Q: I own a small legal trading company in Dubai. One of our customers, whom we are supplying for over 20 years, has suddenly stopped paying us. They're just delaying us whenever we call for payment and don't even meet us when we go there. We're on verge of trouble if we don't receive our payments. We can't even afford to hire a lawyer. The amount is up to 400000 AED. Please help us!

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I worked as a broadcast and event management consultant and ran large scale sports entertainment events for a UAE based client but my invoice for labour and material expenses remain unpaid after six months. My client claims they are restructuring and are hoping to pay me but what can I do to help recover my money? I am UK based. Any advice appreciated. Many thanks.

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: Hello, We would like to issue and send a notice/legal notice to one of our clients for none payment of dues and false accusations. How can this be done?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, A company used our services to purchase airline tickets from us more than 13 months ago. They have not paid us. We need to recover our money and would appreciate your help for the same. Thanks!

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.

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.

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.

This Law applies to merchants, as well as to all acts of commerce carried out in the UAE by any person even though he be not a trader. Commercial matters regarding which specific Federal laws are issued shall be subject to the provisions of such laws, and to the provisions hereof which do not contradict with said laws.