Q: My brother was the director of a company in Dubai with 16 per cent shareholding with 5 other partners. They had a general manager who had signing authority. The general manager signed cheques worth AED 7 million and disappeared. My brother lives in Kuwait. What is the impact of the bounced cheque on my brother?

Q: Dear sir/madam, I am a partner and a manager of a Dubai-based LLC. We lost a court case against our previous employee with 100k. The company does not have money to pay. I asked two lawyers if I am personally liable, one lawyer said no, and the other lawyer said that the judge can even arrest me or place a travel ban on me. I had the full authorization of any documents, bank transactions, or business activities. Everything was 100% on me only. Now I am totally lost on which lawyer to trust and to believe. Could someone kindly get back to me with a third opinion?

Q: Hi, My name is in a UAE license as a manager with 0% percent share but with powers to act on behalf of the company. I didn't sign any cheques. The landlord filed a civil case against the company for not paying rent. The owner is not bothered. Anything will happen to me?

Q: I was registered as a manager or signatory for a company. One year ago, I resigned, lost access to the company’s documentation and bank account, and had my visa canceled by the employer. Currently, I am working in a new company in the UAE with a new visa. I recently revealed that my name is still on my old company’s trade license for an unknown reason. I was registered as a manager in that company based on a Power of Attorney. I am not an owner or a shareholder of that company, and my name is not mentioned in the MoA of my old company. To my knowledge, the owners and managers threw up their company, left the UAE, and did not care about the company’s fate. The company has never operated and has no money in the bank account. What should I do to remove my name from the trade license if the owners do not respond to my messages? Are there any consequences for me after the expiration of the trade license and its blacklisting?