a contract on a fixed agreed profit. Now, they default on the agreed profit and even delayed paying back of capital. What procedure do we have to follow to recover our investments?

Q: How to remove a travel ban for a manufacturing company partner in an execution case for guarantee cheques given (got bounced in the company account)? The cheques were given for the investment in a business by an investor and the manufacturing company owner issued security cheques for his investment in the company. An investor without any prior notice (as per the agreement) presented the guarantee cheques, filed an execution case, and got the travel ban. The investor invested AED 400,000 and the company in this time period of 6 months of his investment got investment from other investors and loans from banks and had a loss in the audit report by AED 1.3 Million. What's the solution to remove the travel ban as the company partner has to travel for his business and the solution of clearance of the claim of the investor?

Q: Dear Lawyers, I have an inspection at my company, and I have a partner visa. I am traveling; will there be any issues?

The UAE travel ban may be imposed on a person on various grounds, for instance, as the result of criminal offences, unpaid loans, breach of immigration laws or family matters. Implications of such a ban can be financially severe and daunting for the affected person. This article aims to give readers a clear understanding of what is the UAE travel ban, what are the grounds and procedures for its imposition and removal, how to check if the person is banned from travelling and other related topics.

What shall I do if I have a bounced cheque? You need to contact your lawyer as soon as possible to issue a travel ban against the person who issued the bounced cheque. It should be noted that time plays a very important role in bounced cheque cases.

There is an execution against me in the UAE; what should I do? How do I cancel the arrest warrant and summons, and how do I deal with the travel ban? Dear readers, we present this simplified article, in which we explain the implementation procedures briefly, how the defendant can deal with them, and the options he can take to enforce the judgment smoothly while decreasing the damages of implementation as much as possible.

The provisions of this Law apply to the commercial companies established in the UAE and the foreign companies that have established in the UAE a base to conduct any activity therein or established a branch or representative office. The Law abrogates Federal Law No. (8) of 1984 Concerning Commercial Companies.

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 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.